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John Hunter Online

Posted on September 14, 2022 by John Hunter

Years ago I would publish multiple blog posts here every month. More recently I have posted several blog posts a year. For those interested I have several options to receive more frequent updates. Feeds of my previous management blog posts allow you to subscribe and receive daily updates on management improvement ideas. So even though I am not posting many new posts here anymore you have several options to get you more frequent management improvement content delivered to you. The … Continue reading →

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Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2020

Posted on January 5, 2021 by John Hunter

These posts were the most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2020 (as measured by page views recorded by my analytics application). I wrote very few posts for this blog last year. The historical Curious Cat management RSS feed provides a feed of all the past posts about management (I also provide other Curious Cat RSS feeds). This year 15 posts are repeats from the 2019 top 20 list. Of the new top 20 posts 3 … Continue reading →

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20 Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Blog in 2018

Posted on December 27, 2018 by John Hunter

These posts were the most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2018 (as measured by page views, as recorded by my analytics application). The Toyota Way – Two Pillars (2010) How to Manage What You Can’t Measure (2010) 94% Belongs to the System (2013) Stated Versus Revealed Preference (2013) Keys to the Effective Use of the PDSA Improvement Cycle (2012) Good Project Management Practices (2018)* The Importance of Critical Thinking and Challenging Assumptions (2017) Peter Scholtes … Continue reading →

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20 Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Blog in 2017

Posted on January 9, 2018 by John Hunter

These posts were the most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2017 (as measured by page views, as recorded by my analytics application). Keys to the Effective Use of the PDSA Improvement Cycle (2012) The Toyota Way – Two Pillars (2010) Continual Improvement (2008) * How to Manage What You Can’t Measure (2010) The Purpose of an Organization (2005) 94% Belongs to the System (2013) One factor at a time (OFAT) Versus Factorial Designs (2011) Stated … Continue reading →

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RSS feed for Management Improvement Blog Posts

Posted on October 17, 2017 by John Hunter

I have created a RSS feed for select blog posts from the start of the Curious Cat Management Improvement blog in 2004 (as well as other posts I have made on management improvement on other blogs). Subscribe to the John Hunter management improvement RSS feed. Doing so will add a post each day to your RSS feed reader from my past blog post. Of course, the normal RSS feed for this blog will continue to provide access to the new blog posts I publish. Continue reading →

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20 Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Blog in 2016

Posted on January 3, 2017 by John Hunter

These posts were the most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2016 (as measured by page views, as recorded by my analytics application). Toyota Post Record Profit: Splits $15 million in Pay and Bonus for top 21 Executives (2014) Stated Versus Revealed Preference (2013) The Toyota Way – Two Pillars (2010) The Purpose of an Organization (2005) One factor at a time (OFAT) Versus Factorial Designs (2011) How to Manage What You Can’t Measure (2010)* Keys … Continue reading →

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Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog Ranking

Posted on June 1, 2016 by John Hunter

I created a ranking of top management improvement blogs for fun. There is no way to objectively rate blogs by how worthy or valuable they are. I just wanted to create a listing that ranked blogs I thought were worth reading using a collection of metrics that I think have some merit (even if that merit is fairly limited). Here are the top 10 as of now (it will change over time): The most important factor is my selection of … Continue reading →

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20 Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Blog in 2015

Posted on January 5, 2016 by John Hunter

This is a list of the 20 most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog last year (as measured by page views, as recorded by my analytics application). The Toyota Way – Two Pillars (2010) Stated Versus Revealed Preference (2013) The Purpose of an Organization (2005) 94% Belongs to the System (2013) How to Get a New Management Strategy, Tool or Concept Adopted (2010) One factor at a time (OFAT) Versus Factorial Designs (2011) The Aim Should be … Continue reading →

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Most Popular Links on Management Sub-Reddit in 2015

Posted on December 15, 2015 by John Hunter

I created the management sub-reddit many years ago. The management sub-reddit provides links to worthwhile management content and the members indicate those links they liked. Here is a list of the most popular links added in the last year. People Don’t Fail, Processes Do by Terry Smith on The Lean Post The common objection to seniority pay is, “It’s rewarding dead wood!” My response is, “Why do you hire dead wood? Or why do you hire live wood and kill … Continue reading →

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10 Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Blog in 2014

Posted on January 6, 2015 by John Hunter

Here is a list of the 10 most popular posts on this blog last year (as measured by views counted by my analytics applications). The posts were published in 2010 (4 posts), 2013 (2), 2014 (2), 2005 (1) and 2012 (1). The Toyota Way – Two Pillars (2010) No True Lean Thinking or Agile Software Development (2010) The Purpose of an Organization (2005) Steve Jobs on Quality, Business and Joseph Juran (2014) Why Don’t Football Players Just Thrown the Ball … Continue reading →

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Curious Cat Blog Network

Posted on October 7, 2014 by John Hunter

I recently created one RSS feed for all the Curious Cat Network blogs (which also includes other blogs I author). Of course, you can also subscribe to the RSS feed for this blog by itself: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog RSS feed. RSS readers are by far the best way to read blogs; if you want some more information here is a post on RSS feed readers and how to use them. The Curious Cat blog Network includes many blogs … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Blogging

Posted on July 3, 2014 by John Hunter

ASQ interviewed me, and several other ASQ Influential Voices bloggers for an article published in the current issue of Quality Progress magazine: The Blog Boom [the broken link was removed, it is so disappointing how many organizations can’t manage a web site decently]. A couple of my quotes from the article: I have been blogging for 10 years, which is more than enough time to convince me it is right for me. Blogging fits my personality—I like short delivery cycles. … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #200

Posted on October 1, 2013 by John Hunter

The Curious Cat Management Improvement Carnival has been published since 2006 and this is the 200th edition. The posts selected for the carnival focus on the areas of management improvement I have focused on in the Curious Cat Management Improvement Guide since 1996 (17 years now, which I find pretty amazing): Deming, lean thinking, leadership, innovation, respect for people, customer focus, etc.. Eiji Toyoda – the Master Innovator by Bill Waddell – “He was a master innovator in the days … Continue reading →

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Your Online Presence and Social Networks for Managers

Posted on July 17, 2013 by John Hunter

This month Paul Borawski asked ASQ’s Influential Voices which

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The W. Edwards Deming Institute Blog

Posted on October 11, 2012 by John Hunter

I am authoring the new W. Edwards Deming Institute Blog. Make sure you subscribe to the Deming Institute blog’s RSS feed if you want to keep up with my posts there. Some of the posts so far: Dr. Deming on Innovation 2012 Deming Prize Winners Video of Dr. W. Edwards Deming: Deadly Diseases of Western Management I will continue posting to this blog (the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog): subscribe to the RSS feed for this blog. Related: My New … Continue reading →

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Management Blog Posts From November 2006

Posted on April 26, 2012 by John Hunter

I have selected a few great posts from the Curious Cat Management Blog back in November 2006. What Could we do Better? – There are many important ideas to improve management. This is one of the most important tips to aid improvement that I know of: it is easy to do, brings huge benefits and most organizations fail to do it. Ask your customers: “What one thing could we do to improve?” Ackoff’s F-laws: Common Sins of Management presents 13 … Continue reading →

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