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

Fads have inevitably entered the business scene, but have vanished into oblivion even before they could make their mark. Some of them, even while having materialistic approaches and huge initial support, could survive no longer than a year. The list may be endless, but the recent ones and those that still linger on include: sensitivity training, qu

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

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

In Steven Covey's excellent book, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" he tells a well-worn story about the use of time. In the story, some professor guy (I think) stands at the front of a class, with a big jar. In the jar, first of all he puts some big rocks, and asks the class, "Is it full now". Mostly they say, "Yes". Then he g

You've been there and done it. You've got the tee-shirt and your experiences mean that you can cut so many corners. So you do. It's easier. You respond to all the requests, questions, challenges and mistakes of your people. By fixing them. And after a while two things happen. Firstly - You get exhausted, because everything revolves around you

Remember the 80:20 rule? You may not get everything perfectly right, but getting most right will be much, much better than the majority of your competition. These Top Ten Tips for Customer Service will get you well on the way. 1) Be Your Customer Live the life of your customer and experience what they do. Stand in line, call your call-centre, s

If you are a looking for office space in todays day and age you are in luck. With more and more people going into business, the need for office space has never been so much in demand. There are companies renting out entire offices, as well as individuals who are simply in need of one office. And you do not have to worry about the supply at this poi

Managing Six Sigma calls for a multidirectional approach as guided by industry specifics, projects on hand, expertise level and commitment of upper management as well as the goals envisioned by management. Managing effectiveness in Six Sigma can be defined as well directed efforts to successful deployment of the methodology to the project which

An airline president wanted his Boeing two-engine 737s to fly faster. He asked Boeing if they could help, and they assured him they could...so they added two additional engines to each airplane. After a few weeks of service with the added engines, the airline president asked his Operations Manager if his airplanes were flying faster. The presid

An analysis of your business reveals your company has the standard accounting package that similar industries use. You have several pieces of independent software that tie in inventory and manage your procurement process. Excel spreadsheets are e-mailed around the office and even sent to vendors and customers. As an added bonus you recently impleme

If you have heard about the types of personalities it is quite possible that you already know what characterizes the Type A personality. But it is most likely that you have questions on how to be sure whether you belong to the Type A personality or not. Well, here are the few characteristics that indicate that you might belong to Type A. Charact

You may wonder why you need to develop soft skills when you have verifiable educational credentials and technical skills that make you an expert in your field. You only have to revisit the current job market scenario to understand the 'why' of this issue. As you dig deeper, you will understand why soft skills are so important! Top Reasons Why Y

For business owners, executive team members, managers, and supervisors there is no more important activity than delegation. As a manager, it is your job is to get work done through others. Delegating work to others is a High Payoff Activity. Therefore, being able to effectively delegate is essential to productivity and the operation of your bus