tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118748392012-01-29T12:22:15.224-05:00Comments on the state of affairs in business, organizations, academics, process improvement, quality, education, government, etc...qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.comBlogger3201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-21485125239778894052012-01-29T12:21:00.001-05:002012-01-29T12:22:15.234-05:00

The following link provides the write-ups on the Dream Mentor Program http://qualityg.blogspot.com/search/label/Dream%20Mentor The process will be presented at the: The 18th Annual International Deming Research Seminar Four presenters will focus on education: Using Deming’s ideas as a skeleton on which to build an educational system, today’s Executive MBA viewed through Deming’s theory, a

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SEASON SIX - Changes that result in improvement come from application of knowledge" -  Dr. Walter A. Shewhart" To read the five previous seasons click on the label to the left on the main page where where it says "Girls Basketball" or click http://qualityg.blogspot.com/search/label/Girls%20Basketball Updated 8/4/11Compared to previous years I am starting my posting for the upcoming season

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Now that 2011 is past I would like to thank the 47,000 plus visitors to my Blog this past year (up 15,000+ from last year). I hope the information I have provided has been useful and thought provoking. As I look over the stats the following are the most searched on topics within my site for 2011: 1) For the first time in four years a new number 1! - Cursive Writing should be taught in Art

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I thought it would be interesting to post some pictures I took from my office that describe many of the topics and subject areas that are included in this blog. To Enlarge a Pic - Double Click  

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2011 ARMY/NAVY GAME Saturday, December 10th at, LOCATION - Donoghue House 39th Annual FedExField is a state of the art football facility in the heart of the Capital Beltway in Washington DC and home to the NFL Redskins. With room for over 85,000 fans, the 2011 Army-Navy Game may host the biggest crowd in the game's history.Kick-off 2:30 p.m. The clock is ticking until a big time  navy butt

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I have been trying to understand where the OWSG  is headed and what they are trying to accomplish. When I think I have the direction they are heading someone spurts out some mumbo jumbo and I lose interest. I am not a fan of what goes on in Washington DC or how Wall Street seems to drive the marketplace in a volatile manner. Without an AIM/PURPOSE and a well thought out plan that has

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I am going to put out some figures but I don’t stand by them 100%. Why, because people and reports can spin numbers to make them come out any way they want as long as it supports their position. I have read where Michigan is only one of a handful of states that spend more money on prisoners than they do students. Can this really be true? According to research gathered from the Department of

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qualityg says ... "I am convinced that absolute power is the result of absolute fear. Those in charge are more afraid of losing their control than actually controlling the person or situation." Examples - In many instances the following applies: Politicians - Will sell their own souls to stay elected - qualityg says get a real job, lose it and then KMA... Afraid of special interest groups and

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It is so sad that we never learn about the demise that is caused by non-value added work and that quantity over quality never wins – NEVER! I was at an establishment Friday night and I sat next to one conversation and overheard another at the table next to me when a person was talking very loudly about his frustration with two automakers headquartered in Detroit. It seems this person travels to

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Determining how to change a school once all involved understand and accept the why and the what. This final stage involves: • How to create a strategic, collaborative plan • How to manage change Mr. Governor, "I'M TALKING TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION, NOT REFORM AND DO OVER AND OVER WHAT IS BROKE BEYOND FIXING." Unfortunately, like business many schools begin their improvement efforts in

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"In order for each student to be successful there must be an understanding and balance between the partners."   Click on Pic to Enlarge I have been using my "Quality Educational Partnership Triangle" quite a lot over this past summer. It comes in handy when I talk to teachers and most importantly when I talk to parents about education and what is need to help their child succeed in school. It is

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I received an Email today from the Deming Institute written by Dr. Deming’s Grandson Kevin Cahill introducing their new corporate logo. WASHINGTON, DC (July 18, 2011) - The W. Edwards Deming Institute®, a nonprofit corporation that provides educational services related to the theories and teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming, today announces the introduction of a new logo as the first step in

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I have been a Student and a Teacher/Instructor (sometimes both at the same time). During this time I have taught/trained thousands of students (K-16) and employees (Workers to Executives). I have been fortunate to be able to learn so much from so many talented people. Over the years I have been baffled, amazed, confused or just wondering ... "Why Do Teachers/Administrators Do What They Do...?"

