I'm excited about the range and depth of our workshops coming up. On January 9, we've confirmed Mark Marsico on Practical Applications of Six Sigma. Here is a link to the Wikipedia article on Six sigma, which I think is pretty good.
Then on February 6 we're going to do something we have not done in a long time: the CoREM Board will conduct Deming's Red Bead Experiment, using the CoREM members as workers and bead counters. We'll blog more on the red beads later, but here is a link to a .gov web site with a decent pdf introducing the Red Beads.
March 6 will have us doing DDI Cutting Edge Leadership. DDI has its global headquareters here in wetern PA, and you can see what it does by linking here.
AND
on May 1, were going to take a crack at facilitating Sun Tzu's "Art of War" as applied to leading an organization. A lot of people ask if Sun Tzu is the same guy we all know from the recipe called General Tsao's Chicken. After looking at the web site above, I think the answer is "definitely not." I have already learned a few things: pronounce Sun Tzu as Soon Zuh .
Here are a few questions to get the ball rolling:
What is Six Sigma?
How is Six sigma related to the red bead experiment?
One thing Sun Tzu advocated was to use deception whenever possible to win a war and minimizae risk. So, is deception ethical under these circumstances? Is deception ever ethical in business?
More on all this stuff later.
Art Davidson
CoREM Pres.
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