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Tag Archives: management
Quality is a Journey to Excellence – Improving the System
Quality is a Journey to Excellence is a 2 day management seminar that Bill Hunter (my father) recorded in 1985 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The embedded clip shows the third section of a the seminar on improving the system. Deming … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Deming, Management, Systems thinking, webcast
Tagged continual improvement, Data, Deming, management, Process improvement, Statistics, Systems thinking, webcast, William Hunter
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Curious Cat Management Improvement Institute
I have established the Curious Cat Management Improvement Institute as a non profit that will serve as an online resource to help those that want to improve the practice of management. Curious Cat Management Improvement Institute is dedicated to furthering … Continue reading
Design Your Organization to Serve Customers Well
Quality is a Journey to Excellence is a 2 day management seminar that Bill Hunter (my father) recorded in 1985 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The embedded clip shows the second section of a the seminar discussing customers and how to … Continue reading
Posted in Customer focus, Deming, Management, webcast
Tagged Bill Hunter, Customer focus, Deming, management, productivity, quality, webcast
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Quality is a Journey to Excellence
I recently uncovered this 2 day management seminar that Bill Hunter (my father) recorded in 1985 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The embedded clip shows the first section of a the seminar. There is a bit of presentation that is outdated … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Respect, Systems thinking, webcast
Tagged Bill Hunter, Data, Deming, Innovation, management, respect for people, Systems thinking
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Remembering Brian Joiner
I knew Brian Joiner as a child growing up in Madison, Wisconsin. He and my father worked together and our families spent time together. As I grew I interacted with Brian in my professional life and that relationship made my … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Management, Statistics, Systems thinking
Tagged blame, Brian Joiner, Data, Deming, John Hunter, Madison, management, Systems thinking
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Interview of Bill Hunter, Brian Joiner and Peter Scholtes on Better Management Practices
Interview with Bill Hunter, Brian Joiner and Peter Scholtes (listen to the interview) on a Public Affair, National Public Radio about improving management practices in the USA. The interview is over 30 years old now but the better management ideas … Continue reading
How to Lead From Any Level In the Organization
By successfully helping other people get better results, whether it is your manager, peers, or subordinates, you will grow trust and influence with those around you. “You grow your influence with them by showing them that allowing you to have influence is good for them.” The more you show positive outcomes from your input, the more influence you will have over time. Continue reading
Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2019
These posts were the most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2019 (as measured by page views recorded by my analytics application). 14 posts are repeats from the 2018 top 20 list. Of the new top … Continue reading
Design the Management System with an Appreciation of Confirmation Bias
To create strong organizations we must create management systems using an appreciation of psychology. We must understand that people have tendencies that must be addressed by designing a management system built to take advantage of the strength those people bring … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Psychology
Tagged critical thinking, culture, management, managing people, organization as a system, Psychology, respect for people, robust
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20 Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Blog in 2018
These posts were the most popular posts on the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog in 2018 (as measured by page views, as recorded by my analytics application). The Toyota Way – Two Pillars (2010) How to Manage What You Can’t … Continue reading