Surely everyone knows that process improvement has changed dramatically over the last 20 years, and certainly there are generational differences in the practitioners then and now. The first post in this series, The Next Generation of Lean Six Sigma (Part 1): Then and Now, was about the generational shifts in…
Surely everyone knows that process improvement has changed dramatically over the last 20 years, and certainly there are generational differences in the practitioners then and now. The first post in this series, The Next Generation of Lean Six Sigma (Part 1): Then and Now, was about the generational shifts in…
Surely everyone knows that process improvement has changed dramatically over the last 20 years, and certainly there are generational differences in the practitioners then and now. The first post in this series, The Next Generation of Lean Six Sigma (Part 1): Then and Now, was about the generational shifts in…
Surely everyone knows that process improvement has changed dramatically over the last 20 years, and certainly there are generational differences in the practitioners then and now. The first post in this series, The Next Generation of Lean Six Sigma (Part 1): Then and Now, was about the generational shifts in…
Process improvement has changed dramatically over the last 20 years—but how? For one, there are generational shifts in the practitioners. We’ll provide a glimpse of those shifts through the eyes of two certified Black Belts—Dodd Starbird and James Starbird—who also happen to be father and son. Today, Dodd and James…
This month’s book is The Joy of Lean: Transforming, Leading and Sustaining a Culture of Engaged Team Performance by Dodd Starbird. About the Book: “...productivity goals don’t make people productive!” What??!! Did we hear that right? Yes, in the midst of describing how to improve productivity, Dodd Starbird makes a…
My 22-year-old son James got sick over the holidays. The rest of the family was on a trip while he was at home, so I wasn't able to help much. My suggestion to him? "Go to the emergency room." Healthcare Process Problems He went there on New Year's Day, which…
