Happy Qualloween!

Quality isn't scary.  Quality should be FUN!  Working on quality is a "treat" for me!

Failure, problem, nonconformity, rejection, customer complaint, audit - so many dirty quality words.  But if you ...

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October is National Quality Month!

TREAT YOURSELF!  October is National Quality Month in the United States and November is World Quality Month across the globe!

Now is the time to celebrate quality by engaging with your entire team ab...

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10 things everyone hates about (a lot of) quality managers

 I don't know who needs to hear this, but......quality professionals can be a real "pain in the patoot".  Are you a quality professional yourself?  Do you work with one or several?  These are the most...

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What new thing can you try to improve quality?

We're all going through something right now.  Our businesses are challenged more now than ever in my lifetime.  Each day is wrought with new obstacles and challenges to overcome, and we're having to u...

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We don't need a calibration program - we only use tape measures

This photo appeared randomly on a friend's post on Facebook.  She shared it, and apparently it was just an "oh crap" post from a friend (not related to quality or specifically to manufacturing/process...

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Processes don't work "automagically"

Hey, "process jockeys" and "quality gurus", now's the time to put our skills to good use.

No one really knows what to do when something like COVID-19 happens.  But truly - that's the point.  Right no...

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Happy Hour Process Improvement!

It's true.  #Process improvement (or opportunities for process improvement) can be found just about everywhere.  #TGIF, so let's talk about one I recently saw at a favorite restaurant in my neighborho...

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What I've been up to during quarantine.....

I'm normally a bit of a road warrior, so this whole quarantine thing has really been an adjustment.  I do most of my work on-site helping clients improve their businesses, and I have a really divers...

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Was COVID-19 in your emergency response plan? No? You’re not alone.

It’s very likely that your management system did not include a contingency for a global pandemic.  But it is a fantastic opportunity for us to learn something from it.

Many companies create emergency...

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ISO9001:2015 52-Wk Challenge (Wk 51 & 52) FINAL EDITION 10 Improvement

Well, this is it, folks!

Thank you to everyone for your participation for the past 52 weeks.  Your comments have been thought provoking and helpful to many.  And with so many companies beginning to s...

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