Six Sigma for Corporate Real Estatetag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-5601852008-05-12T08:48:11-05:00Key moments in applying six sigma to corporate real estate, and the life that happens in between.TypePadIntel's Increased Risk Profiletag:typepad.com,2003:post-497324402008-05-12T08:48:11-05:002008-05-12T08:48:11-05:00The bigger you are, the harder you (might) fall....by which I mean that as facilities groups get their seat at the executive table with other important functions to add more value, we also take on more risk. There has been...Michael JordanGood Six Sigma projects are just like any other good projecttag:typepad.com,2003:post-488751522008-04-22T22:28:40-05:002008-04-22T22:28:40-05:00One of my basic rules for applying six sigma in corporate real estate is "Don't check your business judgment at the door." New six sigma practitioners always ask for ideas about project topics. Although it is helpful to have examples...Michael JordanAre you Designing or are you Improving?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-487903282008-04-21T13:20:30-05:002008-04-21T13:20:30-05:00Off the top of my head I can't think of any place else in business where there is such a bright line between "designing" and "improving" than in Six Sigma methods. One might be tempted to think that this is...Michael JordanHow to measure project risktag:typepad.com,2003:post-463146082008-02-29T02:23:00-06:002008-02-29T02:23:00-06:00Let's say you are in the retail outlet business -- a clothing store, a hotel, drugstore. You build two hundred stores a year and you need to measure the risk in your business. In other words, you can't wait until...Michael JordanAssume mobility doen't matter for productivitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-463015582008-02-28T11:24:11-06:002008-02-28T11:24:11-06:00Contrary to human nature, Six Sigma wants you to start with the assumption that "nothing matters." This is not an existential philosophy but one that serves to reinforce the important principle that we must reserve our precious resources for the...Michael JordanGetting Your Leadership Team Looking in the Same Directiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-455530282008-02-13T07:42:12-06:002008-02-13T07:42:12-06:00Beware the leadership team that has opposing views of the future! Last week I was working with a client's leadership team that is beginning to use more formal process excellence methodologies -- for governing their operations, doing business improvement projects,...Michael JordanSee my podcast?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-453787962008-02-11T07:53:00-06:002008-02-11T07:53:00-06:00As I've m entioned, Jones Lang LaSalle has started publishing 90-second video podcasts about various corporate real estate topics. They are in the "Something to think about" theme (as you will quickly see). I just published one on using landfill...Michael JordanDecent Eats in Overland Park, KStag:typepad.com,2003:post-453779922008-02-09T11:26:48-06:002008-02-09T11:26:48-06:00This being my first visit to the area, I feel compelled to alert readers that there were two hits and a miss in the food department: Yia Yia's euro bistro -- a favorite among the local Sprint Nextel crowd, and...Michael JordanFinal punchlist items?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-453783782008-02-05T11:36:00-06:002008-02-05T11:36:00-06:00I stayed in a hotel last night that advertises itself as a cool place to stay (by virtue of its "living room" approach to the lobby -- wine bar, soft seating and TVs to encourage socializing....But the final rennovations haven't...Michael JordanBasic risk management skillstag:typepad.com,2003:post-431188702007-12-21T09:34:18-06:002007-12-21T09:34:18-06:00We've been doing a fair amount of work with a client interested in preventing "CNN moments" by understanding where they have operational risk in their portfolio. In a recent workshop, we spent time with one team to help them understand...Michael Jordan