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Yearly Archives: 2005
Performance without Appraisal
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Performance Appraisal
Tagged curiouscat, Deming, Performance Appraisal, Peter Scholtes, Software Development
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Management Improvement Books
My recent post on Statistics for Experimenters: Design, Innovation, and Discovery , 2nd Edition reminds me I have not mentioned other good books that have been published recently. Three great books published last year are: Six Sigma Beyond the Factory … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Management
Tagged Books, purpose, Six sigma, Statistics for Experimenters, Systems thinking
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NCAA Basketball Tournament
Sign up for the curiouscat.com group on ESPN to compare your picks to other Curious Cats. You can link your existing entry to the group or create your account for ESPN, then make your picks and then link to the … Continue reading
Who Influences Your Thinking?
Comments on Who Influences Your Thinking? [broken link removed] – Survey results [broken link removed] > 1. Are people getting most of their information > from other sources? That would be my guess. Similar to the phenomenon of “the long … Continue reading
Posted in Management, quote
Tagged Ackoff, Bill Hunter, Brian Joiner, curiouscat, Deming, Douglas McGregor, George Box, Management, management history, Peter Scholtes, quality management experts, Six sigma, TQM, Womack
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Statistics for Experimenters – Second Edition
The classic Statistics for Experimenters has been updated by George Box and Stu Hunter, two of the three original authors. Bill Hunter, who was my father, and the other author, died in 1986. Order online: Statistics for Experimenters: Design, Innovation, … Continue reading
Curious Cat Articles and Links
We have created a new blog, Curious Cat Articles and Links, where we will post links to articles and web sites we find interesting.
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Control Charts in Health Care
This post is an edited version of a message I sent to the Deming Electronic Network. I find the “control charts in health care” thread quite interesting. From Mike Woolbert’s post [link broken, so I removed it] > I have … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Deming, Health care, Management, Quality tools, Statistics
Tagged Brian Joiner, control chart, Data, Deming, Health care, management tools, SPC, Statistics, Systems thinking
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Baby Names – Web Application
Cool site: Baby name wizard – name popularity java application Great example of a traffic generating tool/content use to help market a product. The aplication allows visitors to view the popularity of names over time. The site provides a useful … Continue reading
Posted in Fun
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Private Consumer Information Stolen from ChoicePoint
Topics: Economics, Privacy, Government According to an article on CNN.com, “tens of thousands of U.S. consumers face a greater risk of identity theft after criminals gained access to a database of personal records compiled by ChoicePoint Inc.” “In California, the … Continue reading
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Management Improvemnet Articles
Topic: Management – Library Additions Recent additions to the Curious Cat Management Improvement Library include: Six Sigma for the Little Guy by Mikel J. Harry and J. Douglas Crawford What are the Measures That Matter by Art Kleiner Critical Chain … Continue reading
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