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GA 587 | The Differences Between Six Sigma Belts with John Knotts

GA 587 | The Differences Between Six Sigma Belts with John Knotts

Update: 2025-07-03
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This week's guest is John Knotts. Ron and John, a Senior Coach at Gemba Academy, discussed cultural alignment in continuous improvement, the key differences between the various Six Sigma belts, how continuous improvement leads to real savings, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you'll learn: 

The quote John likes (2:25 )
His background (3:32 )
Getting tangible results (6:58 )
How continuous improvement adds real financial value (10:15 )
The key differences between the Six Sigma belts (14:09 )
The importance of understanding different documents (17:33 )
About cultural alignment (20:52 )
Thinking beyond belts (23:43 )
John's parting thoughts (27:18 )

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GA 587 | The Differences Between Six Sigma Belts with John Knotts

GA 587 | The Differences Between Six Sigma Belts with John Knotts

Ron Pereira: Lean Thinker & Co-Founder of Gemba Academy