Yearly Archives: 2005

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 … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Books

Posted on March 21, 2005 by John Hunter

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 →

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NCAA Basketball Tournament

Posted on March 13, 2005 by John Hunter

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 →

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Who Influences Your Thinking?

Posted on March 10, 2005 by John Hunter

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 →

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Statistics for Experimenters – Second Edition

Posted on March 8, 2005 by John Hunter

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 →

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Curious Cat Articles and Links

Posted on March 1, 2005 by John Hunter

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

Posted on February 26, 2005 by John Hunter

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 →

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Baby Names – Web Application

Posted on February 21, 2005 by John Hunter

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 →

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Private Consumer Information Stolen from ChoicePoint

Posted on February 15, 2005 by John Hunter

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

Posted on February 14, 2005 by John Hunter

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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