http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/19/distort-the-system/ Management Improvement focused on Deming, lean thinking, innovation, customer focus, six sigma, etc. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/19/distort-the-system/comment-page-1/#comment-42635 Management Blog Posts From August 2006 » Curious Cat Management Blog Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:33:41 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/19/distort-the-system/#comment-42635 Here are a few posts from the Curious Cat Management Blog back in August 2006. Here are a few posts from the Curious Cat Management Blog back in August 2006.

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/19/distort-the-system/comment-page-1/#comment-32064 Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Losses Covered Up to Protect Bonuses Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:39:16 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/19/distort-the-system/#comment-32064 [...] quoted Brian Joiner as saying: there are: “3 ways to improve the figures: distort the data, distort the system and improve the system. Improving the system is the most difficult.” So it is no shock that [...] [...] quoted Brian Joiner as saying: there are: “3 ways to improve the figures: distort the data, distort the system and improve the system. Improving the system is the most difficult.” So it is no shock that [...]

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/19/distort-the-system/comment-page-1/#comment-27577 CuriousCat: Be Careful What You Measure Wed, 09 May 2007 13:11:17 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/19/distort-the-system/#comment-27577 Taking care in choosing the measures is one necessary step to assure the best improvement results. One strategy is to include some measures that are outcome measures. Often those measures are difficult to pin to specific process improvements tightly so you will also want to include specific process measures... Taking care in choosing the measures is one necessary step to assure the best improvement results. One strategy is to include some measures that are outcome measures. Often those measures are difficult to pin to specific process improvements tightly so you will also want to include specific process measures…

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/19/distort-the-system/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Weblog Awards: Best Business Blog Finalist Sun, 10 Dec 2006 16:08:53 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2006/08/19/distort-the-system/#comment-677 [...] The Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog is a 2006 Weblog Awards finalist in the Best Business Blog category. 10 blogs from each category are selected as finalists.[...] [...] The Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog is a 2006 Weblog Awards finalist in the Best Business Blog category. 10 blogs from each category are selected as finalists.[...]

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