From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Quality Briefs – Beyond Luck: A Book Review

March 31, 2010

Beyond Luck: Practical Steps to Navigate the Path from Manager to Leader is a must read for any manager or leader serious about the success and sustainability of their organizations continuous improvement journey. This episode of Quality Briefs highlights John Langhorne and his book Beyond Luck: Practical Steps to Navigate the Path from Manager to [...]

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Don’t Be Stuck On The Escalator

March 23, 2010

A while back a good friend of mine Matt “Boom” Daniel had a post on linkedin “Ever Strap on a Drool Cup?” that highlighted the dangers of individuals and organizations becoming too focused and developing what he referred to as “business myopia”. This condition can lead us to become so enamored with what is immediately [...]

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Quality Conversations – Planning Contiunous Improvement Deployments: An Interview With Mike Carnell

March 16, 2010

Quality Conversations – Planning Continuous Improvement Deployments: An Interview With Mike Carnell Mike Carnell, a consultant in the area of Business Improvement since 1995, has a background in Six Sigma and Lean that dates back to the original deployment at Motorola in 1986. He has helped companies such as Allied Signal (Honeywell), General Electric, Sumitomo [...]

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Quality Briefs – JD Sicillia: Lean Six Sigma Roundup

March 15, 2010

Quality Briefs – JD Sicillia: Lean Six Sigma Roundup In this installment of Quality Briefs I talk about JD Sicilia and his book Lean Six Sigma Roundup – A case study of the largest deployment of Lean Six Sigma ever attempted. JD spent 21 years in the military and since 2007 has been the Director [...]

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Quality Briefs – Steve Miller: The People Side of Quality

March 15, 2010

Quality Briefs – Steve Miller: The People Side of Quality My friend, Steve Miller president of Skills & Insights (www.skillsinsights.com), spent a day with me and my Lean Six Sigma Green Belt class talking about the importance of understanding the people side of change when it comes to continuous improvement. He reminds us that leaders [...]

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Quality Briefs – The Beginning

March 15, 2010

Quality Briefs – The Beginning Starting a new video series for 2010. Quality Briefs will be all about the many great resources, ideas, concepts and tools, that can help us in roles as process improvement professionals, whether you are an internal or external resource. In this episode, I highlight isixsigma (www.sixsigma.com) a great resource that [...]

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The Champions Model: An Interview With Derek Daly

March 10, 2010

The Champions Model: An Interview with Derek Daly – As a professional race car driver Derek was fortunate enough to race with and against some of the world’s great teams including Ferrari and Team Penske. Their admired skill sets, where so many variables are covered by a aligned team of people who work in harmony [...]

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Aligning Tactics To Strategies: An Interview With Steve Clapp

March 10, 2010

Aligning Tactics to Strategies: An Interview With Steve Clapp – Developing a long-term strategy for your organization based on a complete analysis of capabilities, challenges, competition, and your target market is a proven way to create a roadmap for success. However, if you subsequently don’t follow the roadmap by taking tactical detours, you will waste [...]

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