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Feedback and Rewards

Tips On Keeping Six Sigma Teams Motivated

Tony Jacowski asked: There are no excuses for slack and lack of excellence. Corporate life has become a race and all companies must aspire to win. Applying Six Sigma principles and practices is indispensable in order to optimize individual and team performance. The following tips will prove valuable in keeping Six Sigma teams motivated: Psychological […]

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Problem Solving

A Six Sigma Guide To "The Belts"

Tony Jacowski asked: As important and essential is the implementation and use of Six Sigma to the livelihood of any business organization, the certification process for an individual to become Six Sigma qualified is rather obscure. Basically, there is no formal list or specific amounts of training and knowledge that one must have in order […]

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Transformational Leadership

The Basics Of Six Sigma Implementation

Tony Jacowski asked: Identifying Areas Of Improvement Six Sigma is not easy to implement and requires a lot of effort on part of the organization to make it a success. It makes sense to implement 6 Sigma concepts only in areas where the potential for reducing costs are quite immense. The best way of identifying […]

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Transformational Leadership

Elevate Your Leadership by Immersing yourself in a Wide of Leadership and Organizational Tools

Dr. Mario Barrett, Ph.D. asked: There are so many books, seminars, coaching, and consulting practices based on leadership and organizational development. The Barrett Center focuses on personal leadership and organizational development, however there are many other forms of leadership and organizational development models such as transformational leadership, executive coaching, Six Sigma, TQM (Total Quality Management), […]

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Improving Team performance

Ensuring Six Sigma Success Through Process Improvement Teams

Tony Jacowski asked: Businesses, no doubt, have the option to make a call to existing management and ask them to shoulder the responsibility, but since in most businesses managers are already too busy with their day-to-day routines, it’s highly unlikely that they will be able to do proper justice to Six Sigma implementations. This is […]

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Defining Leadership

Defining the Six Sigma Infrastructure

Tom Smith asked: Any major change initiative requires a clearly defined supporting infrastructure to drive the program. Infrastructure is defined as the underlying foundation and basic framework of personnel and supporting systems needed to support Six Sigma deployment activities. Because every part of a company participates in Six Sigma activities, the infrastructure must be clear, […]

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Feedback and Rewards

Six Sigma Team Recognition And Rewards

Tony Jacowski asked: The Advantages of Rewards In Six Sigma architecture, having a rewards and recognition policy in place is equally important. In bringing about changes in the system smoothly, rewards and recognition can play a very important role. If employees feel that their initiatives are being recognized, they will come forward with suggestions for […]