In May, thousands of quality professionals from across the globe gathered in Milwaukee, WI, to attend the American Society for Quality’s 2016 World Conference on Quality and Improvement. To celebrate their 70th anniversary as an organization, ASQ held more than 100 sessions and workshops for attendees that presented real-life applications and solutions based on proven quality methods. The conference also featured several illustrious keynote speakers who highlighted the importance of knowing oneself before being able to successfully lead and inspire others.
Several of these sessions and keynotes focused on how to become a more dynamic and effective leader by using quality principles to attain optimal results. Here a few of Quality’s takeaways from those presentations.