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ASQ Buffalo Quality Conference 2013 :: Mike is Presenting

Mike Cardus

ASQ Buffalo 2013 Quality Conference. I will be presenting 2 workshops at the ASQ Buffalo 2013 Quality Conference – October 15 & 16. ASQ Buffalo 2013 Quality Conference. October 15 Quality Conference. October 16 Quality Seminars. At the Millennium Hotel – Buffalo NY. Registration [link]. 10/15 – Conference Day.

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Thinking Differently. Enabling Innovation. :: Buffalo Business First Event

Mike Cardus

I am really excited to be offering this workshop through Buffalo Business First and Canisius Center for Professional Development. Empower yourself and attend this workshop! When: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 8:30am-12:00pm. Innovation Workshop Focus: Diminished “stuckness” in your thinking. Thinking Differently.

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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

Research by Gallup, as reported in The State of the American Workplace in 2013, discovered that roughly 70% of workers were disengaged. It is important to develop these apps, and the techniques associated with applying them, but what about the operating system that runs them? A 2001 study by the Hay Group indicated a 2.5x

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Do Your Business Process Metrics Measure Up?

Strategy Driven

Peter Fingar, co-author of Business Process Management : The Third Wave , then asks these measurement corollaries in his 2013 article “How Do Your BPM Metrics Measure Up?”. Are we doing things right? Are we doing the right things? Are we measuring things right? Are we measuring the right things? But what are these right measurements?

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The Failure of “The Livonia Philosophy” at my GM Plant

Deming Institute

I was told that Dr. Deming had taught some workshops within GM, particularly the Powertrain division in the 1980s. Mark also co-authored Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Continuous Improvements, which was released in June 2012 and also a Shingo Research Award recipient in 2013. What had happened?

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The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business Review

The ManpowerGroup Contingent Workforce Index of 2013 showed 40% of all ManpowerGroup consulting engagements blended permanent and contingent workers. The disconnect between HR and Procurement often means either choice is suboptimal on its own, so operating managers circumvent both HR and Procurement.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

Since September 2016, Torkild has spent a couple of days a week at the Björn Borg headquarters, attending workshops, meetings, and fitness tests; having lunch with and talking with employees; and participating in sports hours (25 to date). During 2016, employee engagement increased by 3%, to 75%.

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