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I just don’t get it. For years many organizations have been letting people go and then returning them as contract employees. In the recent years educational (K-12) Schools have been doing the same. One of the main reasons is financial and it helps the company or school to save on paying benefits and pensions. This makes sense when the employee is valuable and continues to add value in their

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UPDATED 6/26/2011 Not Invented Here Syndrome or NIHS as we used to say back in the Quality Improvement days referred to those organizations or leaders who could not bring themselves to replicate/implement someone else's ideas because that would mean they are doing something wrong or mediocre. That is the kiss of death in the business world. So the result is to just keep complaining about what

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It continues to amaze me whether it is leaders in education, business or government on how they follow each other like Lemmings when it comes to creativity and innovation – THEY HAVE NONE! I am referring to proposed cuts in education and job training. Why do we sacrifice our future for present and past mistakes? The reason is because our leaders have no foresight except the next election or the

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MEMORIAL DAY I have updated re posted this post for the last couple of years. It is a good reminder for me of the veterans in my family that served us all with distinction during troubled times (WWI, WWII and Vietnam). 2011 Click on Pic to Enlarge What a special day! I attended the annual White Chapel Memorial for Michigan's own Polar Bears again this year and I had company with 10 relatives

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Why do so many teachers still teach Cursive Writing? I have done a small sample simply asking why do you think we use Cursive Writing? The top answer was speed, followed closely by authorization.How long will it take for people to understand that speed does not equal quality? Perhaps that is why all our textbooks, tests, newspapers, magazines, food and medicine labels, reading books, project

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“The data collection process must be driven by the question that we formulate based on our needs. In short, know what the question is to be answered before collecting the data.” - Dr. J. M. Juran Governor Snyder of Michigan is implementing "Dashboard Metrics" across the state of Michigan to measure progress. Great idea. However, do the people know what dashboard metrics are and what do they

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I always liked this poem by Walt Whitman - appropriate for Earth Day Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown, or to any man or number of men

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Quality of Education is in the “Balance” For the most part I always believed when I challenged something that was supposedly concrete in stone I was challenging “Conventional Wisdom.” I still think this true but perhaps a good majority of the time it is really challenging, “Balance.” When people or something like a process or system reach a balance a comforting feeling sets in and all is good in

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ESTABLISHING METRICSWhen will people in position of authority quit asking for something that may not be obtainable. Each day someone wants someone to create goals and objectives based on little more that this is what we do each year.How many Project Leaders get due dates and proposed improvement numerics assigned to them that have no way or means of being obtained?Hopefully the following will

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SEASON FIVE - "Where others fail, we will succeed, Where others succeed, we will surpass." - qualityg To read the four previous seasons click on the label to the left on the main page where where it says "Girls Basketball" or click http://qualityg.blogspot.com/search/label/Girls%20Basketball JUNE - 2010 This will be the fifth season that I have documented our team pre-season activities and

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Here we go again. Another article about the shambles of our education system; particularly our test scores. We what the heck did you expect. All we do is Tamper and establish non value added solutions and after the fact assessments using results driven short term data and distorted test results. The following is an exchange of some simple questions that go on every morning when results driven

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Teachers that won't grade appropriately to what they are trying to teach are doing a huge disservice to their students.I'm not a big believer in grades and when it comes to the methods by which some teachers grade and assign points is ludicrous.The main reasons I suppose teachers use grades are to find out what the students have learned and how well teachers have communicated knowledge. In

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As 2010 comes to a close I would like to thank the 35,000 plus visitors to my Blog this past year (up 12,000+ from last year). I hope the information I have provided has been useful and thought provoking.As I look over the stats the following are the most searched on topics within my site for 2010:1) Employee Goals & Objectives - 4th year in a row 2) Education3) Quality Tools & Techniques (

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It amazes me the conventional wisdom still found among many managers and companies to the saying “If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It” This is so absurd and I can’t begin to tell you how many people believe in this nonsense. You might as well say “Innovation Not Welcomed Here” It’s not like leaders don’t understand this concept; they just won’t do it because it takes time to innovate. It takes

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One should remain humble until those they are dealing with cross the line of rudeness, ignorance and lack of knowledge in the subject matter they claim to have mastered.Humility provides an aura of self-confidence and respect that gives others the opportunity to express themselves without fear or "humiliation" from those who claim to have all the answers and make decisions based on hierarchy

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I would like to share with you a "unique" Mentoring Program that benefits students from 8Th - 12Th Grades.If you are a high school student check out the College Info Link.If you are a parent check out all the links.If you are an educator or administrator check out the contact!How did the Dream Mentor Begin?The Dream Mentor program is a program that provided each student from eighth grade to

