E6s-methods Lean Six Sigma Performance Podcast With Aaron Spearin & Jacob Kurian

lean, six sigma, metrics, project, financial, benefits, ROI, savings, cost reduction, revenue, layoff, headcount, program, management Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods Lean Six Sigma Performance podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 20, Part 4 of 4 of the Financial Benefits Series, LAYOFFS: if you must you must. We discuss alternative ways to protect operations and your improvement programs from the damage and disruptions that come with the “Classic” Layoff. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-020RB Leave a Review! ht

lean, six sigma, reliability, culture, failure, testing, statistics, creativity, inquisitive, career, quality, management, Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods Lean Six Sigma Performance podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 181, we speak with reliability expert, Fred Schenkelberg, and get his take on the day in the life of a reliability engineer. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-181 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 181 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Don't forget to cli

lean, six sigma, employee engagement, management, strategy, sales, customer experience, CX, human capital Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 180, we blast to the past for a "Parable of our Times," in a retrospective on Circuit City. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-180 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 180 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Don't forget to click "like" or "dislike" for this episode in the show notes. Tap-click-done! If

lean, six sigma, agile, scrum, project management, user stories, product development, engineering, requirements, customer needs Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 179, we continue with part 2 of our "Agile Requirements Gathering - User Stories" series. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-179 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 179 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Don't forget to click "like" or "dislike" for this episode in the show notes.

lean, six sigma, agile, scrum, project management, user stories, product development, engineering, requirements, customer needs Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 178, Jacob reviews the process of gathering design requirements within the agile framework in part 1 of this "User Stories" series. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-176 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 178 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 179, "Agile R

lean,six sigma, defects, rework, product finishing, coating, engineering, plating, manufacturing, industrial, cost, quality improvement, operations Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 177, we review another article, this time covering the "Soft Costs of Rework," paying particular attention to the coating and finishing industry. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-177 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 177 of the E6S-Methods podcast.

lean, six sigma, career, green belt, black belt, master black belt, certification, salary trend, ASQ, quality, surveys Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 176, we ask, "Are You Climbing Up?" and discuss salary trends in the Lean Six Sigma field as well as a review of Aaron's own salary history, adjusted for cost of living. Spoiler - I wasn't always climbing up. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-176 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 1

lean, six sigma, program, management, champion, black belt, green belt, design, business, strategy, deployment Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 175, we debate the recommendations from an ASQ Quality Progress article, "What Comes After the Low-Hanging Fruit?" If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-175 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 175 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 176, "Are You Climbing Up?" where Aaron anal

lean, six sigma, project, process, program, management, SMART, stretch, goal, target, metric, KPI, performance, business.Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 14 (Part 4 of 4), we wrap up our “Measure the Right Stuff” project metrics series with Project Goal Setting: the 70% rule of thumb. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-014RB Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 14 of the E6S-Methods Podcast. Stay tuned for episode number 15, where we

lean, six sigma, project, process, program, management, cobra effect, metrics, KPI, performance, business Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 13 (Part 3 of 4), we reveal the path to choosing leading metrics for projects over the more common lagging business metrics. We illustrate two tools that can be used to scope down to more leading metrics for your projects. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-013RB Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episo

lean, six sigma, project, process, program, management, cobra effect, metrics, KPI, performance, business Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 12 (Part 2 of 4), we unwrap the mystery of choosing project metrics. We uncover the hidden waste within common business metrics, from yield to defects, and the challenges with introducing more accurate Six Sigma metrics. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-012RB Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode

lean, six sigma, project, process, program, management, cobra effect, metrics, KPI, performance, business--Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 173, "CX for Job Seekers - Part 1" we say "TALE(n)O!" as we outline the typical customer journeys for job seekers, and how they are neither good for the candidate nor for the hiring manager. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-173 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 173 of the E6S-Methods podcast

Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 174, "CX for Job Seekers - Part 2" we say again, "TALE(n)O!" to promote a good customer experience for job seekers to land the best candidates. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-173 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 174 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Don't forget to click "like" or "dislike" for this episode in the show notes. Tap-click-done! If you have a question, comment or advice, leave a note

lean,six sigma,career,candidate,customer experience,CX,journey,map,persona, DiSC,human resource,recruit Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 173, "CX for Job Seekers - Part 1" we say "TALE(n)O!" as we outline the typical customer journeys for job seekers, and how they are neither good for the candidate nor for the hiring manager. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-173 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 173 of the E6S-Methods podcast.

Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 172, "DiSC over DMAIC" Part 2, we continue our discussion on the DiSC personality types, and when to leverage the strengths of each dimension throughout the DMAIC phases of a project. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-172 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 172 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Don't forget to click "like" or "dislike" for this episode in the show notes. Tap-click-done! If you have a qu

Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 171, "DiSC over DMAIC," we review the basics of the DiSC personality types, and discuss when you should be "someone else" for the sake of your project. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-171 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 171 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 172, for part 2 of "DiSC over DMAIC." Don't forget to click "like" or "dislike" for this episode in the show notes. Tap-c

Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 170, we continue with "Virtual Meeting BB-Basics" Part 2. We discuss the basics to running a successful virtual meeting and some software solutions that are available. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-170 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 170 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 171, "DiSC over DMAIC,"- when to leverage the different DiSC personality strengths to effectively execu

Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 169, "Virtual Meeting BB-Basics" Part 1, we discuss the basics to running a successful virtual meeting. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-169 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 169 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 170, for part 2 of "Virtual Meeting BB-Basics." Don't forget to click "like" or "dislike" for this episode in the show notes. Tap-click-done! If you have a question,

Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 168, we discuss the idea of employing a "Know-Nothing Black Belt" through our commentary on yet another 2009 iSixSigma article from Aaron's information hoard. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-168 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Link to original article: The Merits of ‘Know-nothing’ Belts and Champions, by Karl Williams, iSixSigma.com Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 168 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 16

Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your weekly dose of tips and tricks to achieve excellent performance in your business and career. Join us as we explore deeper into the practical worlds of Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management and Design Thinking. In this episode number 167, we discuss the beautiful, the magnificent, the "I can't live without it!" Gantt chart, in part 4 of our "Project Shedule Planning" series. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes on our podcast table of contents at e6s-methods.com. If you like this episode, be sure to click the "like" link in the show notes. It's easy. Just tap our logo, click and you're done. Tap-click-done! Here we go. http://bit.ly/E6S-167 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 167 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 168, where we discuss the "Know-nothing Black Belt." Don't forget to click "like" or "dislike" for this episode in the show note