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The DMAIC Method in Six Sigma
The Six Sigma DMAIC process methodology is a system that brings measurable and significant improvement to existing processes that are falling below specifications. The DMAIC methodology can be used when a product or process is in existence at your company but is not meeting customer specification or is otherwise not performing adequately.DMAIC is an acronym for five interconnected phases:* Define the project goals and deliverables for both internal and external customers* Measure the process to determine current performance* Analyze and determine the root cause(s) of the defects* Improve the process by eliminating defects* Control future process performanceStep One: DefineIn the Define phase, the Six Sigma project team identifies a project for improvement based on business objectives and the needs and requirements of the

skills. Specific personality traits and success at specific functions are the most important criteria, not education, name brand company experience, or popularity. Staying on track with these priorities is difficult and must be managed by the most senior person available.

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Five Ways to Use a Meeting
1) Determine a person’s ability to plan. Does the person who called the meeting have a clear goal and a specific plan to achieve it. People who do, recognize the value of preparation and can be trusted with larger projects.2) Measure teamwork. How are the participants working together? Are they making methodical progress toward an agreement, decision, or solution? Are the more skilled participants helping the others? Is the group working toward a result that benefits everyone? People who work as a team contribute more to productivity.3) Demonstrate communication. How well do the participants state their ideas? Do they speak clearly? And do they pay attention when others speak? People who communicate well avoid problems such as misunderstandings and arguments.4) Determine how people think. Are the participants offering ideas that logically follow what the l

There is no more important decision than choosing the people at the top or your organization. After all, they will hire or approve everyone else in the company, set the tome for values and make virtually all key decisions that will mean success or failure every business day.

A structured approach to hiring that includes all of the following items must ALWAYS be followed for any senior level hire (VP and above), where the cost of mistake can often be a six-figure sum. Understand the direction in which the Board of Directors wants to take the company over the next few years and how the requisite skills are represented or missing on the current management team. Understand and be prepared to provide the necessary resources for growth. These are not difficult to define at the macro level and the new executive will certainly fill in the details later. Consider the possibility of hiring a consultant to do a "quick and dirty" job on this to get it in the right ball park. This will be money well spent as it will define who you will want to recruit and without it you are basically shooting dice.

Develop a detailed job description, with specific attributes and personality traits, which will help the company to accomplish its goals over the next few years. If you do not a have complete vision/plan then you need to seriously consider an interim executive develop one, taking into consideration the current management team's depth and skills. Specific personality traits and success at specific functions are the most important criteria, not education, name brand company experience, or popularity. Staying on track with these priorities is difficult and must be managed by the most senior person available.

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12 Key Factors To Succeeding In Business
Over one half of all new businesses fail within the first 3 years of trading. But with sound planning, some business knowledge and most important of all a great dream you can dramatically improve your chances of surviving, growing and succeeding.Have Long Term GoalsThe primary task in managing a business is deciding its long-term objectives. If you can imagine what you want your business to look like in five years time you have more chance of achieving your dreams.Create your VisionYou need to seriously think about what products and services you will be offering and to what type of customer. Consider your future market position and competitive advantage. Do you envisage expanding and if so what turnover, outlets, staff and annual growth rate to you anticipate? Think big and dare your dreams to come true.Plan your SuccessYou wouldn’t st

AYS be followed for any senior level hire (VP and above), where the cost of mistake can often be a six-figure sum. Understand the direction in which the Board of Directors wants to take the company over the next few years and how the requisite skills are represented or missing on the current management team. Understand and be prepared to provide the necessary resources for growth. These are not difficult to define at the macro level and the new executive will certainly fill in the details later. Consider the possibility of hiring a consultant to do a "quick and dirty" job on this to get it in the right ball park. This will be money well spent as it will define who you will want to recruit and without it you are basically shooting dice.

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Ten Steps to Build Your Business
There are many people who have become millionaires, because they knew what steps to take to build their business. They developed a system that would increase their customers and sales. Business building has to be systematic, and you must be able to duplicate the process. The following are ten steps that have proven successful:Step 1: Write down your goals. Every successful business person will tell you that you have to write down your goals and review them regularly. This is part of the “see it, and you can be it” process that is also called visualization. You must see where you want to go in order to get there.Step 2: Know your purpose—Know why you are doing what you do and what you expect to achieve.Step 3: Be sure that what you are doing gives you a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.Step 4: Know what motiv

esources for growth. These are not difficult to define at the macro level and the new executive will certainly fill in the details later. Consider the possibility of hiring a consultant to do a "quick and dirty" job on this to get it in the right ball park. This will be money well spent as it will define who you will want to recruit and without it you are basically shooting dice.

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Top Ten Linked-In Do's and Don'ts
If you are job-seeking, you need to join LinkedIn, an essential job-search tool. If you’re not on a job search but you’re into online networking; or want to acquire new partners or clients; or otherwise want to rev up your networking activity level, you should likewise become a LinkedIn user, in my view. All that being said, there are some iron-clad rules for polite and professional use of the network. Here’s my Top Ten list for LinkedIn do’s and don’ts:1) DO connect to your “real-world” friends.I’m amazed by how many LinkedIn users join up, create a profile, and immediately set to work inviting all sorts of online strangers to join their networks. Sure, it’s fun to browse the LinkedIn database and look up people you might want to know better….but what about your friends back in three-dimensional space? The first thing to do as a new LinkedIn user - after creatin

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Bar Code Printers
Barcode Printers come in various types, including general-purpose laser and inkjet printers. Then there are printers that support multiple symbologies. They are called Thermal bar code label printers. General-purpose laser and inkjet printers cannot directly print barcodes. That is because these basic printers do not support bar code symbologies and are therefore upgraded to do so. They need to be programmed to support bar coding, which may entail addition of more features and fonts.Barcode printers employ two major printing methods, namely Direct Thermal and Thermal Transfer. Both methods basically involve the same technique to print bar codes with difference in the use of ribbon. They make use of a print-head that applies heat to a surface that is pre-marked. Heated ribbon is used to produce long-lasting images in Thermal Transfer printing, while Direct Thermal does n

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Decide on the interview process and order. Who will interview the candidate? Who will have final veto power or ultimate hiring authority? Who will interview as a courtesy, but not be a large factor in the hiring decision because they do not have the necessary experience to provide valuable input? Many companies fail here because they use people to screen without any experience in the skill set they are looking for. You should be leveraging your Board and network for people with the exact experience you are hiring during a FIRST interview. Recruiters generally only compare criteria on paper, they have rarely done that job before and therefore typically can not give a very credible opinion on the candidate’s ability to perform. Senior executive should never be interviewed in depth by an HR or personnel person. This can discourage the best candidates who should not be made to think the organization is so political that they would be beholden to the staff person in charge of coordinating candidates. This person should only coordinate interviews; they do not have the skill sets to screen high-level candidates.

Have the team meet immediately after each interview, by phone if necessary, to review their feelings about the candidate. Have the senior executive in charge of the final hiring decision structure the meeting and review process to focus on t

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