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Governor Granholm of Michigan backs longer school year http://www.detnews.com/article/20100907/SCHOOLS/9070409/1026/Granholm-backs-longer-school-year You can really tell when a politician is a lame duck. Pronouncing this type of change will not get you elected or reelected because of the Teachers Union. However, that is not why I'm posting.I get tired of this subject as I do with most suggested

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Contrary to popular belief by most teachers, and educators, students "Perception" is truth. Maybe the student has never experienced (nor anyone else) a particular situation but they believe it to be true anyway (Faith/Religion). Is it not the same as believing there must be additional species of insect yet to be found/discovered? I perceive this to be true even though I or no one else has seen

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During these hard economic times it is critical that organizations (including educational institutions) take preventive measures to ensure that waste and non-value added activities are removed from their company (school system) before they let more people go to the unemployment lines. I have been involved in many audits (Baldridge, ISO, Educational) that include large corporations and

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Process Improvement and Quality Consultants get upset when I talk bad about some of their tools and techniques used to generate ideas and solutions on how to identify root cause and suggest solutions. Today the subject is “Brainstorming,” and why it is not worth your time and effort. I read the following headline today in the Detroit Free Press: “Hundreds of people concerned about the ailing

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If you have been reading my posts you will know of my concern with the loss of creativity and innovation among our school children. With all the focus and pressure to obtain the goals for the federal and state standardized tests I’m wondering if we want all our children to be the same. Are there standards for music, arts, vocation, drama, etc…? How do we determine their GPA or ACT/SAT scores?

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It's amazing that every July and January over 90% of the visitors to my site are searching on Employee Goals and Objectives or some derivative.No wonder Leadership is still in trouble when so many employees have to search for how to formulate a plan or objective for measuring goals.It is simple - "What gets planned and measured gets done" - greg campbell1) Employee Goals & Objectives - 90% +Other

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qualityg says ... "Wisdom - in this case meaning "Common Sense" sounds stupid to stupid people who do stupid things."It continues to amaze me that the Michigan's leaders in education (except Kalamazoo), and how they follow each other like Lemmings when it comes to creativity and innovation – THEY HAVE NONE! I am referring to proposed cuts in education and job training. Why do we sacrifice our

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It’s the end of another school year and as I was thinking back the following questions came to mind.1) It has become evident to me as I have been in a number of different high school and middle school settings that high school administrators and teachers feel superior or above those in middle and elementary school.I wonder why this exists. Is it me or do you see a similar scenario in your school

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Quality of Education is in the “Balance” For the most part I always believed when I challenged something that was supposedly concrete in stone I was challenging “Conventional Wisdom.” I still think this true but perhaps a good majority of the time it is really challenging, “Balance.”When people or something like a process or system reach a balance a comforting feeling sets in and all is good in

qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-1119882719064061902010-05-05T10:27:00.000-04:002010-05-05T15:05:58.423-04:00

Re-PostI had a lot of time to think this past weekend since I drove to Indianapolis on Friday and returned on Saturday night. Ten hours driving alone in my car listening to talk shows in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana as I drove through these states. While most of the talk pertained to local affairs one thread that was in each state was the shape of our education system from K-16.I also thought about

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Determining how to change a school once all involved understand and accept the why and the what. This final stage involves:• How to create a strategic, collaborative plan• How to manage changeUnfortunately, like business many schools begin their improvement efforts in the reverse order — by first deciding how to do things differently. That is, they find a “solution” without defining the need or

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Autism is our country's fastest growing developmental disability. Autism spectrum disorders now affect 1 in 150 children. Autism is more common than juvenile diabetes, childhood cancer and AIDS combined. Do you know that every 20 minutes another child is diagnosed with autism!Early diagnosis and intervention are extremely important to the progress a child with autism can make.What is autism?

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HOW DOES A START UP COMPANY GET ON TRACK OR HOW DOES AN EXISTING COMPANY GET BACK ON TRACK.The answer is fundamentals or what I prefer to call "Company Principles."IN A FOOTBALL SPORTS RELATED ANALOGY IT IS CALLED BASIC BLOCKING AND TACKLING that will help a company get back on track? I believe a good start would be with the "Principles" or the foundation blocks that have been destroyed with

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I just don’t get it. I have been anticipating President Obama’s Education plan with hope that we build upon the good things of No Child Left Behind and implement new standards and policies that will take our education system to the next level.Over the weekend I read an article highlighting some of the changes coming with the so called:”new plan.”What follows are the highlights (or lowlights as I

