Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The question is how to equip employees with the skills to handle complexities such as creating innovative solutions to emergent problems, understanding new markets, and pushing back on the "status quo." At Allianz, the program was initiated and supported by the company CFO. Take Allianz, a German financial services company.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Company Six Sigma Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2011

The leadership got impatient waiting for demonstrated results. Process champions must have them ready for the day when the CEO or CFO effectively says, "Show me the money.". Brad Power is a consultant and researcher in process innovation. What can we learn from this failure? How can you avoid this happening to you?

Process 15

Process Six Sigma Finance Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2016

We were discussing his firm’s approach to teaching leadership. ” This is a fundamental gap in leadership approaches. We still believe that the essence of leadership is about influencing others to do what we want them to do. Our leadership measures and language also illustrate this gap.

Influence 8

Influence Six Sigma Open-book Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Next, the 10-member senior leadership team used a variety of means, such as town halls, and videos of executives explaining the plan, to clearly and repeatedly communicate the urgent need for cost reduction as a requirement for process redesign across the system that would ultimately improve patient care.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8