Author Archives: John Hunter

Management Improvement Carnival #148

Posted on November 11, 2011 by John Hunter

Jamie Flinchbaugh hosts Management Improvement Carnival #148, highlights include: Since I’m just back from the 1st Lean for HR Summit, I thought I would also showcase an HR-oriented blog. This one from Emily Douglas challenges HR to step up to … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing Skills Gap or Management Skills Gap?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by John Hunter

I stumble across articles discussing the problem of manufacturers having difficulty finding workers with the skills they need (in the USA largely, but elsewhere too) somewhat regularly. While it is true that companies have this problem, I think looking at … Continue reading →

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Practical Ways to Respect People

Posted on November 3, 2011 by John Hunter

What matters is not your stated respect for people but your revealed respect for people. Here are some ideas that I collected on how to practice respect for people. Don’t waste people’s time: have meetings only when necessary and provide … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #147

Posted on November 1, 2011 by John Hunter

Jason Yip hosts the 147th edition of the Management Improvement Carnival on his blog: You’d think with all my video game experience that I’d be more prepared for this. Highlights include: Being Responsive is Critical for Successful Customer Development by … Continue reading →

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Rethinking or Moving Beyond Deming Often Just Means Applying More of What Dr. Deming Actually Said

Posted on October 26, 2011 by John Hunter

Don Reinertsen – Is It Time to Rethink Deming? [the broken link was removed] AGILEMinds I feel very strongly about the value of Deming’s ideas. I am glad people challenge those ideas and try to push forward management thinking. Helping … Continue reading →

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Management Blog Posts From October 2006

Posted on October 25, 2011 by John Hunter

I have selected a few posts from the Curious Cat Management Blog back in October 2006 for those of you who were not reading this blog then. Why Pay Taxes or be Honest – “I don’t think acting illegally, immorally, … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #146

Posted on October 20, 2011 by John Hunter

The Curious Cat management blog carnival is published 3 times a month with hand picked recent management blog posts. I also collect management improvement articles through Curious Cat Management Articles, you can subscribe via RSS for new article additions. PDCA … Continue reading →

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Deming Prizes for 2011 go to Companies Based in India, Taiwan and Thailand

Posted on October 14, 2011 by John Hunter

The Union Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has awarded the Deming Prize to 3 companies in 2011: Sanden Vikas Limited (India) The CPAC Roof Tile Company Limited (Thailand) – I am not sure if this link is for the right … Continue reading →

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Networking is Valuable But Difficult to Quantify

Posted on October 11, 2011 by John Hunter

Networking works incredibly well. Unfortunately it isn’t as simple as peddling your bike where you want to go. The benefits of networking are unpredictable and not easy to control (to specifically target – you can do this, it just has … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #145

Posted on October 10, 2011 by John Hunter

The Curious Cat Management blog carnival highlights recent management blog posts 3 times each month. The posts generally focus on the areas I have focused on in the Curious Cat Management Guide since 1996 (Deming, evidence based management, lean manufacturing, … Continue reading →

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