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

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 166, "I quit!" 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-166 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 166 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 167, part 4 of our project schedule planning series, "Yes, I Gantt!" 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 in the comments section or contact us

Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your source for expert advice on Lean, Six Sigma, and performance improvement methods. In this episode number 34, “Fifty Shades of Black” Part 2, we continue our discussion over Lean Six Sigma commoditization, and how to cut through the gray area. “Seriously.... Will The Real Black Belt, Please St.... oh, there you are...” 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-033RB Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 34 of the E6S-Methods Podcast. Stay tuned for episode number 35, “Blended Smoothie” Ditch your serial DMAIC approach. Subscribe to past and future episodes on iTunes or stream us live on-demand with Stitcher Radio. Follow us on twitter @e6sindustries. Find us on LinkedIn to join a discussion. Outlines and graphics for all shows are posted on our website, www.

In this episode number 33, “Fifty Shades of Black” we debate the good, bad and the ugliness of Lean Six Sigma commoditization. “Will The Real Black Belt, Please Stand up?” 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-033RB Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes

Intro: Welcome to the E6S-Methods podcast with Jacob and Aaron, your source for expert advice on Lean, Six Sigma, and performance improvement methods. In this episode number 30 we discuss the burning platform, as compelling story to get early project momentum: Light it. Sell it. Jump In! We also show an example of how to convert a boring problem statement into a compelling, meaningful story. Here we go. 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-030RB Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 30 of the E6S-Methods Podcast. Stay tuned for episode number 31, Team Meeting Delegation. Can’t be in the meeting? Keep the momentum going by training a backup. “When you can’t, ensure someone can.” Subscribe to past and future episodes on iTunes or stream us live on-demand with Stitcher Radio. Follow us on twitter @e6sindustries. Find us on Li

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 165, we continue our "Sweet 16" debate over the 2009 iSixSigma article, 16 Smart Tips for Successful Black Belts. 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-165 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 165 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 in the comments section or cont

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 164, we debate yet another iSixSigma article from Aaron's hoarded archives, 16 Smart Tips for Successful Black Belts. 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-164 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 164 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for Part 2 of our "Sweet 16 Debate" 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 a

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 163, we speak with speaker, author, and successful business owner, Alison Donaghey, about her message and new book, Think Opposite: Using the Domino Effect to Change Your Business, Change the World. 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-163 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 163 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Don't forget to click "like" or "dislike" for this episode in the show notes. Tap-click-done! I

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 162, part 3 of our "Project Schedule Planning" series, continuing again with the Agile,.. err SCRUM way. 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-162 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 162 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 in the comments section or contact us di

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 161, part 2 of our "Project Schedule Planning" series, this time the Agile,.. err SCRUM way. 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-161 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 161 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 162 where we continue our discussion on project schedule planning within the agile SCRUM framework and ruminate the challenges of attempting agile with a waterfall mindset. Don't

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 160, we continue our discussion with healthcare improvement specialist, Shana Dykema, on her work applying Task Driven Activity-Based Costing, (TDABC), at the Medical University of South Carolina. 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-160 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 160 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 161 where Jacob and I return to project task estimation techniques, this tim

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 159, we speak with healthcare improvement specialist, Shana Dykema, on her work applying Task Driven Activity-Based Costing, (TDABC), at the Medical University of South Carolina. 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-159 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 159 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for the second half of this interview with Shana Dykema and her work using TDABC at MUSC. Don't forget to

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 158, we insert ourselves back into project schedule planning with "Near PERTfection," and compare several methods of task duration estimation. 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-158 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 158 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 159 where we continue our discussion on project schedule planning, this time the "agile" way. Don't forget to click "like" or "di

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 157, we present the Lean Six Sigma Employee Engagement Survey and demonstrate how to measure program maturity. 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-157 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 157 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 in the comments section or contact

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 156, we clean house a bit with a review of an old iSixSigma article called, " Black Belts Should Create Balanced Project Portfolios," by William Rushing. 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-156 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 156 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 157 for another recorded presentation from NEQC, this time on "Simple Measures of Lean Six Sigma Maturity." Don't forge

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 155, we just ask "Ctrl+Shift+Esc" to break us out of here. "Down with the Dogma!" Jacob and I discuss where and when we think certain rules just shouldn't apply, or no longer make sense and may actually do more harm. 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-155 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 155 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 156, where I interview Rodolfo Dominguez, for his i

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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 154, HAPPY NEW YEAR ! And Happy Anniversary. Yes, we are 3 years down, but still looking up. Jacob and I do a reflection on 2016 and look forward to 2017. If you're just tuning in for the first time, find all our back episodes at 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-154 Leave a Review! http://bit.ly/E6S-iTunes Outro: Thanks for listening to episode 154 of the E6S-Methods podcast. Stay tuned for episode 155, where, finally, we say, "Down with Dogma," where Jacob and I discuss where and when we think certain rules jus