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The End of Process Improvement Programs: Why They Fail Even When Everyone Thought They Were Succeeding

"Amy, when times are tough, companies will always focus on limiting overhead like Six Sigma, Project Management, or other Process Improvement Methodologies. The focus is on Operations and just maintaining the resources needed to run the business." This was the feedback from a VP with whom I worked at one point in time. I tried…

I went hiking in the Himalayan Mountains once. It was amazing! The views were gorgeous and at the peak of each mountain, I could see for miles. I recall the grass seemed greener than I had ever seen it. The blue sky above was expansive and unlimited. And the mountains reflected amazing warmth of red…

Whenever you say "can't", change it to "don't know how" and see the problem solve itself.

— Amy McKee

Can't is such a limiting word. It ties us down. It prevents us from doing something new, having what we want, and being the person we could be. Every new feat that someone achieves starts as something that most people said "can't" be done. And yet it comes to be.

At Results over Reasons, we strive hard to help our clients overcome the perceived "can't" and turn it into the reality that what is actually missing is the knowledge of HOW it could be possible. Recognizing what knowledge is missing makes it easy to move forward and alter the belief that something that may not have been previously possible CAN occur NOW. Yeah, that's right!