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Articles Tagged with ''goals''

Process Improvement

Most problems result from management systems.
QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
June 30, 2020

Almost all organizations set performance targets for departments and/or individuals to conduct their operations and to deliver products and services to their customers. Although managers attempt to ensure their processes can handle all the issues that may arise in their business, in today’s complex world, these processes often fall short.


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Jim's Gems: Keep Going

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
June 18, 2020

We need to carefully consider each commitment before making it. After deciding to make the commitment, create a plan and move toward the goal.  


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covid-19's effect on the economy

COVID-19 Prompts Economic Worries

Our third COVID-19 survey looks at how manufacturers are dealing with the pandemic.
Michelle Bangert
Michelle Bangert
April 27, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, manufacturers continue to face new challenges. It’s the topic on everyone’s mind. How will COVID-19 affect us?


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Jim's Gems: Purpose Supplies Energy

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
January 19, 2015

Jim Smith talks about setting goals in the new year.


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Jim's Gems: Overcoming Adversity

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
June 17, 2014

If you want to shorten the time it takes to get back on your feet, try positive visualization.


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Jim's Gems: The Power of Visualization

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
June 10, 2014

The very act of imagination forces you to accept that certain things are indeed possible for you.


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Jim's Gems: One Step at a Time

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
June 3, 2014

When mountain climbers feel like they can’t go any further, they concentrate on the next three feet.


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Jim's Gems: Why Aren’t I Achieving My Goals?

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
March 25, 2014

If you are not making the progress you would like to make and are capable of making, you might consider the following points.  


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Ready, Set, Goal!

Setting goals helps us choose where we want to go in life
January 8, 2014

With the beginning of the New Year it is time to think about setting goals. It shouldn’t be restricted to a once a year exercise, but that’s the way many of us think.


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Jim's Gems: Self-Esteem and Humility

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
March 11, 2013

There are scores of books and numerous articles written on this subject by people with far more credentials than I possess; however, maybe we shouldn’t over think this conundrum which might allow us to come up with a fairly simple answer.


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