Applying Six Sigma to a Small Operation, Part 2
In part one, I shared a case study of how a small bicycle-chain manufacturing company in India used Six Sigma’s DMAIC approach to reverse declining
Three Things You Should Never Say When Presenting
PowerPoint is the devil’s instrument, and when you use it, you risk becoming a musician in his demonic orchestra. All of us are required to give presentations in some form or fashion at various points in our careers.
A Modern-Day Greek Tragedy
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ne can just imagine the frustration that Greece’s vice president and foreign minister, Evangelos Venizelos, must feel every time he notifies European Central Bank (ECB) officials about Greece’s economic progress or lack thereof.
Applying Six Sigma to a Small Operation, Part 1
Using data analysis and statistics to improve business quality has a long history. But it often seems like most of that history involves huge operations.
Six Secrets to Keeping Your Team Working for the Same Goals
Does your right hand know what your left hand is doing and why it is doing it?
Are You Talkin’ to Me?
Leaders need near-perfect communication skills, and knowing a person’s communication style can make the difference between getting your message out and getting it heard.
TRIZ and Lean
Editor’s note: This article continues the series exploring structured innovation using the TRIZ methodology, a problem solving, analysis, and forecasting tool derived from studying patterns of invention found in global patent data.
Can We Please Stop the Guru Wars?
The various improvement approaches are, in essence, all pretty much the same.
