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Quality Remix: A Must-Read

April 16, 2010

By Evan Miller

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Even before you open the cover to The Answer to How is Yes you realize that you’re in for a new perspective.

Jim's Gems: Powerful First Impressions

April 16, 2010

By Jim L. Smith

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First impressions are powerful. With regard to yourself, consider what it takes to make a positive first impression...

VIDEO BLOG: How Much Training is Enough?

April 9, 2010

By Peter Sanderson

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Peter suggests that customers evaluate companies based on their employee training in part five of his standards series.

Jim's Gems: This is Your Day. What Will You Do?

April 9, 2010

By Jim L. Smith

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What matters is that we make positive use of the current circumstance and what we have.

NDT Round Up: Are you LinkedIn?

April 5, 2010

By Michael Serabian

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Do you tweet? Do you have a Facebook page? Are you LinkedIn?

Jim's Gems: Never Stop Learning

April 2, 2010

By Jim L. Smith

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UPDATED WEEKLY! When we begin to think we know it all and have nothing else of importance to learn, we deny our self the opportunity to learn new things.

Jim's Gems: Think on the Positive Side

March 26, 2010

By Jim L. Smith

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Our personality and character are shaped by those things we think about and focus on. Those who achieve success, consider themselves capable of success.

Quality Remix: More on Quality - More on Management

March 22, 2010

By Douglas Burleigh

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My previous two columns have sparked some interesting and lengthy discussions on LinkedIn. The central themes of these columns addresses whether quality should be an independent function, and whether putting someone in charge of quality who has no experience in the field demonstrates a lack of respect for quality. These themes are closely related.

Jim's Gems: Focus Your Energy

March 22, 2010

By Jim L. Smith

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Professional and personal challenges come to each of us every day. Some of those challenges are things we have direct accountability for. However, there are some things we can control, and there are things we cannot control.

Key to Quality: The Flavor of the Day Is LSS and the Theory of Constrains

March 18, 2010

By Joseph Sorrentino

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I realize that LSS and the theory of constrains are good things, but the main root cause problem is overlooked.

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