{"id":5135,"date":"2024-05-16T10:52:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T17:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/?p=5135"},"modified":"2024-05-16T17:47:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T00:47:24","slug":"e113-applying-lean-six-sigma-within-nonprofits-and-life-coaching-with-aleshia-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/index.php\/e113-applying-lean-six-sigma-within-nonprofits-and-life-coaching-with-aleshia-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"E113: Applying Lean Six Sigma within Nonprofits and Life Coaching with Aleshia Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8901\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5135-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/earthconsultants\/earth-consultants-audio-podcast.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/E113_Aleshia_Jordan_Podcast.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/earthconsultants\/earth-consultants-audio-podcast.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/E113_Aleshia_Jordan_Podcast.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/earthconsultants\/earth-consultants-audio-podcast.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/E113_Aleshia_Jordan_Podcast.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/earthconsultants\/earth-consultants-audio-podcast.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/E113_Aleshia_Jordan_Podcast.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/?powerpress_pinw=5135-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/earthconsultants\/earth-consultants-audio-podcast.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/E113_Aleshia_Jordan_Podcast.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"E113_Aleshia_Jordan_Podcast.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('5135-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_5135-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_5135-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/?powerpress_embed=5135-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">I had a great interview with Aleshia Jordan a few weeks ago, to discuss how she transitioned from finance to Lean and Six Sigma consulting, and how she is now taking her Master Black Belt skills and over 20 years of experience into her firm Virtualocity, LLC to help organizations, nonprofits and individuals in their personal life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">She discusses setting up a nonprofit in 2011 called Our Daughters, Inc. which is an all girls club, working to develop young ladies from ages 8-16 in St. Louis to help them write their own story, improve relationships and well-being using problem solving tools and skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">She also set up a foundation for her late husband, Victor Jordan Sr. who passed away in 2020. She shares her grief journey in her first book, &#8220;Lifting The Veil.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Tune in to this episode and discover: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why she created a nonprofit organization and how Lean and Six Sigma tools were integrated into the work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why she created Virtualocity LLC and how she helps individuals in their personal life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Her purpose for writing a book about the loss of her husband in 2020 and encouraging others to become authors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why change management is often overlooked, but such a critical part of improvement projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The challenge of companies seeing belts as external consultants rather than facilitators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The importance of letting teams organically develop solutions rather than prescribing them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why it is critical to properly define scope on projects to mitigate risks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why soft skills (like relationship building) are key complements to the technical skills and methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why influencing change is more important than just getting results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the podcast on this page, or watch the video below, or go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SpJkHopiqLg\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SpJkHopiqLg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"E113: Using Lean Six Sigma within Nonprofits with Aleshia Jordan of Virtualocity LLC - LSS4G Podcast\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SpJkHopiqLg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Links<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aleshia-jordan-a78561a\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aleshia-jordan-a78561a\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aleshia.jordan.9\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aleshia.jordan.9<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virtualocity LLC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualocityllc.com\/\">https:\/\/www.virtualocityllc.com\/<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/virtualocity_flyer.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List of courses and services<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/virtualocity_flyer.jpeg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/virtualocity_flyer.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"232\" class=\"wp-image-5142\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/virtualocity_flyer.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/virtualocity_flyer.jpeg 647w, https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/virtualocity_flyer-194x300.jpeg 194w, https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/virtualocity_flyer-600x927.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our Daughters, Inc: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OurDaughterInc\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OurDaughterInc\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Victor Jordan Sr Foundation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61557977292103&amp;mibextid=LQQJ4d\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61557977292103&amp;mibextid=LQQJ4d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Her published book:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3wrjWoY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lifting The Veil: Seeing the Unseen &#8211; Power in Paradise &#8211; A Supernatural Journey Through Grief<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3wrjWoY\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3wrjWoY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"227\" class=\"wp-image-5145\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/71g-DuyHY5L._SL1500_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/71g-DuyHY5L._SL1500_1.jpg 993w, https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/71g-DuyHY5L._SL1500_1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/71g-DuyHY5L._SL1500_1-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/71g-DuyHY5L._SL1500_1-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/71g-DuyHY5L._SL1500_1-600x906.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Famous Western Union videos (one of her Black Belt projects)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before process: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RMZs0j2BZSw\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RMZs0j2BZSw<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After process: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zgRRU_Ny4jY\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zgRRU_Ny4jY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IASSC Technical Committee Member: <a href=\"https:\/\/iassc.org\/about\/committee\/\">https:\/\/iassc.org\/about\/committee\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoy this podcast, please <a href=\"https:\/\/leansixsigmaenvironment.org\/index.php\/category\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follow us on your favorite podcast app<\/a>. 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