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Jim's Gems: Think Success

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
September 4, 2012
You act like you know yourself to be, which is what all of us do. You create what is called a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Jim's Gems: What Do You Have to Offer?

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
August 27, 2012
Many people are, by their very nature, quite thoroughly self-centered. That represents quite an incredible opportunity.
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Jim's Gems: The Power of Your Beliefs

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
August 20, 2012
Beliefs are neither right nor wrong. They are either empowering or limiting.
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Jim's Gems: Change Your Beliefs

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
August 13, 2012
Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison came to realize that authority figures were not the determiners of their destiny. Rather, they themselves had that power.
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Jim's Gems: Personal Beliefs

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
August 6, 2012
We all have beliefs about who we are and what we are like. We were, however, not born with these beliefs.
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Shifting the Paradigm: Reporting Improvement Projects' Financial Benefits: COPQ or CODND

Forrest Breyfogle
August 1, 2012
In my next series of blogs, I will be elaborating on various aspects of executing improvement projects using the enhanced project execution roadmap contained in the Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) business management system.


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Jim's Gems: What's Your Idea of Success?

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
July 30, 2012
Measuring success by other people's values prevents you from recognizing many of your own significant accomplishments.
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Jim's Gems: Achievement Results from Persistent Focus

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
July 23, 2012
If you're not persistently following your dream, that dream is simply not big enough. You will need to work to expand on that dream until it is big enough and exciting enough to keep your focus continually aligned and unwavering.
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Quality Observations: Management: Control Quality Assurance by Keeping it Simple

Ashley Osgood
July 18, 2012
There is a perception vs. reality when it comes to quality, so an effective quality improvement strategy must comprehend the differences that exist between the two. Both of these must be recognized, understood and managed in order to move forward.
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Jim's Gems: Take Time to Reflect

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
July 16, 2012
I believe our insights come when we give our minds time to think, without forcing answers at the conscious level.
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