starting onw business

Unfortunately, anyone can start a six sigma / lean consulting business.  No need for any certifications or even demonstrated knowledge or success.  Before starting your business, you may want to review the Institute of Management Consultants USA Code of Ethics (IMCUSA) and make sure you can adhere to the code, Principle 3.0 in this case:
Principle 3.0 (Experience and Competence For Engagements) of the IMCUSA Code of Ethics reads: “I will only accept assignments for which I possess the requisite experience and competence to perform and will only assign staff or engage colleagues with the knowledge and expertise needed to serve my clients effectively.”
Shooter

“Competence” and “Serve”, now those are interesting words. Does that mean I can’t just do what’s good for me? There goes my correspondence course fee.HF Chris

Stan,
Only 90%?  My gut tells me it would be more, but I have no data to back that up, just casual observations in the real world.  As Dr. D would say, beware of the hack consultant!
Have a great Christmas and best wishes for a fantastic 2008.
Shooter

I asked Santa for my Onw Consultant Business and he promised me I would get one this Christmas. The elves will be my green belts…the belts are already issued with red hats. Hope everyone is doing well, haven’t heard from Vinny since we talked about infusion pumps in 06. It is is nice to be home this season. Have a save end of the year,HF Chris

Isn’t it interesting that none of us believes anybody else is any good…we’re each the only ones who really know how to do this?

Really, Stan? It wouldn’t surprise me that you have data on your work. But do you really have data on the work of the other 100+ providers of SS training? And does all of it show they are incompetent idiots as portended in your posts?
If so, I would have thought market forces, being as effective as they are, would have eliminated the others and you and the few others you have faith in would be ruling the world.

OK, Stan, I can understand your position on what you want to do with your time. I too departed one of the “top” providers….significantly because of the BS. I’ve found working with a small group that communicates well, agrees as to strategy then works TOGETHER to accomplish that strategy is much more rewarding…and I sleep better. Actually it’s better when I’m awake too.
However, I still contend there are a lot of people around the world training and assisting in implementing effective LSS programs. I don’t need to call them idiots to be comfortable in what I do.

Agreed.
I don’t need to call them idiots either. But incompetent is incompetent, call it what you want.

Stan,
That was part of my thinking behind #4, but I think you’re right it making it a stand alone.  I am always intrigued by the fact that in the time it takes one to ask the question, they could have had the answer with a simple web search.  Maybe we should include “how to do your own research” in the GB, BB, MBB, Silver, Gold and Platinum Belt classes?  I’m not sure it should be part of the Pueter, Tin, Nickle or Bronze Belts, though.
Shooter

They will remain in the category of “conciously incompetent”

8) the more people think they know, the more others realize they need to learn..
9) Its one thing to be thought of an idiot then open your mouth and remove all doubt..
Any others want to add.. there has to be more..

10) It is far better to try and fail than to……darn, I failed again.

#3.14159   A picture is worth a thousand words – the minimum number of words needed to explain away the mess you made because you didn’t plot your data in the first place.