Listen "Focus On People With Maria Fry"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of Quality Time With MoreSteam, Lean Six Sigma Maser Black Belt Maria Fry joins the podcast to discuss all things Mast Black Belt. Maybe you're curious about what a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt does. Maybe you're interested in earning your Master Black Belt. Maria talks about all this and more. As both a teacher and consultant, Maria performs at the highest levels of continuous improvement and operational excellence. In her conversation with Dan, Maria shares both her experiences and advice. Topics include communicating with stakeholders, mentoring other continuous improvement professionals, and stealth Sigma. (Yes! Stealth Sigma!) "What problem are we solving? Who's your audience? And then you fit the approach to make it most effective in that organization." Thanks for the advice, Maria. Our approach was asking MoreSteam's own Lindsay Van Dyne to also join this episode. Maria believes you must "know your audience." At Quality Time With MoreSteam, we do! In this episode, you will hear about: 3:24 - Maria's start as a Master Black Belt 4:35 - Black Belt versus Master Black Belt 9:09 - How Maria describes her job outside the world of continuous improvement 10:25 - A Master Black Belt's organizational impact 13:23 - The Master Black Belt as a consultant 15:55 - Communicating with stakeholders within an organization 18:05 - The modern certification requirements 19:53 - The Master Black Belt Curriculum 23:22 - A potential Master Black Belt's preparations and considerations 26:40 - Conversations leading up to Master Black Belt certification 28:33 - People, process, and culture: know your audience! 33:07 - Advice for potential Master Black Belts 33:58 - Maria organically names the episode Additional Resources: MoreSteam's Master Black Belt Certification Maria Fry on LinkedIn Lindsay Van Dyne on LinkedIn MoreSteam's 2024 Best Practices in Operational Excellence Conference MoreSteam's Website EngineRoom Data Analysis Software Subscribe to MoreSteam's Newsletter MoreSteam on LinkedIn MoreSteam's YouTube Channel Dan Swartwout on LinkedIn Sigmapedia Subscribe to Quality Time With MoreSteam Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music YouTube iHeart
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