4 Qualities That Identify a Successful Six Sigma Belt Candidate
Posted by: meikah | 27 October 2010 | 11:54 pm
When you launch a Six Sigma initiative, you would survey your people and form a Six Sigma team. Of course, in so doing, you check out every employee and his potentials to carry on with a Six Sigma project.
- Learning Ability. A candidate must be able to understand instructions and underlying principles with the ability to reason and make sound decisions possessing an analytical mindset.
- Leadership. A candidate must demonstrate leadership in a team environment with the ability to mentor team members to achieve a level of knowledge that fosters cultural growth and individual project success.
- Desire. A candidate must possess the trait of motivation that has been demonstrated in past performance.
- Determination. A candidate must devote full strength and concentrate attention to achieving results in the short and long term.
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Six Sigma Review: A Fresh View of Six Sigma Data and Tools
Posted by: meikah | 2 December 2009 | 9:34 pm
David Hallowell, writing for iSixSigma, encourages Six Sigma practitioners to create a fresh view of Six Sigma data and tools.
David says that this fresh view will help practitioners get a broader understanding of Six Sigma and how it can be applied to processes, especially when you are dealing with new situations.
Read: Creating a Fresh View of Six Sigma Data and Tools
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Spotlight on Six Sigma Professionals
Posted by: meikah | 3 November 2009 | 9:51 pm
Two Six Sigma professionals this week vow to continue doing their work applying their Lean/Six Sigma expertise.
Katina Kravik is the new CEO of Northwire. She says, “We will continue to invest heavily in our valued employees in the areas of professional development, including Design for Six Sigma, project management and lean manufacturing. These platforms will enable us to add more value to our customers, and innovate a wider and deeper breadth of product offerings with increased velocity.” [Source]
Vikas Bhalla is the new Head of Outsourcing at ExlService Holdings, Inc. (EXL). As Head of Outsourcing, Vikas will lead outsourcing operations for all EXL delivery centers globally. Vikas is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and has been with EXL for the last eight years. [Source]
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iSixSigma’s Top 10 Best Places to Work for Six Sigma Professionals
Posted by: meikah | 26 October 2009 | 6:24 pm
Again, this year, iSixSigma comes up with the Top 10 Best Places to Work for Six Sigma Professionals (2009). According to Jessica Harper, editor in chief of iSixSigma, “these companies establish an environment that Six Sigma professionals want to work in – and will excel in.”
Here’s the list in alphabetical order:
- Cardinal Health Inc.
- Computacenter AG & Co. oHG
- Ecolab Inc.
- McKesson Corp.
- Merck & Co. Inc.
- Pfizer Inc.
- Piramal Healthcare Ltd.
- Starwood Hotels, North America Operation
- Vought Aircraft Industries Inc.
- Xerox Corp.
Compare it with last year’s list (2008), McKesson Corp. and Xerox Corporation again made it on this years’ list. The companies will be awarded and recognized next year at the iSixSigma Live! Summit & Awards, Feb. 3, 2010 at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, South Beach, Miami, Fla., USA.
Read here how the companies were chosen.
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Teaching Six Sigma in the Workplace
Posted by: meikah | 24 September 2009 | 7:09 pm
The basics in teaching or training apply to all learners. However, the methodology differs depending on the kind of learners. For Six Sigma training, trainers will be faced with adult learners.
How to teach Six Sigma to adults?
An article on iSixSigma give us some tips on how to do it.
Read: Teaching Six Sigma Awareness/Methodology in Workplace
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Does Being a Six Sigma Certified Save You Your Job?
Posted by: meikah | 28 April 2009 | 7:38 pm
Layoffs seem to be the trend these days. I can’t say I blame all the companies who had to let go of their employees. I know many of them had thought long and hard before laying off people. Times are just hard and they have no choice but to streamline or cease business.
Over at SixSigmatuts, it appears that certified Six Sigma practitioners have a lower rate of being laid off than those who are not. A study can attest to this. Here are the results:
- There is a statistically significant lower layoff rate between those that are training in the Six Sigma methodology and those who have not.
