第三十七篇 To BB Or Not To BB?

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To BB Or Not To BB?
6Σ黑带：做还是不做
Deciding whether to become a Six Sigma Black Belt (BB) is a major career decision, and you should carefully consider the pros and cons.
决定是否成为一个6Σ黑带是职业生涯中一个重要的决定，所以要慎重的考虑这一决定的正反两方面。
OK, so you're not Hamlet, and deciding whether to become a Six Sigma Black Belt (BB) is not a matter of life or death. But it is a major career move, and you should carefully consider the pros and cons. With a nod to David Letterman, we have created two "Top Ten" lists that can help you make this tough decision.
好了，既然你不是哈姆雷特，而且决定是否成为6Σ黑带又不是事关生死的大事。虽说如此，但这还是职业生涯中重要的一步，所以你还是要仔细考虑这一步的正反两方。在得到大卫莱特曼（David Letterman）的同意之后，我们列下了下面的两个“十大”理由来让大家更好地做出抉择
Not to BB:
不成为黑带
1. The work pace won't slow down. On the contrary, you'll probably be putting in 50+ hours a week and wishing more were available. This is not a way to escape from your hectic job, or to hide out until retirement.
1.工作节奏不会变慢。相反，你可能会每周至少投入50个小时在工作上面并且希望有更多的时间来完成工作。这不是一个逃避忙乱工作，或者把自己藏起来直到退休的好办法。
2.You won't strike it rich. Don't expect a big raise to come with the new job. Your organization will likely be struggling with the compensation issue for a while, as it tries to figure out what to do with new BBs who come from various organizational and salary levels.
2.你的工资不会因此而提高。不要妄想你当上了黑带你的工资会增加一大截，更可能的情况是你的公司可能会暂时稍稍考虑一下提出一点补偿——在你的公司会尝试去找出从不同公司和薪酬水平的新手黑带需要做什么的时候。
3.You won't become the "big kahuna." No one will fan your sweaty forehead or peel grapes for you. Although you'll be leading a team, you will have no direct authority and no minions. You'll have to rely on your influence skills, not your title or staff, to get things done.
3.你不会变成“大巫师”。因此，没人会不遗余力地讨好你，向你献媚。尽管你将会带领一个团队，但是你并没有直接的命令权和那些能够对你惟命是从的手下。能够让你完成工作的是你的号召力——而不是你的头衔或者你的幕僚。
4.Everyone will not be glad to see you. If you expect Process Owners and Department Managers to welcome you and your new Six Sigma tools with open arms, guess again. You may very well be seen as a threat, at least at first, particularly in the eyes of those who've had responsibility for the process you are so graciously offering to fix.
4.你将会不受人待见。如果你觉得流程负责人和部门经理会张开双手来欢迎你和你那些6Σ工具的话，我想你会失望。你会被当成一个威胁——至少在开始的时候，尤其是在那些你想尽办法去改善的流程的负责人眼中。
5.You have to deal with numbers. No, you don't have to go into the training as a statistics whiz. But numerical analysis is an important part of the job, and not one you can avoid. If this prospect strikes fear in your heart, perhaps you should consider a different career move.
5.你得应付各种数据。这句话的意思并非是要你接受训练成为一个出色的统计学专家，但是数据分析将会是你工作中重要的一部分——不是你想避开就可以避开的。如果你害怕面对这样的情形的话，或许你应该考虑一下其他的选择。
6.You won't be able to hide from people. If you're looking for a way to hide in your office or cubicle and crunch numbers, this is not the job for you. While analysis is certainly required, you'll spend more time away from your desk than at it. And, you'll be interacting with people up, down, and across the organization.
6.你无法将自己躲藏起来。如果你现在正在想方设法将自己藏到自己的办公室或者小卧室去处理数据的时候，这份工作就不是很适合你。分析数据固然是需要的，但是你将会用更多的时间离开你的办公桌去处理事情——而不是整天到晚都在办公桌上办公，也就是说你需要和你的上下级或者其他部门的同事去进行互动。
7.You will not single-handedly and heroically save the company ten million dollars. Six Sigma projects are team, not individual, efforts. It's not going to be just you. And it typically takes multiple projects over a period of years to attack the root causes of thorny organizational issues. So don't buy the Superman cape just yet.
