In today’s constantly changing world, organizations have to find a way to adapt and to optimize their work in order to minimize or eliminate waste. Lean Six Sigma is a process improvement data-driven methodology, which represents processes as data sequences and aims to offer a standardized approach to problem-solving, thus improving the company’s efficiency and effectiveness.
Lean Six Sigma not only improves the performance quality of all business areas and helps organizations focus their efforts on the quality of their performance, but also enriches the characteristics of those who have already gone through the Lean Six Sigma trainings. Lean Six Sigma consists of several levels of expertise: Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Blak Belt, and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt professionals have been trained in accordance with the Six Sigma methodology and it is their responsibility to lead the teams, so that they can improve the processes in the organization. Below, you can find out what are some of the traits all Lean Six Sigma Green Belt professionals possess.
Persistence and Consistency
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt holders are the driving force behind changes in the field, regardless of their level of influence. Introducing new practices and managing changes is a challenge and is most of the time connected to technical and cultural problems in the organization. Some Green Belt holders can be discouraged by the team’s resistance to change; however, successful LSS Green Belt professionals understand that resistance and hesitance are inevitable and are ready to face them in a decisive and confident manner.
Soft Skills and Teamwork Skills
Personal qualities, or the so called “soft skills”, and the ability to cooperate with others are a significant part of every project manager’s work. However, they can cause difficulties for people who are not used to communicating directly with a team. Lean Six Sigma professionals know how to give individual attention to each team member, how to use each member’s strong sides, and how to mitigate the resistance to change within the organization. They are easily adaptive and have a creative approach to problem-solving; they know how to motivate those involved and how to enhance their effectiveness.
Passion For Improvement
LSS professionals also need to have a constant strive for personal improvement. Individual and analytical skills alone are not enough, if the project managers cannot spot the need for change in the organization; they need to constantly question the ongoing processes and to look for the roots of problems and the causes for inefficiency and ineffectiveness. Successful LSS Green Belt holders do not comply with the status-quo and not only seek for ways to eliminate the problems in the working process, but to turn them into opportunities for improvement.
Time Management Skills
Since LSS Green Belt holders are managing not only Green Belt, but also other projects, it is crucial for them to focus their attention and efforts in the best way possible. The ability to allocate their time and to focus on the major points and projects is one of the most valuable traits of a successful Lean Six Sigma Green Belt professional.
Initiative
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt holders are working on different projects at the same time, so their ability to inspire and engage the rest of the team members is essential for the success of the project. This is exactly what makes Lean Six Sigma Green Belt professionals successful – they manage to combine working on their everyday activities with finding the best practices for effective execution of the project.
ITCE offers Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training, which not only develops skills that contribute to the better performance of the organization, but also helps the candidates acquire personal skills, making them better professionals.
