Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We got our black belts in six-sigma; words or acronyms like Kaizen, PDCA, TQM, QC and ISO became everyday parts of our work language. I later learned he was EVP in charge of the entire Aeronautical Division and highly regarded by the thousands under his leadership. The benefits were significant. Fun leaders are about light.

Six Sigma 150

Six Sigma TQM Airlines Wilde 150

Deming Institute

JANUARY 5, 2017

During my junior year in college, I was running for leadership positions in my fraternity. We argued with him, citing our understanding of Deming and the modern quality approach, including the Taguchi loss function, as we had studied in our TQM class. You might argue I went to the wrong business school.

Deming 46

Deming TQM Kaizen Class 46

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

To show how different it is, we have special words to describe them such as " Master Black Belt ," " DMAIC ," " Kaizen ," " A3 ," and " SIPOC.". For example, you could use "continuous improvement" instead of "kaizen." Second: "This new approach is very different from anything you've ever seen before.

Six Sigma 15

Six Sigma TQM Kaizen Balanced Scorecard 15