Using Lean Six Sigma for Innovation

Kimberly Watson-Hemphill has led global Lean Six Sigma deployments in multiple industries, including one that saved over one billion dollars. Her new book, Innovating Lean Six Sigma: A Strategic Guide to Deploying the World’s Most Effective Business Improvement Process, was the topic of discussion in this podcast. Kimberly is the founder and CEO of Firefly Consulting, a globally known Read More …

Innovating with Lean Six Sigma

The new book, Innovating Lean Six Sigma: A Strategic Guide to Deploying the World’s Most Effective Business Improvement Process, was the topic of discussion in this podcast. Kimberly Watson-Hemphill is the founder and CEO of Firefly Consulting, a globally known expert in the field of Innovation and Operational Excellence. She has led global Lean Six Sigma deployments in multiple Read More …

Team Building with Six Sigma

In a podcast, I had Jeffrey M. Koff, the Director of Lean Six Sigma Learning on from Xerox we broke off on some of the discussion on Lean and Six Sigma and focused briefly on team building. You can read or listen to the entire podcast here Design for Six Sigma or the podcast with Read More …

Why use all Three? TOC, Lean, Six Sigma

A favorite podcast of mine was with Bob Sproull,  an experienced manufacturing executive with a distinguished track record of achieving improvement goals in Manufacturing, MRO, Quality, Product Development, and Engineering. In the podcast (Related Podcast and Transcription: Can Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma Co-Exist), I asked Bob; “Why do we need all three? Read More …