- People who have not been trained and certified in Six Sigma are twice as likely to lose their job than certified Green Belts.
Well, if this were true, and you are a certified Six Sigma practitioner then you’re among the lucky ones. 
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Schwarze Industries Take on a Six Sigma Black Belt for President
Posted by: meikah | 29 March 2009 | 7:41 pm
ForConstructionPros.com reports that Schwarze Industries has a new president, Bob Faulhaber. What interested SixSig in this announcement is Faulhaber’s background on Six Sigma:
He is Toyota Production System trained, a Six Sigma Black Belt, and has over 30 years of manufacturing experience serving a variety of industries, including automotive, fire and rescue vehicles, telecommunications and industrial controls.
With this in his sleeve, I’m sure Faulhaber will bring in new good opportunities to Schwarze.
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Vought Places Second in the Best Places to Work for Six Sigma Professionals
Posted by: meikah | 29 January 2009 | 8:57 pm
In the recently concluded iSixSigma’s Top 10 Best Places to Work for Six Sigma Professionals, Vought Aircraft Industries ranked second.
This is Vought’s Lean Six Sigma journey in a nutshell:
In just two years, 209 Vought employees have completed the Six Sigma green belt training, with 77 receiving certification. Twenty-three employees went on to become black belts. Projected savings of all black and green belt projects combined exceeds $25 million.
Vought has a long history of applying Lean strategies to its operations. The focus of Lean is to improve the flow and velocity in everything a company does by systematically eliminating waste. The focus of Six Sigma is to improve business by reducing process variation through the use of statistical methods. “These two complementary improvement methodologies, working together, establish the main elements of our Vought Operating System (VOS),” shared Ruben Coronado, Vought’s Six Sigma MBB.
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New Six Sigma Director for Erie County
Posted by: meikah | 18 November 2008 | 9:18 pm
P. William Carey is now heading Erie County‘s signature reform and efficiency program. He will work hand in hand with Al Hammonds, the former director and now the Deputy County Executive, to train more employees and identify new cost saving projects for 2009.
Carey’s credentials:
A Six Sigma Black Belt, Carey has a long and distinguished career in banking and finance. Carey came to Erie County from M&T Bank of Buffalo where he was the Senior Vice President of Lending Process & System Optimization. Prior to joining M&T in 2001, Carey worked for HSBC Bank. Carey earned an MBA in Finance/Management from Canisius College in Buffalo and has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Accounting from the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB). A Certified Public Accountant, Carey received his Six Sigma Black Belt training from the Center for Industrial Effectiveness at UB.
His thoughts on his new post:
“This opportunity allows me to use my 30 years in the private sector to help County Executive Collins bring business principles to county government,†said Carey. “The impact Six Sigma has already had in the Rath Building is clear and I know the potential moving forward is tremendous. The Collins’ Administration is committed to making county government more efficient and improving the services we provide to county residents. Lean Six Sigma is helping us accomplish that.â€
Related posts:
Putting Lean Six Sigma in the Bureaucracy
“Slow down Six Sigma…â€
Erie County Government Gears Up for a Six Sigma Training
Six Sigma To Save Taxpayers’ Money in Erie County
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What are the Qualities of a Six Sigma Black Belt Candidate?
Posted by: meikah | 30 June 2008 | 11:46 pm
If you’re asking the same question, then check out Tony Jacowski’s article on content4reprint.com.
- Appreciates customer promotion – He must know the value of customer in the business equation.
- Has the right personal attributes – He must be the positive influence that motivate others; self-motivated, and I think should also be a self-starter.
- Displays some leadership qualities – He must be the change agent, and thus an initiator.
- Possesses good communication skills – He must be able to convey messages well, and act as an effective mediator between employees and management, a coach and trainor.
- Has the technical aptitude – Though not necessary, he must have some background in engineering, statistics, and computers.
Choosing candidates for Six Sigma Black Belt is crucial in your Six Sigma deployment because from them, a good change agent leader must emerge. It goes without saying that a Six Sigma initiative is nothing without the right people in the team.
