Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Silent Killer #5: Suppressing Innovation. Thanks to the bureaucracy and lack of listening that exists in most companies today, we have created working environments that stifle the creativity, original thought, and innovation that make our human capital so valuable. The greatest enemy of innovation is modern management.

Six Sigma 50

Six Sigma Productivity Products Bureaucracy 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2013

While this might have been the most efficient way to train assembly line workers during the Industrial Era, human capital is now the greatest resource for most companies. In other words, we’re paying people to think, to innovate, and to collaborate with others to produce the best possible results.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Six Sigma Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

People across industries and job segments need hyper-specialized skills to thrive in this environment, and both white and blue-collar jobs will need to innovate to remain relevant. Companies are increasingly more concerned about their human capital than about business issues like sourcing, supply chain and location.

Skills 17

Skills Six Sigma Supply Chain Education 17

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

If you're running Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Google, Exxon Mobil, or Ford, you have comparable concerns about making sure you're getting the best possible returns from your talent and human capital investments. Think of it as Six Sigma predictive analytics for talent. We have a luxury in sports," says Morey.

Loyalty 8

Loyalty Franchising Six Sigma Sports 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

Accordingly, business leaders sought to improve efficiency by employing Six Sigma, process reengineering, spans and layers, and other tools. For the average company, defined as the equity-weighted average of the roughly 1600 companies comprising the Value Line Index, the cost of equity capital is just 8%.

ROE 14

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 14