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Author Archives: John Hunter
Management Improvement Carnival #165
Matt May is hosting the 165th Management Improvement Carnival. He takes a look at the wonderful manifestos posted at ChangeThis. ChangeThis really is wonderful, if you haven’t already been looking at what they offer you are in for a treat … Continue reading
Management Blog Posts From November 2006
I have selected a few great posts from the Curious Cat Management Blog back in November 2006. What Could we do Better? – There are many important ideas to improve management. This is one of the most important tips to … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Process improvement, Quality tools, quote
Tagged blogs, curiouscat, Data, Deming, management, Process improvement, Quality tools, quote, tips
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Webcast on Lean Startups by Eric Ries
[broken embedded webcast link removed] Webcast with Eric Ries at PARC, author of Lean Startups, July 2011. Related: Why Lean is Different – An Introduction to Deming’s Management Ideas by Peter Scholtes (webcast) – Dr. Russell Ackoff Webcast on Systems … Continue reading
Posted in Lean thinking
Tagged entrepreneur, Lean thinking, management webcast
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Management Improvement Carnival #164
Paul Borawski is hosting 164th Management Improvement Carnival on ASQ’s View from the Q blog. Highlights from this edition include: Designing Experiments with Gummi Bears. Yes, Gummi bears. What a way to make statistics and quality fun, creative, and topical! … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival, Management
Tagged management, quality
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Joy in Work in the Quality Improvement Field
As I mentioned previously, I will be posting on a topics raised by Paul Borawski, CEO, ASQ as part of ASQ Influential Voices. This month Paul’s post, Are Quality Professionals Happy On the Job? looks at job happiness in the … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Psychology
Tagged ASQ Influential Voices, Career, Joy in Work, managing people, Psychology, quality, respect for people, Software Development
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Marketplace Looks at the Apple Economy
Marketplace looks at the Apple economy in China [the broken link was removed]. Marketplace is an excellent source of actual journalism; rare in the post Bill Moyers days, sadly. A look inside a Foxconn factory< [the broken link was removed] … Continue reading
Motivation, Rewards, Performance Appraisals and Your Career
In this interview Dan Pink again makes some great points relating to psychology, managing people and managing your career. Q. What kinds of programs can managers and companies put into place to motivate their workforce? Assuming companies are paying people … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Deming, Performance Appraisal, Psychology, Respect
Tagged Career, intrinsic motivation, managing people, motivation, Psychology, respect for people
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Management Improvement Blog Carnival #163
Jason Yip is hosting Management Improvement Blog Carnival #163. Highlights from this edition include: Enterprise OODA by Richard Veryard – “The limitations of the OODA model appear when there is too much emphasis on speed (especially response speed) and not … Continue reading
The Customer is the Purpose of Our Work
A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider … Continue reading
Posted in Customer focus, Management, Psychology, quote, Respect, Systems thinking
Tagged aim, Customer focus, customer service, food, Psychology, purpose, quote, respect for people
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Lean Manufacturing and the Toyota Production System
In this post I explore my thoughts about what lean (lean manufacturing, lean thinking…) means. The way I think about it is that lean manufacturing sprung from Toyota. It seems to me the lean manufacturing name was meant to capture … Continue reading →