The Six Sigma philosophy promises handsome rewards to a company's bottom line. But like any quality program, to be successful it needs to be implemented successfully. This starts at the top. Six Sigma Leadership serves a primer for Six Sigma. It enables business leaders to understand and adopt the new behaviors that drive organizations to world-class Six Sigma performance. It covers how to customize an implementation plan for individual organizations, differentiates between start up issues and sustainability issues, stumbling blocks to avoid and troubleshooting the unavoidable, organizational roles, and key factors that drive both short-term and lasting success.