Synopses & Reviews
Master the team and influence skills that make Six Sigma really workRathandStrong's Six Sigma Team Pocket Guide/RathandStrong
Why are an alarming number of Six Sigma projects failing? The answer has nothing to do with the technical tools of Six Sigma--the problem is poor teamwork, internal politics, and bad communication. Don't let your organization fall into the same trap. Six Sigma team leaders and team members can reverse the trend with RathandStrong's Six Sigma Team Pocket Guide.
This follow-up to one of the bestselling Six Sigma books ever published shows every project team leader and team member how to:.
- Get crucial buy-in and cooperation from managers and employees
- Establish clear team goals, roles, and procedures
- Lead or participate in productive team meetings
- Plan the people/team side of a Six Sigma project
- Avoid the leading causes of project failure
Get your Six Sigma initiative off to the right start. Harness all the team, interpersonal and political skills your team needs to complete a successful Six Sigma project with RathandStrong's Six Sigma Team Pocket Guide.
Synopsis
The companion follow-up to one of the bestselling Six Sigma books ever publishedAn alarming number of Six Sigma projects are failing--not because of misuse of Six Sigma's statistical tools but because of internal politics and poor communication between team members and the rest of the organization.
The RathandStrong's Six Sigma Team Pocket Guide helps team leaders and members reverse this trend, explaining the interpersonal and political skills needed to make each Six Sigma project a success.
Written in the "pocket guide" format that proved so successful with the first Rath &Strong guide, and based on the firm's popular Six Sigma training workshops, this handy reference will show Six Sigma team leaders and members how to:
- Get buy-in and cooperation from all levels of the organization
- Lead or participate in productive team meetings
- Plan the people/team side just as they would plan the technical side
About the Author
Rath and Strong is a leading management consulting firm, and has extensive experience launching Six Sigma programs and similar large-scale change efforts in many firms across a wide variety of industries. Founded in 1935 as an industrial engineering firm, today Rath and Strong provides consulting services in operations, human resources, Six Sigma, change management and leadership--addressing all dimensions of Six Sigma.