Many companies are pursuing registration to the international Quality System Standard known as ISO 9000. This standard is based on a quality model used…

Suppose you’re a team leader who’s been asked to spearhead a major change initiative, such as the implementation of a key new software application.

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In 1994, Boeing’s CEO Phil Condit published an attention-getting article in the company’s internal management publication. In it, he challenged employees to shake off…

When union steelworkers and management met at the Kansas City, Missouri, Armco plant to renew their labor contract, they found themselves negotiating more than…

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In the December/January issue, we considered the question of whether increased funding of higher education might help to close the income gap in the…

For 10 years now, Peter Senge’s articulation of the five disciplines of organizational learning have revolutionized the business and healthcare arenas. The practice of…

Have you ever been in a relationship that you just knew could be better? Or one that required hard work to maintain because of…

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