{"id":7023,"date":"2024-07-23T01:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qimacros.com\/lean-six-sigma-blog\/?p=7023"},"modified":"2024-12-19T15:19:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T22:19:21","slug":"the-law-of-least-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qimacros.com\/lean-six-sigma-blog\/the-law-of-least-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"The Law of Least Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Ever wonder why quality doesn&#8217;t get any better? Might the law of least effort.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/925466450?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8220;Hi, I&#8217;m Jay Arthur, author of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lean-Six-Sigma-Hospitals-Improving\/dp\/1259641082\/\">Lean Six Sigma For Hospitals<\/a>\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qimacros.com\/demo\/\">QI Macros [software]<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;You know, as I look around, there&#8217;s this thing called \u201cThe Law of Least Effort,\u201d which means humans (animals\u2026 whatever) will do the easiest thing possible. 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Smart Performance Charts that can actually help you monitor, manage and improve processes effectively. Sometimes just a little bit more effort with QI Macros will make your life so much easier, and everything else smooths out.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s my Improvement Insight for this week: Put in a little bit of extra effort. Don&#8217;t wander off into the lowest common denominator. Just a little bit more effort will get you there.<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s go out and improve something this week.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder why quality doesn&rsquo;t get any better? 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