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HR Leadership - Following in the Light of Immortal Leaders
"Great individuals often seek their own interests and the accolades of others . . . but immortals seek to stir the hearts, strengthen the spirits and stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves." Mary Lou Harvey (Mama)Buried in the center of every organization is an institution called the Human

. At first glance, this may sound like a typical, meaningless cost-cut effort, but where those programs reduce value and quality, Six Sigma concentrates on the identification and elimination of waste costs; those providing no value to consumers.

For organizations who do not use Six Sigma, these costs are frequently staggeringly high. Businesses which run at three or four Sigma will gen

Stairway To Customer Satisfaction
There are tones that you can use that will make customers hate you. And, there are tones that will make customers sing your praises. Which tones are you using right now?You probably don’t know for sure, and even more interesting is the fact that your tones are probably randomly selected, based on your mood, your c

Six Sigma’s creator, Motorola, had a very simple answer to the question asked in this article’s title. This answer: survival. The entire premise behind Six Sigma was to be able to survive in an extremely competitive marketplace, where it was becoming increasingly challenging even to stay afloat. Something had to be done to keep up with the advantages held by many foreign companies who were claiming a large part of the market. This something was primarily quality control; however, not in the traditional sense.

Typically, we tend to define quality as a kind of adherence to internal requirements. This, however, has very little to do with the way Six Sigma works. Instead, Six Sigma functions by permitting a company to optimize its earnings by redefining quality itself. For Six Sigma, quality is instead the value that is added by any given productive effort.

In Six Sigma terms, quality can be broken down into two types:

• Potential Quality – the maximum possible value which is known to be added per unit of input.

• Actual Quality – the current value which is added per unit of input.

There is a difference between these two types of quality, and it is this difference that defines the Six Sigma focus. It is waste that distinguishes these two types of quality, and Six Sigma works to improve quality by reducing the amount of waste. This is done by having companies work to produce better products and services in a manner that is faster and cheaper. This means cracking down on defect prevention, cycle time reduction, and cost savings. At first glance, this may sound like a typical, meaningless cost-cut effort, but where those programs reduce value and quality, Six Sigma concentrates on the identification and elimination of waste costs; those providing no value to consumers.

For organizations who do not use Six Sigma, these costs are frequently staggeringly high. Businesses which run at three or four Sigma will gene

The Opportunity of Private Labeling
I was having breakfast at a local restaurant the other day when I noticed on the table there was a bottle of hot sauce with the restaurant’s name on it. I was impressed because I knew this was no chain – it is just a small independent restaurant who was taking advantage of private labeling. It is one of a growing number

claiming a large part of the market. This something was primarily quality control; however, not in the traditional sense.

In Six Sigma terms, quality can be broken down into two types:

• Potential Quality – the maximum possible value which is known to be added per unit of input.

• Actual Quality – the current value which is added per unit of input.

For organizations who do not use Six Sigma, these costs are frequently staggeringly high. Businesses which run at three or four Sigma will gen

Integrity At Work - How Do You Show Up?
As the business sections of today's papers and magazines read more and more like the police blotter, ''Integrity'' is fast becoming a hot topc of conversation in business boardrooms, around water coolers, and in today's business best-sellers. Integrity is defined as walking the talk when it comes to living one's true val

Six Sigma, quality is instead the value that is added by any given productive effort.

In Six Sigma terms, quality can be broken down into two types:

• Potential Quality – the maximum possible value which is known to be added per unit of input.

• Actual Quality – the current value which is added per unit of input.

For organizations who do not use Six Sigma, these costs are frequently staggeringly high. Businesses which run at three or four Sigma will gen

Fundraising: Using the Face-to-Face Ask to Get Big Bucks
Fundraising for a large campaign, like a capital or endowment campaign, usually involves asking for large amounts of money from a smaller group of donors. These big asks are important because of the size of the potential contributions and because of the limited amount of donors who can contribute. Failing to convert one

and it is this difference that defines the Six Sigma focus. It is waste that distinguishes these two types of quality, and Six Sigma works to improve quality by reducing the amount of waste. This is done by having companies work to produce better products and services in a manner that is faster and cheaper. This means cracking down on defect prevention, cycle time reduction, and cost savings. At first glance, this may sound like a typical, meaningless cost-cut effort, but where those programs reduce value and quality, Six Sigma concentrates on the identification and elimination of waste costs; those providing no value to consumers.

For organizations who do not use Six Sigma, these costs are frequently staggeringly high. Businesses which run at three or four Sigma will gen

Reading the Traffic Signs to Guide Your Business to Success
Wouldn’t it be great if your employees displayed easy to read and easy to understand signs? These signs would indicate how they are reacting to your new program or what they are thinking about your actions as a leader.Just like traffic signs give us information, employees provide signs that give us information too

For organizations who do not use Six Sigma, these costs are frequently staggeringly high. Businesses which run at three or four Sigma will generally spend somewhere between twenty five and forty percent of their income solely on repairing problems. Quality – or lack thereof – on that level comes at an extremely high cost. Conversely, organizations running at Six Sigma will usually spend only five percent or less of their earnings on resolving problems. This is a tremendous gap in spending, and, understandably, is well worth a company’s while to get under control.

By understanding the difference that Six Sigma makes, it’s not at all difficult to comprehend Motorola’s initial motivation for it’s creation, and maintained use.

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