http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/ 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/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-37001 Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Positivity and Joy in Work Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:15:37 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/#comment-37001 [...] After my father died, for years (at least 10), people I never had met before would emotionally share what a positive influence he had on their lives. He did great stuff helping organizations improve. But the majority of people were not telling me how much he helped the organization improve [there were also a bunch of engineers and statisticians that were more impressed with his insights and expertise]. But most people talked about was how much happier they were because of the changes he helped them see they could make in their lives. [...] [...] After my father died, for years (at least 10), people I never had met before would emotionally share what a positive influence he had on their lives. He did great stuff helping organizations improve. But the majority of people were not telling me how much he helped the organization improve [there were also a bunch of engineers and statisticians that were more impressed with his insights and expertise]. But most people talked about was how much happier they were because of the changes he helped them see they could make in their lives. [...]

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-34520 Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Soren Bisgaard 1951-2009 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:31:57 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/#comment-34520 [...] cancer. Soren was a student (Ph.D., statistics) of my father’s who shared the commitment to making a difference in people’s lives by using applied statistics properly. I know this seem odd to many (I tried to describe this idea [...] [...] cancer. Soren was a student (Ph.D., statistics) of my father’s who shared the commitment to making a difference in people’s lives by using applied statistics properly. I know this seem odd to many (I tried to describe this idea [...]

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-33044 Curious Cat Management Blog » ASQ William Hunter Award 2008: Ronald Does Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:30:11 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/#comment-33044 "The first advice I received from my new colleagues was to read the book by Box, Hunter and Hunter. The reason was clear. Because I was not familiar with industrial statistics I had to learn this from the authors who were really practicing statisticians." “The first advice I received from my new colleagues was to read the book by Box, Hunter and Hunter. The reason was clear. Because I was not familiar with industrial statistics I had to learn this from the authors who were really practicing statisticians.”

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-32902 Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Appropriate Management Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:44:45 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/#comment-32902 [...] Great post. My father, Dr. William Hunter, did a great deal of work with appropriate technology (he was a chemical engineering, industrial engineering and statistics professor) and in management improvement. [...] [...] Great post. My father, Dr. William Hunter, did a great deal of work with appropriate technology (he was a chemical engineering, industrial engineering and statistics professor) and in management improvement. [...]

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-32888 Curious Cat Engineering Blog » William G. Hunter Award 2008: Ronald Does Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:42:00 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/#comment-32888 For the past 15 years I have been the managing director of the Institute for Business and Industrial Statistics... The interaction between scientific research and the application of quality technology via our consultancy work is the core operating principle of the institute For the past 15 years I have been the managing director of the Institute for Business and Industrial Statistics… The interaction between scientific research and the application of quality technology via our consultancy work is the core operating principle of the institute

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-29622 CuriousCat: 2007 William G. Hunter Award Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:18:41 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/#comment-29622 I had not realized Dad was helping set up the first school of engineering in Singapore. I had not realized Dad was helping set up the first school of engineering in Singapore.

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-29405 CuriousCat: CMU Professor Gives His Last Lesson on Life Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:11:46 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/#comment-29405 For me personally, it reminds me of my father: Bill Hunter who honestly believed, as he was stricken with cancer, he was luckier than most people that have ever lived. He was able to do many things that no-one, not even Kings, could have dreamed of even a hundred years before. I can’t manage such an outlook most of the time, but I do try and keep that spirit alive in me at times... For me personally, it reminds me of my father: Bill Hunter who honestly believed, as he was stricken with cancer, he was luckier than most people that have ever lived. He was able to do many things that no-one, not even Kings, could have dreamed of even a hundred years before. I can’t manage such an outlook most of the time, but I do try and keep that spirit alive in me at times…

]]> http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/comment-page-1/#comment-29131 Management Improvement Carnival #18 | Lean Six Sigma Academy Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:20:50 +0000 http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2007/08/23/the-importance-of-management-improvement/#comment-29131 [...] The Importance of Management Improvement by John Hunter from Curious Cat Management.  As I continue through life I realize that this management improvement stuff really can matter if done right. [...] [...] The Importance of Management Improvement by John Hunter from Curious Cat Management.  As I continue through life I realize that this management improvement stuff really can matter if done right. [...]

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