ASQ Influential Voices: Quality and Education Part 2 – Seth Godin on School TAGS: blitz | compliance | consulting | education | fear | influential voices | interesting | lean | quality | school | seth godin | stop stealing dreams As a continuation on the discussion about the link between quality and education for the ASQ Influential Voices, the following is perhaps one of the most influential TED Talks I …Continue reading →

Does University Come Before or After the State Name? TAGS: after | before | consulting | espn | indiana | lean | lean blitz | name | operations | process | sample gates | school | sports | state | the ohio state university | university How many times have you wondered if University comes before or after a state name when referring to a college? Not many? Okay, how many times have you heard someone call …Continue reading →

Vision and Value TAGS: ability | action | annie | associate | blitz | brand | cat food | cereal | consultant | consulting | detergent | difference | director | electronics | engineer | eradicate | expert | field | fish | fix | function | guru | improvement | indiana | irreplaceable | kelley | laundry | leader | lean | leibovitz | management | manager | marketing | mba | mentor | operations | opportunity | partner | photographer | pipe | plan | plumber | process | profession | retail | school | service | six sigma | sports | teach | university | value | vision | visualize Everybody has the opportunity to create value, in one fashion or another. A person can merely be a “warm body” that stands in as part of a process creating a …Continue reading →