December topic discussed in ASQ blog expressed a question: Is quality ambitious enough? Bill Troy, ASQ CEO, shared an article by Brooks Carder where he pointed out that “we (quality professionals) have all gone through some kind of conversion. We know in our hearts we can help make this world work better. We don’t need Read more…
Many readers ask me about the difference between Managers and Leaders; and common questions are: – Is a leader born o made?– Does anybody can be a leader if takes the appropriate training? – Can a manager be a good leader? And vice versa? Added to that, ASQ CEO Bill Read more…
Most associations are struggling to attract and retain members. They must generate new and creative ways to keep the flow of members going. The big question is HOW? In the last blog post, ASQ CEO Bill Troy talked about how ASQ works on growing and maintaining its members; and asked Read more…
Some readers ask me about how I started with my blog, what the real benefits of spending time on it are, and also ask me for tips. To answer those questions I’m so thrilled to share with you an article called “Blog Bloom” from the July Quality Progress Magazine where Read more…
How will the future of quality unfold? In his last blog post of “A view from the Q”, Bill Troy asked an interesting question on the future of Quality. He believes that “there are two very distinct views about the future of quality we need to at least acknowledge, if Read more…
Vision and Mission are important components of strategic planning. Some organizations find difficult to define them and end up misused them; while others think they are easy to write. Well, they look beautiful on the wall of any organization but, what do they really mean? What are the differences between them? Do they really give Read more…
Last post on ASQ blog –first one of our new CEO Bill Troy, gave us the awesome news that ASQ has been awarded with the Excellence level of achievement for the 2014 Wisconsin Forward Award. The Wisconsin Forward Award is essentially the state-level equivalent of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Read more…
As every year, ASQ has released the 2013 Manufacturing Outlook Survey that was fielded to respondents in the aerospace, automotive, food, medical device, pharmaceutical and utility industries, among others. After reading the summary on the ASQ blog, an interesting fact reflected that “only 13% of respondents use smart manufacturing, but 82% Read more…
