Igor Centric, CEO of Dysfuncompany of America Inc., is lolling behind his desk with his legs crossed on top of it. He is staring up at the ceiling with his hands clasped behind his head.
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Igor has just called Miyagi, holder of a thin Six Delta Black Hat, and the company’s purchasing manager, Paul Oriface (P.O.), into his office. Bumping into each other en route, Miyagi and P.O. wonder why Igor sounded so pensive over the phone. They both find it strange that he would call just the two of them in when they hardly ever interact.
Igor sees them coming and waves them in.
Igor: “Hey guys, sit down. You’re probably wondering why I called you both in on such short notice. To be honest, I’m not sure myself. I had a dream last night—and you two were in it. [Looks expectantly at Miyagi and P.O. They stare back, politely blank.]
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Don't sugar coat it
Come on Mike. There's no need to sugar coat it. Six Sigma, Lean ... utter B.S. ! The blind, unthinking, unquestioning masses have been sucked in by complete rubbish. Time to get back to Deming.
Principles First, Tools Last
Do not confuse Lean with Six Sigma. Lean principles are great! How one implements Lean is typically the problem. Six Sigma and Black Belt programs are a complete waste! "Lean thinking" is what drove Igor to identify his company was guilty of supporting WASTEFUL practices. Lean is basically the elimination of waste in all forms. We must be mindful that not all waste is created equal, so it's up to each of us to identify the waste which most negatively impacts our businesses. Then we must select the best tool "for our organization" to eliminate or reduce the waste. To me, Lean is very simply ... we fail because Managers make it too complicated and an unwillingness to provide sufficent resources (money, manpower, time) neccessary to support it.
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