Stop Working So Hard!

Now more than ever you may be faced with an increased workload due to cut backs.  If you’re interested in learning 5 time management strategies that focus on working less and achieving more, then grab a cup of coffee and let’s get started….
CLICK PLAY BELOW AND BEGIN WORKING LESS! (3:39 min.)

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Recognizing Your Personal Achievements

Every year we focus on achieving work-related goals and reflect on our year-end successes during our performance evaluations at work.  But we rarely do the same on a personal level.
I encourage you to take a few minutes this week to look back at your personal successes in 2009 and identify what you’d like to accomplish [...]

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Happy Holidays!

Wishing you and your family health, happiness, and prosperity in the New Year!….Sandra

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Mystery Author Identified

A great big thanks to everyone that submitted questions for the upcoming RCA  interview!!
The interview will be with Denise Robitaille, a published author and industry expert on all things related to Quality Systems (both regulated and non-regulated  industries). She also writes regularly for Quality Digest (just last week she wrote an interesting article on the [...]

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The Results Are In (drum roll please)…..

Based on the results of the vote, it looks like the next interview will focus on Root Cause Analysis (RCA)….see results below.  So now it’s time to start submitting potential questions that you’d like me to ask the author….don’t hold back!  Please submit your questions to me by Friday 13th (I thought I’d pick a [...]

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Upcoming Interview – Vote on Topic of Interest!

I’m in the process of making arrangements to interview an author that’s very knowledgeable on several key Quality topics. Since the interview won’t take place for approximately one month, I wanted to give you the opportunity to vote on the topic that interests you most….the topic with the most votes will be the focus of [...]

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7 Symptoms of Poor Behavior in The Workplace

Kanye West, Serena Williams, and Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) recently displayed less than favorable behavior in a public setting (not that it’s any more acceptable in private).  It’s so easy to spot poor behavior when it involves celebrities or public figures, especially when it becomes fodder for the tabloids.
But what about behavior in the workplace [...]

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5 Signs That Your Workplace Security is Ineffective

False Sense of Security
If you work in a regulated industry, then you most likely have security measures in place that require you to use a pass key to gain entrance into a building or perhaps the campus.  I’ve worked for several companies that did a good job educating the workforce on the importance of security [...]

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Does Change Compromise the Perception of Quality?

IKEA Font Change
Loyal IKEA customers are upset over the recent font change reported in TIME.  Everyone’s tweeting about the change from their signature logo in futura font to the newer modern look of veranda.  You may be thinking….so what’s the big deal, it’s just a font change?
Damian Joseph from BusinessWeek wrote an article questioning if [...]

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If Your Corrective Action Isn’t Effective, Then You’ve Missed the Point!

Have you ever noticed that some of the discussions on Quality forums resemble a tennis match?  Each participant will go back and forth debating a question from a theoretical point of view as opposed to a practical approach and never really answer the question? This can go on for days, even months.  I’ve often thought [...]

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