It’s rare that managers, or even most quality auditors, discuss how closely tied the findings of manufacturing audits are to the long-term ability of their companies to compete in this highly competitive market.

One of the most important attributes successful people possess is stick-to-itiveness.

Have you ever considered how important beliefs and expectations are and the role they play in our lives?

I learned a long time ago that quality standards, issues and performance are goals people can rally around, unlike other goals like cost reduction or productivity improvement.

Have you ever heard someone say, “I’ve tried a thousand ways to succeed, but nothing ever works!” Just think about that for a minute.

What is resilience?

Team is defined in Webster’s New World Dictionary as “joint action by a group of people in which individual interests are subordinated to group unity and efficiency.” When reading this, I am reminded of the comments from a member of one of our early teams about the challenges the team has experienced.

During a long career in management for a Fortune 50 company, I mentored numerous young professionals wanting to prepare themselves for future opportunities.

Have you given much thought about trust? It’s one of the most important foundational blocks to building character.

For a robust quality environment to exist and prosper there has to be teamwork. However, there are misunderstandings about the team of teamwork. For many organizations, it means launching and maintaining teams for isolated projects to improve various outputs.