7.不要以为自己单枪匹马就能为公司节省几千万元。6Σ项目是团队而非个人的努力，而不仅仅只有你。通常来说对那些棘手的组织问题的根本原因进行改善需要建立多个项目——完成这些项目也需要数年的时间，所以收起你那变成超人就能解决问题的想法吧。
8.You won't escape annoying co-workers. Typically, at least one of your projects will involve an area in which you have experience, more than likely in the department for which you currently work. Not only will you not escape those people, you may have them on your project team!
8.你必须面对那些讨厌的同事。通常来说，在你的项目中的你会涉及到的领域至少有一个是你有经验的，而不会是在你现在所工作的部门。你不仅不能逃避那些讨厌的同事，还有可能让他们在你项目团队协助你。
9.The clothes won't get any better. Forget about getting a real black belt; the martial arts metaphor doesn't go that far. If you're wearing Dockers now, you'll be wearing Dockers as a BB.
9.你的衣着不会变得更光鲜。不要指望得到一根真正的黑带，这仅仅是一个武术上的比喻而已。如果你现在穿的是Dockers，那么你就是一个穿着Dockers的黑带。
10.Your problems won't all be miraculously solved. Sorry, but Six Sigma is not a magic bullet. Having problems balancing your work and home lives? Teenagers driving you nuts? Agonizing over the meaning of life? These issues won't go away. On the plus side, however, you'll have less time available to spend worrying about them!
10．你的问题不会奇迹性的解决。很抱歉，6Σ不是包治百病的灵丹妙药。不知道如何平衡工作和家庭生活？你那青春期的孩子让你抓狂？为生命的价值感到十分苦恼？这些问题不会因为你成为黑带而消失。不管怎样，令你会感觉好一点的是你不会有更多的时间去担心这些问题。
If you're thinking, "So, can someone tell me why I would want to take this job?", then read on.
如果你在想，“既然这样的话，为什么我还要去当黑带？”这个问题的话，那就请继续看下去。
To BB:
成为黑带：
1. You'll never be bored. While the overall process (DMAIC) remains the same, each project involves new people, new topics, and new application of the tools. You'll have to deal with technical, behavioral, and managerial issues, possibly beyond whatever you've encountered (or wanted to encounter) before. You'll be a veritable whirlwind of activity. You won't have time to be bored!
1.你永远不会觉得无聊。虽然总的过程（DMAIC）还保持老样子，但是每个项目都会有新的人、新的课题和新的工具应用。你要去处理那些有可能超出了你之前遇到的（或者你想遇到的）技术上的、行为的和管理上的问题。为了处理这些问题你将会到处奔波——你不再会有时间觉得无聊了！
2.You'll make a meaningful contribution. If your organization does this right, Black Belt projects will be directly connected to the business strategy. No selecting paint colors for the washroom in this job. You'll be working on things that make a real difference.
2.你会作出意义长远的贡献。如果你的公司能够正确地实施六西格玛，那么黑带项目将会直接关系到公司经营战略。这份工作没有特定的色彩，但你将来工作的岗位定能带来巨大影响。
3.You'll be highly visible. Since Black Belt projects are (should be) of strategic importance, high-level managers typically review progress. If your project is really successful, you may get to present it to the Big Boss. If you find this more scary than exciting, or you're intent on flying below the organizational radar, then this may not be the job for you.
3.你会变得非常瞩目。既然黑带项目具有（应该具有）重要的战略意义，那么高层管理者就会常常回顾进展。如果你的项目真的成功了，你就有可能有机会将你的成功呈现给大老板。但是如果你觉得成为黑带会带来更多的害怕而不是兴奋，或者你只打算在公司低调行事，那么这份工作就不是很适合你了。
4.You'll pick up new skills. Black Belts have the opportunity to learn state-of-the-art methods and tools for problem solving and process improvement. You'll learn how to present opportunities and results in the language of top executives. And really, how could you pass up a chance to join that small group of people who are actually comfortable with statistics? Just think of how impressed your mother will be!
