Do we torture the data until it tells us the truth?
A few years ago I had the opportunity to participate in an annual planning session at a large organization. The most challenging topic discussed was the company’s financial outlook. As a group we were stuck, the future did not look good. To overcome the...
Which Lean Six Sigma belt should I choose?
When you are researching Lean Six Sigma training there are so many options; White Belt, Green Belt, Yellow Belt, or Black Belt. Understandably, the most common question is, which belt level is right for YOU? All of the belt levels are designed to teach the DMAIC...
Why are elephants so hard to ride?
Often there are two driving forces behind managing change, logic and emotion. The first is typically a number crunching exercise. With logic we say, “The data clearly shows us we can save a lot of money by making this change” or “Out with the old and...
