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5 Checks for Persuasive Data…OR Creating Absorptive Capacity for.

Mike Cardus

Design by 12GrainStudio 5 Checks for Persuasive Data…OR Creating Absorptive Capacity for Tasks & Projects Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 Posted by: mike Content from my upcoming American Standard for Quality: Lean Six Sigma Conference workshop; Developing : Leading : Being Part of Effective 6 Sigma Teams Is Your Data Persuasive?

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9 Team Dynamics That Get Results

Mike Cardus

Design by 12GrainStudio 9 Team Dynamics That Get Results Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 Posted by: mike Team dynamics defined as the motivating and driving forces that propel a team toward its goal and mission 1. Oct 2010 Another great post I would add 2 others items. Oct 2010 Martin. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress.

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Possibility Maximizer: Management Improvement Carnival

Sales Wolf Blog

 The Management Improvement Carnival naturally features posts on how improve your management skills and systems within your organization, but also has a special focus on how this can be accomplished using lean management practices such as Kaizen, Six Sigma, and even Hansei.  Enjoy! .  And, by the way.

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Avoid Doing the Wrong things Righter…But, “By What Method?”

Deming Institute

In one of his conversations found on YouTube and posted on January 11, 2010 (the year following his death), Dr. Ackoff provides the following insight about leaders doing the “right and wrong” things in the systems they lead: Peter Drucker said “There’s a difference between doing things right and doing the right thing.” 2010, January).

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Integrating Maintenance of Board Certification and Health Systems’ Quality-Improvement Programs

Harvard Business Review

Part IV of the MOC requirements addresses physician competence in quality improvement. Most physicians complete quality-improvement projects individually by completing modules provided by the specialty certification boards to collect, analyze, and improve quality on subsets of 25 to 50 patients. Develop standards for QIPs.

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Operational Improvement Has Improved

Harvard Business Review

If you've had a bad experience with an operational improvement effort (like Six Sigma or Business Reengineering), or if you haven't given it much attention lately, you should take a fresh look. Continuous improvement and quality have become part of the management lexicon. But improvement has improved.

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Debriefing as Continuous Improvement

Strategy Driven

Whether it was branded the Deming Method or Six Sigma or a host of other models, ‘continuous improvement processes’ found their way into organizations large and small and have made a major contribution to improving quality worldwide. To read William Duke’s complete biography, click here.