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Author Archives: John Hunter
The CEO is Only One Person
The CEO is important but they are only one person. Rarely do they determine the success of a company. The instances where they seem to are so rare as to almost seem like just random luck. I think they can … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Systems thinking
Tagged executive pay, Investing, leadership, management, Systems thinking
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Management Improvement Carnival #84
The Curious Cat Management Improvement Carnival provides links to recent blog posts on improving the management of organizations. How Do You Get from Here to Agile? Iterate. by Mike Cohn – “…following an iterative transition process. Making small changes on … Continue reading
Habits
Some things about what people do also have their roots in psychology. Deming had an understanding of psychology as one of 4 areas in his system of management. A huge factor in what people do is based on what they … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Process improvement, Psychology, quote, Systems thinking
Tagged curiouscat, Deming, extrinsic motivation, John Hunter, managing people, motivation, Psychology, quote
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The Biggest Manufacturing Countries in 2008 with Historical Data
Once again the USA was the leading country in manufacturing for 2008. And once again China grew their manufacturing output amazingly. In a change with recent trends Japan grew output significantly. Of course, the 2009 data is going to show … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Economics, Manufacturing
Tagged charts, curiouscat, Data, economic data, Economics, John Hunter, Manufacturing, quote
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Eric Schmidt on Google in 2010 and the Economy
CEO Eric Schmidt Reveals ‘Centerpiece’ Of Google’s 2010 Strategy, speaking at the White House jobs summit. Google is definitely hiring. “We’re hiring a couple thousand people over the next year,” he said. And looking at the White House summit he … Continue reading
Management Improvement Carnival #83
Jon Miller is hosting the Management Improvement Carnival #83 on the Gemba Panta Rei blog, highlights include: How to Explain “How To” I am constantly referring people to Bryan Lund‘s valuable TWI Blog wherein one can find public domain Training … Continue reading
Management Blog Posts From March 2006
Photo of sunset in Mount Rainier National Park by John Hunter Cease Mass Inspection for Quality – “Deming point 3 is ‘Cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality.’ Eliminate the need for inspection on a mass basis by building quality … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival, Deming
Tagged blogs, Deming, lean manufacturing
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Making Better Decisions
I think the most important thing you can do to make better decisions is to learn from the decisions you make. It sounds easy, but very few people do so effectively. The best strategy to learn from decisions is to: … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Process improvement, quote, Systems thinking
Tagged Career, continual improvement, Data, John Hunter, learning, management, Process improvement, Quality tools, quote, Systems thinking, tips
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Management Improvement Carnival #82
Mike Wroblewski is hosting the Management Improvement Carnival #82 on the Got Boondoggle? blog, highlights include: A Problems First Culture by Mark Rosenthal “‘Problems first’ is one of the mantras used by Phil Jenkinson, the CEO character in The Lean … Continue reading
No More Executive Bonuses!
Henry Mintzberg, wrote an excellent article for the Wall Street Journal today, No More Executive Bonuses! Don’t pay any bonuses. Nothing. This may sound extreme. But when you look at the way the compensation game is played – and the … Continue reading →