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Category Archives: Management
Looting: Bankruptcy for Profit
Looting: The Economic Underworld of Bankruptcy for Profit by George Akerlof, University of California, Berkeley; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Paul Romer, Stanford Graduate School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). George Akerlof was awarded the … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Economics, Management, Systems thinking
Tagged Economics, ethics, executive pay, overpaid executives
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Some Firms Cut Costs Without Resorting to Layoffs
Some Firms Cut Costs Without Resorting to Layoffs Hypertherm Inc. has never laid off a permanent employee in its 40-year history. A 20% downturn in sales in recent months led the closely held maker of metal-cutting equipment to eliminate overtime, … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Process improvement, Respect, Systems thinking
Tagged Deming, economy, jobs, layoffs, management
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Management Blog Posts From November 2005
Photo of John Hunter at Glacier National Park. Management Improvement – Management concepts should evolve and improve over time. We should build upon the good ideas of yesterday and build in new innovations as they are shown to be effective. … Continue reading
How Private Equity Strangled Mervyns
I do not like the actions of many in “private equity.” I am a big fan of capitalism. I just object to those that unjustly take from the other stakeholders involved. It is not the specific facts of this case, … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Respect, Systems thinking
Tagged ethics, management, Respect, short term thinking, Systems thinking
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Management Improvement Carnival #49
The management carnival provides links to some great recent posts. Also see the management Reddit, which is a social media site for those interested in management. Submit your suggestions for future management carnivals. Lean at ThedaCare, LeanBlog Podcast with Dr. … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival, Management
Tagged Carnival, management, Software Development
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Google Should Stay True to Their Management Practices
I believe in Google’s past, present and future. They have shown a great ability to ignore the short term focus that dominates (and kills success) of so many companies today. I am happy to invest in Google for the long … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Management, quote
Tagged Google, Innovation, management, quota, quote, short term thinking, Six sigma
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Japan Airlines CEO on CEO Pay
Nice webbast of CNN clip on Japan Airlines CEO cutting his pay to less than that of the pilots. He really seems to understand the company does not exist for him to plunder (unlike so many CEOs in the USA). … Continue reading
Online Management Resources
Since long before I started this blog I have maintained the Curious Cat Management Improvement web site. In fact, that web site has been online since 1996; the blog started in 2004. I feel the web site has tremendous resources … Continue reading
Posted in curiouscat.com, Management
Tagged Curious Cat Links, Deming, John Hunter, lean manufacturing, management, Management Articles, management history, quote, Six sigma
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Information Technology and Business Process Support
I moved from management improvement work into information technology work (where I continue to practice management improvement). Many IT practices follow quality management guidelines well (agile software development for one). I have found it far easier to design and provide … Continue reading
Embrace Diversity, Erase Uniformity
Guest Post by Jurgen Appelo, author of the Managing Software Development blog. Five years ago, when I started working for my current employer, the entire organization (about 30 people) consisted only of 20-something white straight single males. The atmosphere was … Continue reading
