Leaders read Six Sigma

Author: Ronald D. Snee
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: "Leading Six Sigma" presents methods for successful quality strategic initiatives that have been experimentally validated. This book offers professional insights from industry insiders, telling us the essential conditions required to lead a successful Six Sigma strategic initiative. These perspectives stem from the author's experience in senior management roles within the world's largest and most challenging organizations. Dr. Ronald D. Snee shares his experiences in providing executive-level consulting to over thirty leading companies. Dr. Roger W. Hurrell delivers an authoritative lesson through his experience in promoting Six Sigma at General Electric during the Jack Welch era. Together, they provide unprecedented and highly practical guidance on critical issues for senior managers, covering every stage from planning to implementation management. Snee and Hurrell demonstrate practical methods to address cultural conflicts and employee resistance when organizations begin implementing Six Sigma or improving an existing system. They even explain when and how to "relax" a Six Sigma strategic initiative, transforming it into a "part of everyday life" that no longer requires extensive, centralized infrastructure support.