Monthly Archives: September 2007

Management Improvement Carnival #18

Posted on September 3, 2007 by John Hunter

Management Improvement Carnival #18 is hosted by Ron Pereira at the Lean Six Sigma Academy. Some highlights include: The Gemba is the Dojo by Pete Abilla from the shumla blog – “The Gemba is the Dojo — precisely because the heart and mind need to be ready for teaching; the student must be humble enough and teachable enough to be taught.” Why You Need A Tatakidai by Jon Miller from Gemba Panta Rei – “But I will humbly submit that … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnival, Management

Six Sigma and Innovation

Posted on September 1, 2007 by John Hunter

Peter Pande adds his thoughts on how six sigma and innovation can work together. In his podcast, Innovation vs. Efficiency, he makes the argument that innovation and efficiency can work together. As I have stated many times, while bad six sigma efforts may harm innovation but there is no reason good six sigma efforts would. In fact good six sigma efforts help innovation. Related: Six Sigma Outdated? No. – Fast Company Interview: Jeff Immelt – Better and Different – New … Continue reading →

Posted in Innovation, Management, Six sigma, webcast