Why BLOG?

I’ll be the first to admit that there’s no shortage of opinions about how to run a company, or make an organization “excellent.” However, what often seems lacking is a certain candor and experiential assessment of what works and what doesn’t work.

It’s the blending of so many proven tools and methods that make a company great. But there’s something more than conventional wisdom and common practice that sets one organization apart from another, or one person apart from another for that matter.

While business systems and methods of excellence are necessary, I like to look beyond canned programs to dissect success from a purely practical perspective. So does every consultant and trainer at my company, Breakthrough Management Group (BMG), which helps clients in many different industry sectors become self-sufficient in the various components of performance excellence.

I’d like to think this is why BMG has grown so fast over the past five years, because customers and clients recognize that we’re not just giving them the specific knowledge of Six Sigma or Lean or Inventive Problem Solving. We also help them think through and work through their specific realities and issues of implementation.

I started this Blog site to find expression for my own gut-level views of organizational excellence. I warmly invite you to read my thoughts and write me with yours. ...Dave

Comments

[Michael]

Welcome to the blogosphere! It’s great to see a Six Sigma Professional blogging. I like what you say about "the blending of so many proven tools and methods that make a company great".

I started a blog earlier this year that attempts to portray the different ways companies are using Six Sigma in their organizations. I have noticed that many of the successful companies with substantial savings attributed to Six Sigma are using unique blends of those proven tools you speak about.

I look forward to reading your thoughts on Business, Leadership and organizational excellence.

[Mike Fields]

We in the industry continue to settle for less than greatness on the products and services we buy and sell. If we understand the use and purpose of the product or service and listen to the voice of the customer, products and services take on new meaning.

Some in the industry are getting on board with inferior products, products used to demonstrate statistical concepts, yet these companies are not using the 6Sigma concepts in their internal processes.

We are not listening to our customers. Our customers are not just external, but internal. Request feedback to continuously improve processes and products and don't settle for less than greatness. Great quality products and services are available to serve the industry in their goal of 6Sigma. Don't settle for less.