Please answer the following questions in short essay form.

1. In the 1990s, General Electric's CEO Jack Welch sent a memo to his senior managers telling them that, to be promoted, they would have to require every employee to have started Six Sigma training. Furthermore, 40% of the managers' bonuses were to be tied to the successful introduction of Six Sigma. Do you believe that this directive was a motivational action, or did it violate W. Edward Deming's maxim that managers and leaders must "cast out fear"? Why or why not?
2. How can a manager effectively balance the key components of a Six Sigma implementation design related to who, what, where, when, why, and how it could be done?
3. What are the categories of barriers that executives face in transferring out- standing practices from one location or function to another?
4. What are some of the logistical, structural, and cultural hurdles that organizations must overcome for effective sharing of knowledge?
5. Find an organization that has implemented Six Sigma. Prepare a brief summary on the implementation issues and challenges that the organization faced. How did they address them and what was the result of their efforts?