part, PART I -- chapter 1 Herding cats -- chapter 2 Schools of herding -- chapter 3 Inter-Dependent and Extra-Dependent Teams -- part, PART II -- chapter 4 The bonding power of Extra-Dependent Teams -- chapter 5 Extra-Dependent Team dynamics -- chapter 6 Extra-Dependent Team management --...

Despite the pervasiveness of Six Sigma program implementations, there is increasing concern about implementation failures. One reason many Six Sigma programs fail is because an implementation model on how to effectively guide the implementation of these programs is lacking. Using a successful...

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