Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We got our black belts in six-sigma; words or acronyms like Kaizen, PDCA, TQM, QC and ISO became everyday parts of our work language. ” Welcome to the era of growth through innovation. Authenticity creates trust; trust is a must-have ingredient in the risk-taking recipe required for innovation.

Six Sigma 150

Six Sigma TQM Airlines Wilde 150

Deming Institute

JANUARY 5, 2017

We argued with him, citing our understanding of Deming and the modern quality approach, including the Taguchi loss function, as we had studied in our TQM class. Mark is also the Vice President of Improvement & Innovation Services for the software company KaiNexus. You might argue I went to the wrong business school.

Deming 46

Deming TQM Kaizen Crisis 46

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

To show how different it is, we have special words to describe them such as " Master Black Belt ," " DMAIC ," " Kaizen ," " A3 ," and " SIPOC.". For example, you could use "continuous improvement" instead of "kaizen." Brad Power is a consultant and researcher in process innovation. No one has looked at things quite this way.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma TQM Kaizen Balanced Scorecard 14