How do we begin to get a handle on change initiatives that were started last year....the majority of which either didn't get off the ground, lost steam somewhere along the way or just didn't produce any real results? How do we figure out which ones are key to our business? And how can we ensure that these initiatives actually produce results? Y

Two e-business partners were working together to start their business. The senior partner was out at a meeting with a vendor. The junior partner was serving some of the online customers. At one point, the senior partner's cell phone rang. He answered it. It was the junior partner saying, "A customer has a request that we bundle together two of our

Its amazing that when business seek to change or worse if things start to slide in any economy, rising or declining, managers start looking for the silver bullet. The solution to end all solutions. It tells the shareholders they are in charge and doing something. Perhaps not much, but, by golly, something is going to happen. Is there any attempt

The most easily expectable reaction from employees for Six Sigma implementation will be the one of "Well, here they are at it again" or "How good is it over other existing methods?" Knee jerk reactions, such as these are nothing new in an industrial world. Cold responses such as these can dampen the zeal of Black Belts initially, if not completely

"Six Sigma has galvanized our company with an intensity the likes of which I have never seen in my 40 years at GE." Jack Welch admitted this in the year 2000 annual report of GE. As one goes by various comments, it becomes clearer that Six Sigma is not just a fad created by top management but an effective tool to fix gaps in performance which play

Naturally, Six Sigma is considered for business continuity management, since it deals so actively with process analysis and improvement. But, before connecting Six Sigma with the management continuity processes, let us first go through the details and benefits of the concept of 6 Sigma in a business process. Definition Of Six Sigma Six Sigma

Six Sigma methodology is not a self-sustaining management tool perhaps unlike other technologies. It can only deliver the results subject to multiple variables and inputs such as deployment intensity and culture. Nonetheless, the results take around 4-6 months to show, depending on the projects selected and adherence to the tenets of the methodolo

Successful Six Sigma Implementation Involves: - Heavy investment in training for the black belt. - Recognizing human-related issues - Keeping an eye out for the next breakthrough, beyond measurement and training issues. - Acknowledging that to achieve success, the whole organizational structure may need to be changed. If you pay att

As a small business owner, you will eventually sense the need for Six Sigma implementation in your business. Typically, yours is a 3-5 year old company on the threshold of expanding your operations to meet the growing customer expectations but is cornered to optimize your resources on generating more sales than anything else. Small companies in the

The primary reason that corporations introduce Six Sigma into data warehousing boils down to cost reduction. Large corporations are incurring huge expenditures, most of the times running into millions of dollars, which eats into stakeholders' margin, in creating and maintaining data warehouses. The criticality of data warehouses can be understood b

The foundation of Six Sigma is customer satisfaction and cost reduction by using various metrics and statistical tools. This is a customer-focused approach equipped with strategies and discipline at all levels of administration, planning and production. Six Sigma is aimed at achieving only 3.4 defects per million opportunities. Voice of the Cust

Nearly everyone with a job has at least one story of a terrible boss. In fact bad bosses are very common in the business world. A bad boss can affect a business in both morale and money. In fact the main reason many leave their jobs is because of bad bosses. People are often promoted to management because of their proficiency rather than their mana

YOU - are where your particular buck stops. You are the 'accountable one' and therefore you have to have a great team supporting you. Wait though, there's more. You also need new, capable people ready to take your key people's places when fate or something else works against you. That's why succession planning is here to help you and a key to

Unexpected recognition for a job well done is very, very validating for your people. Whilst you are busy, you are also developing habits that, well, just creep up on you. This means that you do things; behave even, in a certain way - and now is the time to redress that. If you find there are some of your people you have instant, deep rappo

The foundation for success of Six Sigma is laid by synchronizing Six Sigma into the way business is carried out. There is no dispute about the need for synchronizing the methodology with the business if it has to succeed in transforming the enterprise. Why Synchronize Six Sigma Into Your Business? What leadership must keep in mind when decidi