Quality and responsibility
29 octobre 2019
Responsibility for quality is derived from clearly defined authority to act and the willingness to be responsibile for one's actions. A serious case study about tomato soup...
Magical interactions in the intelligent organization – End
26 mars 2015
Nos participants sont à l'extérieur sous une température inacceptablement basse pour cette fin d'hiver ... sans manteaux. L'exercice précédent a duré plus de 4 minutes. Rappelez-vous : ils…
The intelligent organization : Connect to survive !
4 mars 2015
Brain cells constantly reconnect making even a damaged brain functions. If brain cells do this spontaneously, wouldn't our employees do the same ? If only we were to understand this...
They made me do it….
23 septembre 2014
Some more budget cuts. Some more enforcement of arguable decision. It up to the lower management to make it happen. As usual. Does it really have to be this way?
Grassroots movement for Quality
9 septembre 2014
I love grass. So strong and resistant. I love grassroots movement, So strong and resistant. So connected and interdependent. Are you?
Is Quality a goal or a journey ?
2 septembre 2014
Why do we still focus on Quality metrics? Can we really measure the intrinsic Quality of any products? Is it really necessary to have metrics to achieve the Quality we strive for?
The F/S ratio : Organizational quality or operational excellence?
10 juin 2014
The F/S ratio : function and support. Do organizations focus too much on tools and methodology and not enough on something else. Or SomeONE else?
The cost of inaction
3 juin 2014
Can you decide? If not, who can? Do you know how much this way of deciding actually cost?
The cost of a decision
28 mai 2014
How much are YOU worth for your company? How much can you spend on your own without authorization from your boss? Do you know? Few people know....
Stressed quality or quality stress?
20 mai 2014
Stress can be good or bad. Can Quality be good or bad too?
Qualities for quality
28 avril 2014
A short list of qualities for quality. And a few thoughts along the way.
When 95% probability provides 16% certainty.
22 avril 2014
Whenever you are 99% certain, starting doubting your results and look back at your dat with Bayes in mind.
Quality culture : Lessons from a defeat
14 avril 2014
How a recent political defeat can enlighten us on quality culture.
Mean lean, average lean : on which side to lean on ?
13 mars 2014
Lean programs are great! As long as the whole concept is implemented. Tools for humans. Not the other way around.