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Home » Authors » Jim L. Smith
Jim L. Smith

Jim L. Smith

Jim L. Smith has more than 45 years of industry experience in operations, engineering, research and development and quality management. You can reach Jim at [email protected]

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ARTICLES

Decisiveness Leads to Success

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
August 8, 2011
Now is a great time to show confidence in your own reasoning power.
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Face of Quality: Five Key Strategies to Enhance Quality Culture

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
August 1, 2011
Use your strength and leadership to remain economically healthy.
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Challenge Yourself to Go Higher

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
August 1, 2011
Take on challenges that make you a little bit uncomfortable. That’s the secret.
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Software & Analysis: Document Control is a Cornerstone of Effective QMS

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
July 27, 2011
A document control system can have a direct impact on an organization’s ability to serve its customers. They need to choose whether it will be positive or negative.
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Choose Your Path

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
July 25, 2011
Having a vague idea of where you want to go is not going to do you any good. Know exactly where you desire to be and you're already well on your way there.
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Achievers Get it Done

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
July 18, 2011
The will to succeed includes the willingness to live with the real possibility that things can go wrong.
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Just Three Steps Away from Success

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
July 11, 2011
No matter how low you may be, remember at any point you are just three short steps away from a whole different outlook.
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Jim's Gems: Practice Success

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
July 6, 2011
Do something once, and it has a small effect. Do something over and over again, and it can grow into a powerful force.
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Face of Quality: Enhance Your Quality Culture

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
July 1, 2011
We need to change the way we think about quality.
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Jim's Gems: Stop and Think

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
June 27, 2011
When we are tempted to feel resentful or sorry for our self, we must stop and understand that such feelings will only intensify our difficulties.
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