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Category Archives: Management
Management Improvement Carnival #52
The 2008 Annual Management Improvement Carnival Review (published on a number of site) I am counting as #51, making this #52. That annual review turned out to be a very interesting collection, if you have not read all of them … Continue reading
Checklists Save Lives
Checklists are a simple quality tool that have been used widely for decades. Pilots use them, without fail, to save lives. Some surgeons have been using them and the evidence is mounting that checklists can save many more lives if … Continue reading
Curious Cat Management Carnival: Select 2008 Highlights
Over the last couple of years the quality of management material available online has increased dramatically. And blogs have provided much of the best management material. The Curious Cat Management Improvement Carnival now provides highlights 3 times a month. Each … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival, Management, Software Development
Tagged blogs, Carnival, Lean thinking, Software Development
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2008 Annual Management Blog Carnival: Part 1
The first half of the 2008 annual management blog carnival posts are online now. The posts highlight some of the best posts on management blogs in the last year. Follow the links to read some of the excellent posts that … Continue reading
A Programmer’s View of the Universe
A few weeks ago I wrote about integrating information technology and business process management. This post from Steve Yegge is interesting and discusses one reason I find that a good strategy. Programmers, by and large, are good, practical systems thinkers … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Management, Respect, Software Development
Tagged Career, managing people, programming, Psychology, respect for people, Software Development
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Management Blog Carnival: 2008 Overview
Over the next 2 weeks several management blogs will be posting their contributions to the management improvement annual blog carnival. Posts will highlight some of the best posts on other management blogs in the last year. Lean Six Sigma Academy: … Continue reading
Cutting Hours Instead of People
When financial and economic realities reach the point that labor costs must be cut I believe a good option to consider is cutting hours (and pay) instead of people. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Creativity, Deming, Innovation, Management, Respect, Systems thinking
Tagged layoffs, management, respect for people
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Managing Passionate Employees
Passion vs. Productive There are actually few organizations that can support passionate employees – even if they say they want them. That’s because the original industrial revolution was designed to support productivity. Productivity means you produce. That’s how you’re measured. … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Management, Psychology, quote, Respect, Systems thinking
Tagged commentary, curiouscat, John Hunter, management, managers, productivity, Psychology, quote, respect for people, Systems thinking, tips
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Management Improvement Carnival #50
Corey Ladas is hosting the Management Improvement Carnival #50 on the Lean Software Engineering blog, highlights include: Where did middle managers come from? by Jeffrey Krames: A new anecdote from a conversation with Peter Drucker, which leaves the reader wondering…where … Continue reading
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Federal Government Chief Performance Officer
A Quality Manager for Obama President-Elect Obama has hired a quality manager, and her name is Nancy Killefer. She is the newly appointed “Chief Performance Officer” whose mandate is to manage budget reforms while eliminating waste in government processes, ultimately … Continue reading →