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Standards for recognising genuine business improvement leadership capability are becoming more and more important in the market today.; not just for companies with improvement initiatives in place, but for practitioners as well. Two leaders of business improvement are now leading the way in Sydney and Perth.

We can learn much about our role as business leaders in making any Lean Six Sigma initiative successful. However, the most important lesson is that we cannot sit back, do nothing and expect it to succeed; we must be proactive as business leaders.

This article is about the core discipline of success in business; it is the foundation for success in anything you do.

When we only work on initiatives for which solutions are known, we miss all of those value adding opportunities for which we don’t know the solution

Learning to become a competent Black Belt or Green Belt is like learning a trade. When we had our Lean Six Sigma Training programs accredited with the national training body in Australia that certifies all formal tertiary qualifications, I was not surprised that the Black Belt program met the requirements for an Advanced Diploma qualification.

Using an accelerated approach, projects can take as little as one week to complete. An article by George Lee Sye with contribution from Anne Hudson.

One of the contributing factors in poor Lean Six Sigma results is the lack of standards for training and certification. And I think its about time we did something to change that. So let’s talk about something we know quite a bit about – competency certification for Lean Six Sigma practitioners.

Cost cutting is a genuine strategy for making the numbers in a company, there’s no doubts about that. But so many companies destroy themselves in the long run by focusing entirely on costs, and never recognising the real problem that exists within the organisation.

On the job mentoring is one of the most important elements in making Lean Six Sigma education work. The most successful companies in the world continually apply mentoring programs. Just like an MBA never guarantees competent leadership, Lean Six Sigma education without an appropriate operating system can never guarantee a benefit.

I guess all of you have been closely watching and feeling your way through the economic situation as 2010 unfolds. There is no doubt in my mind that the ripple effects of the events of 2009 will test our abilities to succeed in business today and maintain the quality of life we expect to have. [...]