Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Originally this was written for a workshop called ‘Long Term Implementation of Lean Six Sigma within Organizations’ … and with some changes the content is applicable and valuable to anyone who manages, works on, and puts work teams together. Failure of Management to be involved in each step of the team’s work.

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Six Sigma Team Resistance Teamwork 139

Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 4, 2016

You can have all the great plans, Six Sigma quality programs, and brilliant competitive positioning in the universe, but if the human beings doing the real work lack the competence, confidence and creativity to pull it off, you’re finished. Managers who win well build healthy professional relationships with their employees.

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Six Sigma Management How To Short-term 180

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

Implementing Lean Principles: Lean methodologies, like Six Sigma, can optimize processes and minimize inefficiencies. E-learning Platforms: Utilizing online courses and learning management systems (LMS) makes learning accessible and flexible.

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Learning Organization Organization Innovation Six Sigma 259

Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Guest Megan Burns is a consultant, speaker, & managing director of Operations Strategy Consulting. She has more than 15 years of industrial engineering and supply chain management experience. A certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Megan has worked with companies throughout North America and in 14 different countries.

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Resistance Six Sigma Supply Chain Stakeholder Analysis 184

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Signs of a Lemming Leader: Use of jargon: Do you use the terms restructuring, high reliability, six sigma, just culture, strategic sourcing, population health, or employee engagement in your organization? Sounds a lot clearer than saying “we are going to embark on a six sigma project to improve efficiency,” doesn’t it?

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Six Sigma Storytelling Peer Review Open-book 209

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 12, 2013

Maybe you’re a manager, and you’re just concerned about identifying and grooming successors for you own position, so that you’ll have a replacement ready when it’s time for you to move up or on. Managers often find it challenging to identify specific skills required for a role. Led a six-sigma project.

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Planning Skills Development Succession 238

Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  This week I have a great management blog carnival to share with you. The Resource: Management Improvement Carnival What it is:  The Management Improvement Carnival is similar to other blog carnivals that you may be familiar with (e.g.

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Management Six Sigma Human Resources Kaizen 133

Change Starts Here

JUNE 6, 2013

A recent study by the Association for Change Management Professionals (ACMP) shows that 73% of change management professionals surveyed also have other, non-change-related job duties. Using change management methods, HR can truly take on the role of facilitator of organizational success. Project Management.

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Six Sigma Management Human Resources Project 124

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

From Rath & Strong’s Six Sigma Team Pocket Guide.

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Six Sigma Team Building Conference Comparison 119

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Design by 12GrainStudio Developing::Leading::Be a part of High Performance Teams Thursday, October 07th, 2010 Posted by: mike ASQ Buffalo NY Lean Six Sigma Conference. The slide show information for the workshop I am facilitating with for the 2010 ASQ Buffalo Lean Six Sigma Conference.

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Six Sigma Development Team Workshop 108

Mike Cardus

MAY 20, 2013

Corporate Team Building Images Leadership Management Manager Training Organization Development Power Point Products Speaking Engagement Team Building create-learning team building and leadership leadership development lean leadership lean organization development quality leadership quality speaker quality teams six sigma team building'

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Quality Leadership Development Six Sigma Development 137

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 was about to teach the customer segment of a Six Sigma class near Palmdale, CA, for Lockheed Martin. The benefits were significant. Fun Leaders Are Light.

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Six Sigma TQM Airlines Wilde 150

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 19, 2012

day training of Lean Six Sigma Master Belt Belts’ in Change Management, Project Management and Training Techniques. The above image was taken at a 2.5

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Six Sigma Document Training Participative 112

Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

They also have effective meetings that are managed by the Team-Leader. Rath & Strong’s Six Sigma Team Pocket Guide. High performance teams have known methods and procedures. Below is one of the checklists from ‘ Quality Tools for Quality Teams ’. Does everyone know the method & procedure for the meetings? Referenced.

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Six Sigma Team Quality Delegation 142

Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Measurement, Analysis and Knowledge Management. Process Management. They won the award in 1988, drawing attention to Six Sigma as an approach to quality improvement. They won the award in 1988, drawing attention to Six Sigma as an approach to quality improvement. Workforce Focus. Business Results.

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Six Sigma Strategic Planning Executive Coaching Knowledge Management 92

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 6, 2012

Whilst the improvement of process is a mature activity, with methods such as lean, six sigma and BPM decades old. Continuous improvement is one of those areas that no organisation can afford to overlook. You are not watching this post, click to start watching read more

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Six Sigma BPM Maturity Management 69

Innovation Excellence

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

For decades, managers have been focused on efficiency. From Frederick Winslow Taylor and his Principles of Scientific Management early in the 20th century to more modern practices like Six Sigma, executives continually honed their operations to achieve maximum productivity at minimal cost.

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Six Sigma Scientific Management Taylor Taylorism 84

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Establish an agenda for managing time to complete the task/meeting – Teams that do better at managing their time achieve better results. The concept of agendas is critical to better time management, whether the application of the concept is focused on project team work or meetings in general. Share let us know.

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Team Six Sigma Project Committee 136

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2022

It’s a good idea for any leader to familiarize themselves with modern optimization methodologies – Lean and Six Sigma being perhaps the biggest contenders on that front. Advanced Optimization Methodologies.

