Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of March 21, 2016. County OKs Lean Six Sigma Training Earlier this month, Delaware County commissioners announced that they are moving forward with Lean Six Sigma training. The overall goal…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of January 4, 2016. The Dallas CPE: Planning, Management and Continuous Improvement Enhance Service Delivery The city of Dallas, Texas integrated five different management tools under one umbrella to create a…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of December 28, 2015. Army Veteran's Discipline Cuts Used-Car Recon Time In Half Greenway Automotive dealerships in Orlando, Florida is lucky to have Anthony Martinez, Army Veteran, as a lead…
Editor’s Note: Author's blogs are their own and may not always reflect the views of GoLeanSixSigma.com. As a Certified Scrum Master, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and PMI-certified Project Manager, I've read many articles on Agile vs. Lean, and they tend to focus on an implementation of Agile and of…
Leader Standard Work is a set of actions, tools and behaviors incorporated into the daily work of leaders to create a Lean Management System. One of the first priorities is to make your work environment more visible, so a great tool to start with is a Pulse Point Map. What Is…
Do you consider yourself bad with names? Are you convinced that it’s a special skill that some people have, just not you? You might be unintentionally offending the people around you or missing opportunities to make important connections. Influence skills are key in most jobs, but they're especially important when…
Here are 5 quick ways you can make improvements – even if management won’t. “But my [fill in the blank with “manager”, “leadership”, “management”, etc] doesn't support it.” This and similarly themed statements are common after performance excellence related training, such as Lean, Six Sigma, process improvement, Baldrige, etc. The trouble is…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma news from around the web for the week of October 6, 2014. FBOD Employees Celebrate with A3 Fair The Finance and Business Operations Division (FBOD) in King County, Washington celebrated one year of learning about the Lean A3 problem solving tool.…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma news from around the web for the week of August 11, 2014. Lean Six Sigma Aims To Improve Efficiency At the Maneuver Center of Excellence in Fort Benning, Georgia, twelve employees from the Directorate of Training and Development department are learning…