Baldrige and Lean Six Sigma
There are many synergies between the Baldrige framework and the Lean Six Sigma improvement methodology. I recently wrote a short paper...
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jimc325
- Jul 16, 2020
- 1 min
Important New Service
The need to improve organizational efficiency and productivity has never been greater. Even before – but especially because of –...
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jimc325
- Aug 23, 2019
- 1 min
Continuous Improvement Summit
Continuous Improvement frameworks and practices like Lean, Six Sigma, and Baldrige have been essential elements of high performance...
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jimc325
- Aug 20, 2019
- 1 min
Changing Corporate Mission
Major corporate CEOs are beginning to look beyond shareholder interests and state their purpose as more balanced and long term. The...
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jimc325
- Jun 30, 2019
- 1 min
What's In Our Name?
StatOrg is a combination of "statistical" and "organizational." It was chosen as the company name because it accurately blends into a...
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jimc325
- Jun 11, 2019
- 2 min
Getting Maximized Results
As Patrick Below and I complete the development of our book that will help organizations get results we have concluded that we need to go...
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jimc325
- May 21, 2019
- 3 min
Working the Vital Few
I see this in many organizations in other economic sectors, too. Organizations have to have a process to select and work the Vital Few. ...
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jimc325
- Feb 24, 2019
- 1 min
Baldrige Tools
Baldrige tools use the Baldrige Framework above and pose a series of questions for organizations to use to assess their level of...
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jimc325
- Jan 31, 2019
- 1 min
Named to WCPE Board
Jim Christensen was recently named to the board of the Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence. He joins the Board in February and...
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jimc325
- Oct 5, 2018
- 10 min
Metrics Matter
INTERVIEW – In this thought-provoking conversation, Michael Ballé and Mark Graban discuss metrics and the managerial attitude towards ...
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jimc325
- Jul 28, 2018
- 1 min
Vision without Execution
Einstein once said, "Vision without execution is hallucination." I am collaborating on a book on the subject of Plan Execution, and will...
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jimc325
- Jul 27, 2018
- 1 min
Good Leadership is Asking Good Questions
Kathleen Paris found an excellent article to make a good point: This HBR article reinforces the power of asking good questions. It is a...
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jimc325
- Jul 24, 2018
- 4 min
You Could Be Too Much of a Team Player
This is an article from the Wall Street Journal that poses an interesting question: By Sue Shellenbarger July 23, 2018 9:27 a.m. Amid a...
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jimc325
- Jul 23, 2018
- 3 min
Four ways managers subconsciously sabotage their own teams
I find many good articles on Fast Company. Here is one I like: BY MICHELLE VITUS AND CHRISTY TONGE 4 MINUTE READ Mean, self-interested,...
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jimc325
- Jul 23, 2018
- 4 min
These are the six things the best mentors never do
Gwen Moran at Fast Company wrote this excellent article: BY GWEN MORAN Good mentoring relationships can yield a variety of benefits for...
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