The challenge set this week required the candidates to produce and host a “selling hour” on a TV shopping channel. Infinity was the winning team, managed by Brittany, who professed that it was her childhood dream to sell on TV. Akshay, who’d previously boasted that the “could sell a lion a cage”, managed team Diverse.…
This week the candidates were tasked with hosting a racing themed corporate away-day. Infinity was led by Harpreet who outlined her credentials at length. Indeed in this episode she outlined a lot of things at length, particularly in the kitchen, where she was likened to “Gordon Ramsey on speed”. Diverse was led by Stephanie who…
A cracking episode. The candidates were tasked with designing a brand of driverless vehicle (aka a Pod), hosting a launch event and pitching their pod to potential clients. Infinity was led by Akeem and Sophie led team Diverse. We saw many more illustrations of Akeem’s indecisiveness, several shots of Aaron’s worried face and further evidence…
In episode six the candidates enjoyed a trip to Wales to set up and run a bespoke guided tour. We learned that Wales has more sheep than people, witnessed some very enthusiastic cheese tasting, and got to see the actual zip wire enjoyed by famous celebrity Shane Richie! Bendigedig! (Welsh for wonderful). The teams were…
It’s back, back, BACK! And we couldn’t be more excited. Sixteen bright young things are competing to become Lord Sugar’s next business partner in a brand new series of The Apprentice, and the first episode did not disappoint. A lot has happened since the last series that’s for sure. “The world of business is tougher…
Our first blog in a while, which features books, Christmas, Dave Grohl, Billy Connolly, champagne, cocktails, and the 4th edition of Lean Six Sigma for Dummies. As Christmas approaches, and the holiday shopping season continues, it’s likely that by now, someone will have asked you what you’d like for Christmas. And you have probably asked…
Catalyst’s Mark Jones guests on the Business Fixer Podcast to give an introduction to Lean Six Sigma. This is really worth a listen if you want an understanding on how Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques can improve and drive your business.
It’s one thing to know the analytical tools, when and how to apply them, but it can be quite another to use them! When it comes to turning data into graphs and charts not every CI practitioner is a whizz on Excel and certainly not everybody has access to powerful stats tools like MiniTab. Recognizing…
We were delighted to launch our new Lean Six Sigma book, “Lean Six Sigma for Leaders” at an evening event hosted at the British Quality Foundation (BQF) offices in London on Thursday 10th May. In true Catalyst style guests were invited to the Cocktail SIPOC – a practical and visual tool for describing the necessary inputs…
The CQI’s International Quality Awards celebrates the achievements of quality professionals across the globe who have made exceptional contributions in their organisations. The 22 November awards, were held at the historic Merchant Taylors’ Hall in the City of London. Fifty-four per cent of all entries came from quality professionals working internationally with entries from over…