Turning Goals into Action in the New Year
- Goals
- January 5, 2026

This month Paul Borawski raises the question about going beyond the traditional quality function. My question is, how well understood and embraced are the contributions of the quality professional beyond what is traditionally thought of as the quality function? Quality should be part of the culture of the company. Employing quality methods and practices in
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Company safety policies generally have two important objectives. First, safety policies aim to ensure a company’s compliance with federal, state, and local laws and, therefore, to avoid fines and other forms of punishment for violations. Second, and more importantly, these policies strive to prevent accidents and injuries in the workplace so that employees remain healthy.
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On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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If you notice a decline in employee enthusiasm, it may be more than just spring fever in the air. Low morale is typically a symptom of something more serious than temporary mood swings or day-to-day conflicts among your employees. But fear not: one of the simplest and surest ways to lift employees’ spirits is to
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Today, on the meet-up I am happy to introduce fellow ASQ Influential Voice Blogger Guy Wallace. Guy has been helping companies with performance improvements for over 25 years. He shares his experiences and expertise on his blog. I’ve been fortunate to get to know Guy this past year because of our involvement with ASQ. Now
READ MOREIn this new video by Paul Akers, he takes some time define Lean. It is not about efficiency or killing muda. Lean is about 2 elements: 1) Learning to see waste 2) Eliminating waste with small continuous improvement with everything endlessly. You can’t be “Lean”. Lean is a journey. The big Muda that starts the
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