The last of our ASQ Houston Area Quality Conference Episodes. This week's episode was a blast. Recorded with Mike Prior of QIA, in all respects a competitor to us here at Texas Quality Assurance, but they kill puppies. Tune in, check it out, you won't be disappointed. Find more about #QualityMatters Podcast and Texas Quality…
Job Shops, Lean Six Sigma, Quality and why these are dirty words, and should not be. Perhaps, the problem is in our daily lives, we have “Certification Projects” instead of solving this problem. Not all problems require a regression analysis. Can we do a four hour Kazan instead of a four day? According to Fab,…
Evidence against that no matter the profession from oil & gas to medical and pharmaceutical Quality Matters. But be sure you retain those oh so important software skills in order to be effective. Tune in as we interview a couple of amazing speakers from the ASQ 'American Society for Quality” Houston Area Regional Quality Conference…
This episode was recorded at an ASQ Section 1422 meeting where Kyle Chambers discusses among other things tools Consultants and Auditors can use, and even Quality Managers, to conduct a GAP Assessment using Process Maps. Kyle explores this through the lens of what he dubs Coffee Pot Process Mapping. How does consultants and auditors get…
Four day work week, sounds great at first. Seems Microsoft Japan has had a lot of success with it so far. But there are a lot of variables at play here from cultural differences between Japan and the US, what about the impact of increased productive time during the day at work to impacts on…
What a joy it was to sit down with Dr Rob Pennington. For those that don’t’ know him YET, Dr. Rob is a Psychologist and executive coach, and he’s been helping leaders and teams find a better balance of authority and collaboration since 1982. A former assistant professor at the University of Houston and co-founder…
Safety experts: Congress should consider workplace safety implications of Marijuana Legalization and Workplace Safety. https://www.ishn.com/articles/111682-safety-experts-congress-should-consider-workplace-safety-implications-of-marijuana-legalization Occupational safety and health experts are urging the U.S. Congress to go slow and consider workplace safety when taking on the legalization of marijuana. Although recreational and medical marijuana are still prohibited under federal law, it is legal in 33…
Let’s face it folks, no one enjoys being audited, especially your first time to be audited can be nerve-racking. There are several types of audits, but the hardest and often most vital to your business or industry is your 3rd Party Certification Audit. But with a few tips and a little preparation, there is little…
Quality is more than processes, protocols, procedures and profit. Its about People. Our #QualityMatters Podcast episode this week dives into one CEO's solution to the often neglected Human Element. In fact he writes over 9200 Birthday Letters annually alone. A CEO who writes 9,200 employee birthday cards a year explains the value of gratitude Sheldon…
The question this week is “is API & ISO Running Small Business out of Business…?” And its a good one to ask. You'll be amazed to hear that like all other industries, the Quality Management Industry and Certification Bodies as all run and operated by, you guessed it people like you and me. While that…