Yearly Archives: 2007

Hiring – Does College Matter?

Posted on September 6, 2007 by John Hunter

Another essay by Paul Graham packed with great thoughts – this one on hiring, colleges, measuring performance of people, etc.. Practically everyone thinks that someone who went to MIT or Harvard or Stanford must be smart. Even people who hate … Continue reading →

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The Siren Song of Multitasking

Posted on September 5, 2007 by John Hunter

The Siren Song of Multitasking Yet multiple technologies often translate into multiple interruptions: On average, workers are interrupted once every ten and a half minutes, according to Gloria Mark, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, who studied the … Continue reading →

Posted in Deming, Management, Psychology, Respect, Systems thinking | 5 Comments

Seth Godin on Marketing and the Internet

Posted on September 4, 2007 by John Hunter

Once again Seth Godin does a great job of explaining the dynamics of marketing on the web: Seth Godin Video on Web Marketing. In this 6 1/2 minute video he touches on various topics including: the ease with which web … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #18

Posted on September 3, 2007 by John Hunter

Management Improvement Carnival #18 is hosted by Ron Pereira at the Lean Six Sigma Academy. Some highlights include: The Gemba is the Dojo by Pete Abilla from the shumla blog – “The Gemba is the Dojo — precisely because the … Continue reading →

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Six Sigma and Innovation

Posted on September 1, 2007 by John Hunter

Peter Pande adds his thoughts on how six sigma and innovation can work together. In his podcast, Innovation vs. Efficiency, he makes the argument that innovation and efficiency can work together. As I have stated many times, while bad six … Continue reading →

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Data Visualization

Posted on August 30, 2007 by John Hunter

Data is often displayed poorly, making it difficult to see what is important. When data is displayed well the important facts should leap off the page and into the viewers mind. Edward Tufte is an expert on this topic with … Continue reading →

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Constant Change and Growth

Posted on August 29, 2007 by John Hunter

The Toyota Secret: Constant Change And Growth by Norman Bodek the chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. He said, “Failure to change is a vice! I want everyone at Toyota to change and at least do not be an obstacle for … Continue reading →

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August 2005 – Management Improvement Posts

Posted on August 27, 2007 by John Hunter

A few posts from the Curious Cat Management Improvement blog 2 years ago – August 2005: Purpose of an Organization: “The aim proposed here for any organization is for everybody to gain – stockholders, employees, suppliers, customers, community, the environment … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Management Improvement

Posted on August 23, 2007 by John Hunter

If organizations just adopt management improvement practices I firmly believe customer service, financial performance and employee satisfaction could be improved. This was a big part of the reason I started to use the internet to share management improvement ideas back … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, curiouscat.com, Deming, Management, Psychology, Respect, Statistics | Tagged Deming, leadership, management, respect for people, William Hunter | 11 Comments

Pragmatism and Management Knowledge

Posted on August 22, 2007 by John Hunter

Is the Theory of Constraints (TOC) a Theory? [the broken link was removed]: I suppose it’s a question of precision then. There are many things that you could argue are useful, if you argue backward from the end result. Yet … Continue reading →

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