Chapter 8 - Summary
You have a powerful skill set that can make your current organization more sustainable, which is good for business.
Those skills can also help not-for-profit organizations become more effective and efficient, which is good for society.
If you are excited about those two statements above, please follow the steps below:
- Decide on a cause that motivates you.
- Get involved in the cause by volunteering for a related nonprofit or mission-driven organization.
- Determine if your current job aligns with that cause.
Yes? Get additional time approved to support that cause during your work hours (and get paid).
No? Talk to your organization to see if they would allow you to volunteer during work hours and get paid. If not, you might consider looking for a new job that is more supportive or better aligned.
- Launch Lean events and Six Sigma projects to improve the cause you are passionate about within that organization.
- Share your successes with friends, neighbors, online websites, and social media. Visit the Facebook page45 for this book to see what others have accomplished.
- Repeat and go back to Step #1.
Thank you for taking the time to read this book. I hope you found it valuable.
If you like this book, please share this with other Lean and Six Sigma practitioners you know. The preferred method of sharing is by directing people to the book page46 to download it digitally for free, or download the audio version.
And don’t forget to connect with other readers on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LeanSixSigmaforGood/47
In my next book, I’ll be gathering stories of people just like you, who have taken the next step, and used your skills to make a difference in the world!
Key takeaway for Chapter 8: What is the ONE next step you are going to commit to take after reading this book?
50% of all profits from this book will be donated to Everybody Solar48, a nonprofit organization that provides solar power to local charities to help them reduce electricity costs and direct their limited resources to the communities they serve. This donation applies only to hard copies sold, not to the free downloads (of course). If hard copy books are printed, every attempt will be made to print them in the most environmentally-friendly way, using Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper with the highest recycled content available, petroleum-free inks, and the least impactful transportation methods.