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Welcome To Season Four "We Want Them Back"The past three season blogs can be found by clicking on the "Girls Basketball" Label found on the left sidebar. NOVEMBER 2009This year’s team began the day after our Team Banquet ended last March. There has been a hunger to get back what was ours. Last year we lost to teams that had never beaten us, we lost our league tile, our catholic league title,

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Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Thursday included reinstatement of the Promise as part of her budget recommendation for 2011. Funding for universities, community colleges and K-12 education would remain at their current levels under her plan.More than 90,000 Michigan students were promised the scholarships after qualifying by passing standardized tests while in high school. However, to try to close a

qualityg sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16298972067593656776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874839.post-16873806034055839892010-02-10T09:56:00.000-05:002010-02-10T14:44:00.859-05:00

"In order for each student to be successful there must be an understanding and balance between the partners."Click on Pic to EnlargeI have been using my "Quality Educational Partnership Triangle" quite frequently for the past few weeks. It becomes handy when I talk to teachers and most importantly when I talk to parents about education and what is need to help their child succeed in school.It is

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As 2009 comes to a close I would like to thank the 23,000 plus visitors to my Blog this past year (up 8000+ from last year). I hope the information I have provided has been useful and thought provoking.As I look over the stats the following are the most searched on topics within my site for 2009:1) Employee Goals & Objectives - 3rd year in a row2) Quality Tools & Techniques (Especially SIPOC

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Have you done your Strategic Planning for 2010? If not, hope the following plan will ease some of your pain.I have received Email requests over the years asking what should go into a Corporate Quality Business Plan. It would be my hope that one would not be necessary because quality is engrained within the company and there is not a seperate quality department.Unfortunately I know this is not the

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It's that time of the year again when we all lose! I believe in Employee Goals & Objectives when they are used by leaders to enhance the skills and productivy of the workers and help them drive the company toward their individual and overall goals and objectives. In order to do this leaders must be skilled in setting reasonable and obtainable goals and objective for each of their emplyoyees

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So many books have been written about strategy that if you followed every one of them you would not know where to start.My cheap advice is to create a "Vision of Reality", have "Constancy of Purpose" and make sure your "Aim", strategy, objective, principles and goals are in alignment and completely understood from bottom to top and back down again throughout the organization.One more thing,

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I attended a two day conference last week that provided a vast amount of speakers and information on current educational issues. Each day had a keynote speaker who spoke about transforming and reforming our current educational system. Both speakers were very entertaining and provided example after example of the demise of our educational system. Both speakers represented their own

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We all know of the global crisis facing many of our largest institutions and organizations. What we must remember that all the bail outs and bankruptcy's won't matter if the customer (internal and external) is not at the front of each and every plan. We have yet to learn this from the 1970s. What follows is an example of a letter from a Senior Officer to his/her direct reports (after a merger,

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I originally wrote this Post in May 2007. Based on what is currently happening in Lansing you would think this is deja vu. What a mess and school children are still the pawns!May 21, 2007The following Post will be based on the two definitions Listed below:ACCOUNTABLE suggests imminence of retribution for unfulfilled trust or violated obligation (elected officials are accountable to the voters).

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Tactics emerge in state budget fightThe Title above was the headline Friday in the Detroit Free Press. Below you can read some of the cuts proposed by state lawmakers.RELATED INFORMATIONControversial cuts* Promise scholarship grants: $120 million - qg says ... so much for "Promises"* Aid to K-12 public schools: $348 million (solution could cut it in half)* Mental health programs: $40 million - qg

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qualityg says ... "CUT COSTS ---> NOT EMPLOYESS"Enough already, it is time for Management to start earning their money for the remainder of 2009 by developing or benchmarking ways by which to improve the bottom line by cost cutting as opposed to cutting their number one asset --> people.You hear it almost everyday – a company laying off part of its workforce - to improve profitability or as the

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I'm always asked about Leadership and I have written much on the subject (Click on Leadership Label in Left Sidebar).It is just as important to know what happens when Leadership does not exist and what is the result.qualityg says:No LeadershipmeansNo AimmeansNo PlanmeansChaosmeansAbsolute Powermeans StagnationmeansUltimate FailureNo where is this scenario more prevalent than in our secondary

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What are the qualities and characteristics that aDream Mentor should possess?I developed the following graphic to explain it best:Click on Picture to Enlarge To read all posts on my Dream Mentor Program click here: http://qualityg.blogspot.com/search/label/Dream%20MentorTo see my website on Dream Mentor Program click here: http://dreammentorprogram.com/