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Process Six Sigma Long-term Consultative 108

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 10, 2023

The customer experience movement truly began to take off in the 1990s as companies moved from a basic focus on customer satisfaction towards more sophisticated customer relationship management and customer experience. Stage 3 – the rise of customer relationship management. Stage 1 – process improvement.

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Marketing Six Sigma CRM Drucker 124

Six Disciplines

MARCH 24, 2011

Twenty-five years ago, management meant control. Managers put in controls, handed workers specifications, and established formal structures that ensured that people did what they were told. Below are excerpts from her article Execution: The Un-Idea. That ability is central to running a company right now.

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Execution Six Sigma Strategy Information Technology 101

Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Our choice is to manage this ongoing process and improve the things that can be improved, or ignore the process and decay. Perhaps it’s an over-reliance on highly data-driven methodologies like Six Sigma or lean. As the old saying goes: “If nothing changes, nothing changes.” And it’s a constant battle.

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Six Sigma Resistance Fashion Process 122

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 16, 2013

Deming taught Japan’s top management how to improve design (and thus service), product quality, testing, and sales. Some of the more prominent approaches include Total Quality Management, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program, Six Sigma, ISO-9000, and Lean Manufacturing. In the 1970s, the U.S.

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Quality Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing Deming 91

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

As a project leader/manager one of your primary responsibilities is to increase the absorptive capacity of the project to organizational and community stakeholders. Setting a precedent Rath & Strong’s Six Sigma Team Pocket Guide. Reputation ? Others’ perception ? Control over events or departments ? Saving face ?

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Project Six Sigma Team Building How To 109

Women on Business

AUGUST 14, 2011

About the Author: Craig Calvin is Marketing Manager for [link] , leader in online six sigma certification. In this day and age, a company (even a large one) does not have to have four walls to be successful, nor does it have to have the high cost of permanent labor and all that comes with it.

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Six Sigma Insurance Guidelines Tools 189

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 23, 2020

At its core, lean project management is about delivering greater value while minimizing waste. If your goal is to improve your team’s lean project management, resulting in greater efficiency and productivity, you need to take a number of key steps. How to Apply Lean Project Management Methodology. Vincent Van Gogh.

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Project Management Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing 78

HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2022

These include Basic Skills, Technical Skills, Management Skills, and People Skills. Time Management . People management . Six Sigma techniques. Keep in mind that hiring managers are professionals with their own set of standards —so treat your resume the same way! Soft Skills to Put on Resume. Creativity .

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Skills Six Sigma Porter B2B 111

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 31, 2011

Feliciano, Senior Managing Consultant / Strategy & Change Consultant, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at IBM Global Business Services - Strategy & Change. Each of the logically ordered steps is clearly explained.” ” ~ D.

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Executive Coaching Execution Six Sigma Benchmarking 101

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Deming taught Japan’s top management how to improve design (and thus service), product quality, testing, and sales. Some of the more prominent approaches include Total Quality Management, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program, Six Sigma, ISO-9000, and Lean Manufacturing. In the 1970s, the U.S.

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Quality Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing Deming 78

Strategy Driven

JULY 20, 2016

Ask any project manager, and you’ll hear that one of the top problems that they face is a high tolerance for failure. A high performing project manager needs a way to track projects from start to finish, get the team on board to work together towards a common goal and get more done on time and under budget. Accountability.

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Project Six Sigma Management Delegation 50

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 26, 2011

michael cardus is create-learning Referenced From Rath & Strong’s Six Sigma Team Pocket Guide. Content piece from a Team Building & Leadership workshop Leading / Developing / Being a Part of High Performance Teams. To discuss how this could be facilitated with your team and the value added contact Mike Now.

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Six Sigma Team Team Building Workshop 98

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Establish an agenda for managing time to complete the task/meeting – Teams that do better at managing their time achieve better results. The concept of agendas is critical to better time management, whether the application of the concept is focused on project team work or meetings in general.

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Team Six Sigma Team Building Project 108

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

By skills, we mean basic skills, people skills, management skills, and technical skills you know you are good at. Management Skills: Motivating, leadership, problem-solving, etc. Conflict management . Time management . Stress management . People management . Six Sigma techniques. Productivity.

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Skills Six Sigma Software CRM 111

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 17, 2011

It’s one of the key factors in the 50 – 70% failure rate for programs to increase safety performance, service and quality levels, Lean/Six Sigma, productivity, innovation, leadership skills. The executive/manager’s beliefs form his or her reality that drives behavior. Catch people doing things right. Play to win.

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Six Sigma McGregor Workshop Tools 49

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. Integrated Enterprise Excellence, Volume I – The Basics : Golfing Buddies Go Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard.

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Forrester Six Sigma Balanced Scorecard TQM 50

The Practical Leader

MARCH 19, 2012

A new study was recently published by the global management consulting firm, Boston Consulting Group (BCG). ” They concluded that “structural levers” like management processes and systems were most effective when they followed and supported effective leadership behaviors.

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System Process Six Sigma Management 63

Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Methodologies abound to help organisations achieve process excellence, be that through lean, six sigma or BPM. The notion of creating a constantly evolving organisation that is always seeking out better ways to do things is far from new.

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Six Sigma BPM Webinar Morale 70