Chicago Bulls Box Out Injuries With Lean Six Sigma, Featuring Chip Schaefer

Find out why the Chicago Bulls Director of Sports Performance brought a Fishbone Diagram into the NBA and what happened next!

Join the launch of our new poll about how to solve common Lean Six Sigma challenges. Check out Lean Six Sigma Industry News where we’ll highlight a new publication from a nonprofit that exists to help other nonprofits and lastly, one of our listeners asks, “What’s with the belts?”

Also Listen On:

Timeline

* 2:09 This Month’s Poll Question

* 4:44 In the News

* C4NPR Deploys Process Improvement in Partnership With GoLeanSixSigma.com

* 7:57 Q&A;

* Why does Six Sigma use Belts for levels of training?

* 11:11 Coupon Code

* Special coupon code for all of our awesome listeners: 20% discount on all of our online training!

* 12:42 Today’s Special

* Interview with Dr. Robert “Chip” Schaefer, Director of Sports Performance for the Chicago Bulls

* 31:20 This Just In

* Expert Excerpts: Ayesha Basheer on How to Successfully Launch a Lean Six Sigma Effort

* Webinar: Introduction to PDCA

Podcast Transcript

Tracy O’Rourke: Hi, everyone. I’m Tracy O’Rourke.

Elisabeth Swan: And I’m Elisabeth Swan.

Tracy O’Rourke: And we are from GoLeanSixSigma.com and you’re listening to the Just-In-Time Café Podcast where we bring you fabulous apps, polls, news, books, and people so you can build your problem-solving muscles.

Elisabeth Swan: And I’m going to shoot this napkin into that waste basket from here. Do you think I can make it?

Tracy O’Rourke: I sense your interview with Chip Schaefer might have influenced you, Elisabeth.

Elisabeth Swan: Yes, so don’t roll your ankle on the way to our private dining room.

Tracy O’Rourke: Got it. Oh, and you missed.

What’s on the Menu (Podcast Agenda)

Tracy O’Rourke: So, we’ve got the Chicago Bulls and what else on the menu today?

Elisabeth Swan: This is a great day, Tracy. First, we find out what happened when Chip Schaefer of the Chicago Bulls brought a fishbone diagram into the NBA. Then we’ll announce our new poll for Lean Six Sigma practitioners about how they solve common challenges to getting improvements done.

And for Lean Six Sigma industry news, we talked about a new resource publication from a nonprofit that exists to help other nonprofits.

And lastly, one of our listeners asks, “What’s with the belts?” So I confess Tracy, I am slightly star struck with the whole NBA thing.

Tracy O’Rourke: I know. I can tell. You might have a new celebrity crush even.

Elisabeth Swan: I do.

Tracy O’Rourke: Just kidding. Remember to stay tuned for this month’s coupon co...