| People tend to have a certain mindset when it comes | | | | hinder your ability to arrive at the best solution possible. |
| to their business or their job, because they have been | | | | Six Sigma Projects need creativity. They do work with |
| involved in it for so long that they know nothing else | | | | a lot of data and factual information, but using that |
| and have become comfortable and set in their ways. | | | | information in new and unique ways to determine the |
| However, Six Sigma Projects sometimes turn out | | | | best solutions to process improvements for a business |
| ineffective for companies when there is no creativity | | | | is essential to your success. Obviously the current |
| or objective thinking done during the process to arrive | | | | way of thinking is not effective, or you wouldn't be |
| at the best solutions for process improvement. If you | | | | seeking process improvement in the first place. By |
| are working with a team from the inside, you need to | | | | taking the time to ensure that you are thinking outside |
| get them the proper Six Sigma Training and help them | | | | the box and not being stuck in the same mindset that |
| to understand the importance of thinking outside of the | | | | you always have been, you can find much more |
| box -- almost like they are on the outside looking in. | | | | success with Six Sigma Projects. |
| Creativity is essential in many businesses and it has so | | | | If you aren't sure that your employees have what it |
| much to offer for process improvements and better | | | | takes to change their thought process, you shouldn't |
| solutions for problems. Many companies will actually | | | | feel like you can't fix the situation. There are many |
| skip Six Sigma Training and hire an outside resource | | | | outside resources that can help with Six Sigma |
| instead, because they know that they will get creative | | | | Projects so that you can arrive at the best solution |
| and objective solutions from that source every single | | | | every time. Just because your employees have a |
| time. When it comes to working as an outside Six | | | | certain mindset doesn't mean that they aren't able to |
| Sigma Black Belt or team member, your mind is | | | | be good employees. They just might not be the right |
| generally more objective in problems solving because | | | | people to involve in a Six Sigma Process when you |
| you don't have any ties to the company and you aren't | | | | are looking for a new thought process or a creative |
| predisposed to a certain way of thought that might | | | | solution to your process improvements. |