Office for National Statistics Wins Top UK Business Award The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has won the British Quality Foundation’s 2014 Lean Six Sigma Award at the 2014 UK Excellence Award Ceremony recognising exceptional performance improvement projects. ONS was chosen by an independent panel for its methods and results on a project which addressed…
Building on the worldwide success of Lean Six Sigma for Dummies, Wiley commissioned the Catalyst team to write this new book which shows you how to use the power of Lean Six Sigma to transform your business and manage continual change. Are you ready to take Lean Six Sigma to the next level to manage…
We’re introducing a new title to our free webinar series on Lean Six Sigma. Following the success of our one-hour Lean Six Sigma Awareness Webinars, we are now covering the important, but often overlooked ‘Role of the Project Champion or Sponsor’. Green and Black Belt projects need effective sponsor support to avoid projects take longer…
We are a training and consulting company and our mission is to enable results for our customers. We do this by building leadership capability, developing practical skills and supporting the deployment of best business practice. We facilitate and support major improvements in efficiency, service, engagement and revenue and we’re passionate about it. With a focus on Lean Six…
Capability in change management, often referred to as ‘soft tools’ are vital ingredients for the successful deployment of Lean Six Sigma. In many ways, it is the most important. Let’s start by looking at ‘creating the right environment’. Essentially this is about leaders ‘walking the talk’. They must encourage the application and use of Lean…
Deming said, “The role of management is to change the process rather than badgering individuals to do better.” It sounds good but does this actually happen in our target and performance driven organisations? We find many organisations fixing problems rather than solving their root cause, putting out fires and being heroes. Maybe this is because…
South Street Surgery in Bishop’s Stortford was the first UK GP surgery to introduce Lean Six Sigma and achieve the BQF Committed to Excellence Award. The organisation worked closely with Catalyst Consulting who provided the training and support through The Lean Six Sigma Academy. The efficiency of general practice (GP) surgeries has…