Monthly Archives: April 2005

Call for Papers – Deming Research Seminar

Posted on April 28, 2005 by John Hunter

Topic: Management Improvement Call for Papers 12th Annual Research Seminar The W. Edwards Deming Institute and Fordham University 13-14 February 2006 New York City Papers that link Dr. Deming’s work to the academic literature or to the works of other great thinkers are particularly sought, as are papers that extend or expand Dr. Deming’s work, and those that describe applications of Dr. Deming’s management ideas in organizations. The Annual Research Seminar brings together people from around the world, and from … Continue reading →

Posted in Management

10 stocks for 10 years

Posted on April 22, 2005 by John Hunter

Topic: Investment I decided to look at selecting a portfolio of stocks I would be comfortable putting into an IRA for 10 years. My main criteria was companies with a history of large positive cash flow (that seemed likely to continue that trend). The 10 stocks I came up with are (closing price on 22 April 2005 – % of portofilo invested): Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF – 16.40 – 16%) – a closed end mutual fund investing in China, Hong … Continue reading →

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Beginning of the End of Housing Bubble?

Posted on April 19, 2005 by John Hunter

Topic: Economics – Investing re: Beginning of the End of Housing Bubble? – Dan Gilmor blog post I doubt we are at the end of the bubble. However, financial bubbles are very difficult to time. My guess is the bubble will continue for over a year for most, if not all locations in the USA. And unless the bubble continues and prices reach levels much higher than they are now, the end of the bubble will not be dramatic decline … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Investing

Management Improvement Articles

Posted on April 10, 2005 by John Hunter

Topic: Management – Library Articles Recent additions to the Curious Cat Management Improvement Library include: Six Sigma and Kaizen Compared by Raphael L. Vitalo Deming Retrospective Inputs by Gerry Hahn Bringing Lean Systems Thinking to Six Sigma by Paul Mullenhour and Jamie Flinchbaugh Risk Management during Requirements by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister Innovation Now! by Gary Hamel Find links to these, and other new additions, on the Curious Cat Management Improvement New Articles Page or search for management improvement … Continue reading →

Posted in Management

Performance without Appraisal

Posted on April 2, 2005 by John Hunter

re: Managing with Trust post from Coding Horror This interesting post includes the quote: “It seems cheap to dispatch [performance reviews] without suggesting some alternative.” Dr. Deming would mention Peter Scholtes thoughts on why performance appraisals were bad management when asked about his belief that performance appraisals should be eliminated. In the short article Performance Without Appraisal: What to do Instead of Performance Appraisals, Peter wrote: Dr. Deming said of Performance Appraisals, “Stop doing them and things will get better.” … Continue reading →

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