Improvements are necessary for a better future

Writing Your Improvement Plans

When writing your improvement plans don’t forget to review your goals.  This step is critical to ensure you are implementing a plan that will allow you to attain your expectations.  If your improvement plans and goals don’t align, you will not view this process as a success.

You should routinely review your progress using the data collection worksheets used during the Measure and Analyze Stages.  This will show you if your plans on helping or if they need to be revised.

Don’t feel like the plans are set in stone, they can be revised as needed.

Improving Your Reactions to Stress

At this point you are ready to start working on developing a plan as to how you are going to be dealing with what you now know.  The key factors in reducing stress have already been identified for you by many studies conducted by a variety of different Universities, clinical facilities, and individual health care professionals.  They indicate:

 

· regular exercise,

· proper nutrition,

· relaxation, and

· personal time activities

 

are the key factors in reducing stress.  You can then compare what you do on the “good days” with what you do on the “bad days” .  In following the example above, what differences exist in these four stress reducers on the weekend verses during the week?  What differences exist during the weekdays of Monday through Thursday?  What differences exist between Thursday and Friday? And why do you allow yourself to become angry and increase your blood pressure over these events?

Once you have been able to answer these questions, you need to write the answers down so you can start making plans to making changes.  You need to remain realistic in your plans.  If you plan to get more relaxation at work by taking naps throughout the day, is not being realistic.  Not many people can do this and remain employed. Thus causing you more stress in the long run.  Keep your plans to what you know you have control over.  If you eat fast foods during the week, you might want to look into taking a healthier lunch with you, especially on the “bad days”.  You might want to exercise more during the week by parking further away and walking or taking a flight of stairs instead of an elevator.  Even simple changes can make an improvement.  But remember to keep recording your daily stress worksheet so you can see how much improvement your made from the changes you have implemented.  Don’t be afraid to change you plan as you go.  Stress is not a constant, neither should your plan.

At this point, you need to review your improvement plans against the goals or expectations you put together during the Define Stage.  Your improvement plans should compliment your goals.  Now you need to develop a method to control your long-term improvements.

 

Using the Six Sigma Approach

Improve Stage

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