Tag Archives: Carnival

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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6th Annual Curious Cat Management Blog Review

Posted on January 30, 2014 by John Hunter

Each of the participants post reviews of several blogs on their blog. Links to all the 2013 Management Blog Review posts are listed below, ordered by the number of years each author has participated in the annual review. 2013 Hosts Years Blog reviews Evolving Excellence 6 Timeback, Matthew May, HBR: Brad Power Lean Reflections 5 Deming Institute blog, MIX TimeBack Management 5 Michel Baudin, Manufacturing Leadership Center, The Lean Thinker QAspire 4 Squawk Point, Jesse Lyn Stoner, Jamie Flinchbaugh A … 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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Management Improvement Carnival #198

Posted on August 2, 2013 by John Hunter

The Curious Cat Management Improvement Carnival has been published since 2006. The carnival, has been published twice a month – but will now be published once or twice a month depending on how things work out. I hope you find the post included in this edition interesting and find some new blogs to add to your blog/RSS reader. Follow John Hunter online: Google+, Twitter and elsewhere. Observations From A Tipless Restaurant by Jay Porter – “Our ability to make sure … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Blog Carnival #190

Posted on April 4, 2013 by John Hunter

The Curious Cat Management Carnival is published twice each month. 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: Deming, evidence based management, systems thinking, respect for people, applied statistics, etc.. photo of (from right to left) Peter Scholtes, John Hunter and George Box in Madison, Wisconsin at the 2008 Deming Conference George Box (1919 to 2013) by John Hunter – George Box … Continue reading →

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Curious Cat 5th Annual Management Blog Review – Part 2 of 2

Posted on January 15, 2013 by John Hunter

The 5th annual Curious Cat Management Blog Review has been completed. This year, 15 blogs (a record) reviewed a total of 39 management blogs (not a record, in 2010 44 were reviewed). 4 blogs have been reviewed every year: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog, Evolving Excellence, Gemba Panta Rei (all of which were reviewed by Ron Pereira on Lean Six Sigma Academy in 2008) and Timeback Management which was reviewed by me here on the Curious Cat Management Improvement blog. … Continue reading →

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Curious Cat 5th Annual Management Blog Review – Part 1

Posted on December 26, 2012 by John Hunter

This is the 5th year in which multiple management blogs have participated in reviewing the year in management blogging. Once again we have many great blogs reviewed. Each year a few blog authors stop, or nearly stop publishing, but each year more great new management blogs start. Here are links to the reviews that have been posted so far with the number of years each author has participated in the annual review. Years Author of blog blogs reviewed 5 Kevin … Continue reading →

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Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog Carnival #174

Posted on August 1, 2012 by John Hunter

The Curious Cat management blog carnival is published 3 times a month with hand picked recent management blog posts. I also collect management improvement articles for the Curious Cat Management Articles site; an RSS feed of new article additions is available. How to Identify Your Team or Organization’s Purpose by Jesse Lyn Stoner – “What is the end-result that you offer? Look at your purpose from the viewpoint of the result, not the products or services you offer.” What we … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Blog Carnival #157

Posted on February 10, 2012 by John Hunter

The Curious Cat management blog carnival is published 3 times a month with hand picked recent management blog posts. I also collect management improvement articles for the Curious Cat Management Articles site; you can subscribe via RSS for new article additions. Maximize Test Coverage Efficiency And Minimize the Number of Tests Needed by John Hunter – “The steeper the slope the more efficient your test plan is. If you repeat the same tests of pairs and triples and… while not … Continue reading →

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2011 Management Blog Roundup: Gemba Panta Rei

Posted on December 24, 2011 by John Hunter

For my contribution to the 4th annual management blog roundup I will take a look at 3 management blogs. In this post I look back at the year that was at the Gemba Panta Rei blog. We are lucky to have so many great management blogs to read all year that provide inspiration and great advice. This year 12 management bloggers contributed to highlight nearly 40 blogs, be sure to check out all the posts. Jon Miller is the of … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #149

Posted on November 21, 2011 by John Hunter

Jon Miller hosts Management Improvement Carnival #149 looking at blog posts examining motivation, highlights include: a wonderful cat photo Kevin Meyer found some bright spots on his trip to India and documented them in several fun articles in Evolving Excellence. My favorite was leadership lessons from Ganesha, a set of mindsets and behaviors that are both motivating personally and constructive in motivating others. On productivity and motivation, one article began by explaining how researchers found that doing or saying something … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #148

Posted on November 11, 2011 by John Hunter

Jamie Flinchbaugh hosts Management Improvement Carnival #148, highlights include: Since I’m just back from the 1st Lean for HR Summit, I thought I would also showcase an HR-oriented blog. This one from Emily Douglas challenges HR to step up to the plate in The HR Puzzle. Old Lean Dude, aka Bruce Hamilton, aka “Toast Guy”, writes in Illogical Progression on how hoshin gets used as an organization progresses on their lean journey. Michael Baudin writes about the use of sports … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #145

Posted on October 10, 2011 by John Hunter

The Curious Cat Management blog carnival highlights recent management blog posts 3 times each month. The posts generally focus on the areas I have focused on in the Curious Cat Management Guide since 1996 (Deming, evidence based management, lean manufacturing, agile software development, systems thinking…). Why Startup Hubs Work by Paul Graham – “The problem is not that most towns kill startups. It’s that death is the default for startups, and most towns don’t save them… Both components of the … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #139

Posted on August 10, 2011 by John Hunter

The Curious Cat Management Improvement Carnival has been published since 2006. We find great management blog posts and share them with you 3 times a month. We hope you find these post interesting and find some new blogs to start reading. Follow John Hunter online: Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, more. Questioning the Value of the P-Value by Jon Miller – “Father of modern statistics Ronald A. Fisher invented the p-value as an informal measure of evidence against the null hypothesis. Although … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #136

Posted on July 11, 2011 by John Hunter

The Curious Cat Management blog carnival highlights recent management blog posts 3 times each month. The posts generally focus on the areas I have focused on in the Curious Cat Management Guide since 1996 (Deming, leadership, agile software development, lean manufacturing, continual improvement…). The Purpose of a Business is not Customer Value by Jurgen Appelo – “Every business is a complex adaptive system of stakeholders working together in order to create value for everyone involved… Unfortunately, again and again, management … Continue reading →

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