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Over the past 20 years I believe this is the most popular radio station in the United States. Unfortunately I don’t mean this in a positive way.It is worse than any station you can imagine because the results are selfishness, dishonor and no loyalty to anyone or anything except oneself.It has caused what Dr. Deming said is the “Demise of the American Management System.” It also ingrained in our

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Based on my Change Matrix for Educational Change (See Label for Education) the following needs to be understood about the need for Change in order for Dreams to become a reality. Determining how to change the school once all involved understand and accept the why and the what. This final stage involves: • How to create a strategic, collaborative plan• How to manage change Unfortunately, like

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Warning/Danger to educational administrators and teachers at all levelsIt is best you start to understand that you serve the student and his/her parents. They pay for your salaries. You will not survive if you continue to resist change (i.e., special education, hours of operation, my way is the best way,etc…). You are not just an administrator, or just a math teacher or an English teacher you are

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5/30/09If there ever was a time for American Management to wake up and “transform” their organizations it is now. Fixing the complex and idiotic management style of short-term, bottom line thinking must go along with the decision makers who continue to manage and lead this way.Dr. Deming in his books and teachings told us time and time again of these type of dangers in our American Style of

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I originally wrote this post a few years back.This morning I read a very enlightening article that I hope you will read. It can be found at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519134711.htmMy Post from 2007,For many years now I have often wondered if Homework added value to a student's learning.I have never been an advocate for Homework that is given by teachers because of their poor

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5/2/09 I wrote this post 1 1/2 years ago when Chrysler hired Robert Nardelli. When Chrysler announce they are in Bankruptcy earlier this week I wanted to go back and check what I wrote when Robert Nardelli took over as CEO. 8/8/07 Chrysler Cerberus – Can the Outsider (Nardelli) turn the corner fast enough? Robert Nardelli ex-boss at Home Depot and at one time in line for Jack Welch’s job at

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Click to See: - CDMP Process Flows and Charts http://dreammentorprogram.com/DMProcess.aspxThe Dream Mentor Process is a method by which a continual cycle of enlightment, enablement, empowerment and encouragement takes place at every meeting between the student and his/her Dream Mentor. The Dream Mentor Process is not a program designed for the Dream Mentor to identify for the student which

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Autism is our country's fastest growing developmental disability. Autism spectrum disorders now affect 1 in 150 children. Autism is more common than juvenile diabetes, childhood cancer and AIDS combined. Do you know that every 20 minutes another child is diagnosed with autism!Early diagnosis and intervention are extremely important to the progress a child with autism can make.What is autism?

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Process Meeting Questions1. What are the key steps in this process for a typical “Sunny Day” Scenario (The way the process should work)?2. What are the current systems/tools used in the process/step?3. How are the handoffs done between the activities and groups? (Email, system etc)4. What dependencies/triggers are there in performing this/these task(s)?· When can work begin?· When do you have to

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Governor Granholm says ..."I would expect and hope that whoever is in the chair after that (the election) would engage in outreach to the entire state and that it goes both ways -- that the state reaches out to the city of Detroit,""We are only as strong as our largest city. And we have all got a vested interest in ensuring that Detroit succeeds."qualityg says…For years I have been hearing public

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I was walking my dogs yesterday and walked past a small community church that asked a question on their sign. Does God grade on a curve?What if God grades on a curve? Would we still refer to it as the ‘Normal Curve” or perhaps the “Bell Curve.?” Referring to the picture above (Click to Enlarge) do 70% go to Purgatory, 20% to Heaven and 10% roasting marshmallows with Beelzebub? No wonder they got

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Education - qualityg explodes his own Fireworks! "High School State Test Scores Improve for Reading; Lag in Math, Science, Social Studies and Writing" - WRONG AGAIN!I wrote this post a 1 1/2 years ago when this silly subject was first discussed. It is starting to raise its ugly head again. Below is the headline in The Detroit Free Press newspaper.http://www.freep.com/article/20090216/NEWS06/

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The way the economy is going and the fall of some of the leading companies in the world what will help get us back on track? I believe a good start would be with the "Principles" or the foundation blocks that have been destroyed with short-term goals and thinking.What follows are some basic Principles that each senior leader should revisit and implement:A company principle is a fundamental belief

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Welcome to Season Three - "94 Feet To Glory"Season Two - http://qualityg.blogspot.com/2007/07/why-i-like-girls-basketball-season-two.htmlSeason One - http://qualityg.blogspot.com/2006/12/quality-coachingleadership-why-i-like.htmlJuly 14, 2008 - Season ThreeThe 2008/2009 season started back up last Monday and Thursday of this past week with our summer practices before we go to camp. We had the

