Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Total Quality Management (TQM) is recognized as a prerequisite for survival. TQM has increased profitability in some corporations up to six times. Anyone who is unwilling to spend for quality is hastening company decline. Business Strategy Steers the Quality Process. Quality is one of the most vital ingredients of competitive success.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

Deming Institute

JANUARY 5, 2017

During my junior year in college, I was running for leadership positions in my fraternity. We argued with him, citing our understanding of Deming and the modern quality approach, including the Taguchi loss function, as we had studied in our TQM class. You might argue I went to the wrong business school.

Deming 46

Deming TQM Kaizen Crisis 46

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

Some of the things that management identified as having been deficient in prior initiatives included that leadership changes had prevented consistency and carry-over, programs didn't attempt to change employee behavior, and middle managers didn't embrace the initiatives. For example, you could use "continuous improvement" instead of "kaizen."

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma TQM Kaizen Balanced Scorecard 14

Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 24, 2012

Most of us have fallen into our career. While the proportion of vocational to non- vocational degrees fluctuates, most people still end up in a career that just happened.

Career 73

Career Content Course Books 73

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 15, 2012

In his address to Stanford Graduates in 2005, Steve Jobs said; "And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition". When we have an intuitive response to something it is often our personal values that are being touched upon.

Content 66

Content Books Positioning TQM 66

Chartered Management Institute

JANUARY 22, 2012

Don't wait for headhunters to call - if you're a senior executive looking for a job and they haven't already then it is too late. You need to drive the process - with the right approach and the right effort almost anyone (though I am personally concerned with senior executives) can land a role and do so quickly.

Open-book 65

Open-book Execution Content Process 65

Chartered Management Institute

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The present UK government are placing a great deal of emphasis on the small business and entrepreneurial sector to deliver the economic turnaround that the country needs, and also to provide gainful employment for the millions of people who are being made redundant from both the private and public sectors.

Entrepreneur 65

Entrepreneur Uncertainty Books Morale 65

Chartered Management Institute

JUNE 11, 2012

What are the fantasies and fears, projections, and stereotypes that influence our behaviour in situations like this? Which ones help us survive today and which are legacies from our cave-man ancestors? When does our sense of outrage provoke us to act? When does our sense of decorum prevent us?

Influence 67

Influence Content Project Books 67

Chartered Management Institute

JUNE 5, 2012

There's one simple thing, that most senior executives (most people generally) don't do when they are looking for a job. They don't do it out of fear - and that fear is misguided - or, I suppose, out of shame. In today's job hunt we depend on our informal network of personal ambassadors to help unearth possibilities.

Content 78

Content Execution Information Books 78