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DeSoto rolls out Green Belt projects: succession planning, IT recovery and one‑stop permitting
Summary
HR and department leaders briefed council on Lean Six Sigma Green Belt projects including a succession‑planning pilot to increase internal hires, an IT disaster recovery plan that identified infrastructure gaps, and a newly launched one‑stop permitting model that saved about $120,000 in consultant costs.
City leaders briefed the council on a set of internal process‑improvement efforts developed through the Human Resources department’s Lean Six Sigma Green Belt program.
Shannon Hicks, the organization development manager, said a succession‑planning Green Belt project found that only 14% of open, higher‑level positions were filled by internal candidates between July 2021 and June 2025. "Our open positions were only filled by internal candidates by 14%,"…
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