4.你会学到新的技能。作为黑带会有机会学到最先进的方法和工具用来解决问题和进行过程改善。你会学到如何用高层管理人员的语言将机遇和成果呈现出来。还有，你怎么会放弃机会去加入那个能够轻松对付数据的小团队呢？想想你的母亲会为你的改变留下怎样深刻的印象吧！
5.You'll broaden your perspective. The nature of Black Belt projects is such that they tend to cross several departments or functions, and they involve understanding the "voice of the customer." If you've never looked outside your silo or your company, now's your chance. No matter what your ultimate career goal, this kind of experience couldn't hurt.
5.成为黑带会拓宽你的视野。黑带项目的性质倾向于综合数个部门或者机能，同时还需要了解客户的声音。如果你之前都从未从自己的圈子和公司向外外望，现在是一个很好的机会让你了解外面。无论你最终的职业目标是什么，拥有这类经验总不会坏事。
6.You'll become more influential. To succeed in this job, it's not enough for you to be competent and hardworking; you have to get things done through other people. We can guarantee two things: some of those people won't be quite as enthused as you are about the project, and on the positive side, you'll get better at influencing and managing change or you'll lose your mind.
6.你会变得更有影响力。要想在这个位置上取得成功，能力和努力不是充分条件。你需要别人的帮助才能完成工作。我们可以向你保证两样事情：不是所有人都会像你那样在项目上充满热情；积极的一面是：你会取得更大的影响力和能够更好地控制变化，但也可能有不好的后果——你会失去自己的想法。
7.You'll be rewarded. While you shouldn't expect a big raise for taking the job, (and of course you're doing it for the love of your comrades and not the money, right?), most organizations reward their BBs sooner or later with stock options or bonuses. At the very least, you're likely to get promoted to a higher-paying job after your BB tour of duty.
7.你会得到奖励。在你没有对自己担任这份工作而希望得到更好的报酬时（当然你做这份工作是喜欢与同事一起工作而不是钱，不是么？），绝大部分的公司迟早都会用购股权或者红利来奖励他们的黑带。至少你会得到一份更高报酬的工作在你担任过黑带之后。
8.You'll increase your promotability. With all this new experience and exposure, you're sure to be a lot more promotable within the organization. Someone has to be a potential future leader. Why shouldn't it be you?
8.成为黑带会增加你的晋升空间。有了这些新的经验和曝光，你在公司内部得到提升的机会大大增加。总会有人要成为领导的，为什么不会是你呢？
9.You'll increase your job security. While it seems that no job is secure these days, it's less likely that a company will downsize a) those who are doing work that directly affects the business strategy, and b) in whom they just invested thousands of training dollars. Need we say that increasing your job security might not be a bad move?
9.成为黑带会增加你的职业安全感。目前好像没有什么工作是安稳的，但是一个公司裁掉以下2种员工的几率会少：a）那些能直接影响到经营策略工作的员工 b）那些他们刚刚投入数千元进行培训的员工。还需要我们说增加你的工作安全感是不错的选择？
10.You'll increase your marketability. Black Belts are hot commodities in today's market, particularly those who have completed multiple projects and who are good at both the technical and behavioral aspects of the job. Marketability is the flip side of job security. Why not have both?
10．成为黑带会增加你的销路。黑带在今天的市场上是炙手可热的商品，尤其是那些完成过多个项目的，或者是那些在工作上拥有良好的技术性和行为方面的黑带。拥有销路的另一面就是工作的稳定性，为什么不能同时拥有？
Our advice? Take an honest look at yourself, your interests, your strengths, and what motivates you. Re-read the lists above and consider your reaction. Is it, "Get me out of this Dilbert joke!" or "Sounds exciting!" If it's the latter, then your answer is "To BB." In that case, go for it, and good luck!
我们的建议？坦率地看待自己，了解自己的兴趣、强项和动力。重新读一读上面的建议和想想自己的反应。你的反应是“带我离开这个漫画里呆伯特的笑话!”还是“这个很让人激动”。如果你的反应是后者的话，那么答案就是成为黑带。当你选择之后，大胆尝试吧，在此祝你好运！