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This is an on-going post that started in April of 2005. "QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IS NOT A FAD, IT SHOULD BE PART OF EVERYDAY INTEGRATED WORK, NOT EXTERNAL OR SOMETHING THAT IS ADDED ON TO ONE'S JOB DESCRIPTION." "Designing a Quality Program can never start to soon, but it can start too late." qualityg and others say... Please! Please! Do not listen to Quality Consultants/Experts (Charlatans)

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DETERMINING METRICS Trying to determine what is happening in a process without first standardizing the process is wasting team and employee energy. How can we improve a process without first knowing if it stable and then determining if it is capable of producing the desired results?How do we know what process is in most need of improving? Why do leaders pick numbers out of the air (along with

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Updated 12/14/08 This weekend I attended a number of Holiday gatherings with friends and family I have not seen in some months. Three times at two different locations I was informed Justin was no longer mainstreamed and was now in the Center Program where he will remain until he graduates. Of course I knew this and I think of him and the other boys everyday. Somehow I feel as if I have failed

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20 years ago I created my own problem solving method with an acronym of "DIMS." I created it because when it comes to problem solving I needed some method by which I could quickly move through my analysis that did not get muddied by multiple checkpoints and quality consultant trained mumbo-jumbo.I hope it helps you too - qualitygPlease click on the diagram to ENLARGE:

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President Elect Obama exemplified many of the finer qualities of leading change. Below are some of the ones I identified during his campaign:Leader in Managing Change:- Have a clear understanding of what is changing- Know who will be impacted- Anticipate how staff members will be affected- Know what staff members have to gain and lose- Assess where individuals are in their transition process-

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I am very sour on our elected officials in Michigan. Every time I see Senator Carl Levin and Congressman John Dingell I think if you guys are so important/powerful in Washington how come our state is in the pits and why is it so difficult to get funding to pull us out of this mess or assistance to bring businesses back to Michigan?Our state should qualify for FEMA dollars. We didn't have an

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Why is it we never hear about who the next president elect is going to appoint to serve in their cabinet? Why is it I never hear this question asked in a debate or town hall meeting?I don’t like to vote for just what one person says or stands for when it comes to politics. I need to know who is going to administer and carry out these promises, hopes and wishes.I don’t buy that candidates don’t

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What (We always know the What) should be included in every leaders business plan are objectives to improve team effectiveness form a CEO’s own team to the day-to-day workforce teams that drive the company’s overall efficiency. What is usually lacking is a method (How) or means of evaluating the effectiveness of the team’s efforts.Company leaders must be the driving force behind organizations

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Just about everyday you can read, hear or see headlines referring to stocks going up or down by some TV Business station, Wall Street Article or an article by some so-called newspaper business writers.I suppose if you would try explaining to your viewers, listeners and readers about common and special cause variation it would all start to make sense as to why their stock and sales goes up and

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DATA COLLECTION?“THAT’S ONE TOUGH JOB, BUSTER”I’ve written about Data Collection over the years and I will provide some material in the future, but I would like to share a conversation I had with an ex-coworker earlier in the week. He is Project Managing an effort where his team members must obtain data from the rank and file workers and managers in order to succeed.First a quote:“The data

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CUT COSTS IN 2008 --> NOT PEOPLEEnough already, it is time for Management to start earning their money for the remainder of 2008 by developing or benchmarking ways by which to improve the bottom line by cost cutting as opposed to cutting their number one asset --> people.You hear it almost everyday – a company laying off part of its workforce - to improve profitability or as the last resort to

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Email question from a teacher in Boston “At a school meeting this week the subject of dropouts came up and one teacher suggested providing incentives to keep the kids in school. What is your opinion qualityg?"Red Sox Fan- BostonPlease go to my sky drive for write-up and SIPOC Education 1-10-100http://cid-090c5d67b1fe2b43.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Public

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DOCUMENT CONTROL Following are some ideas and comments when managing a Document Control System:1. It all boils down to this phrase – “ Document What You Do and Do What You Document.”2. Without a document all you have is an opinion, or at best a good idea.3. When a document does not have standardization, approval, definition, scope and agreement then no one is responsible, and worse yet workers

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Click on Pic to EnlargeI have been lax in the past few weeks on writing new posts. It has not been because of taking a break it’s because I have been working on getting ready for my new position at a new school.My new role provides me with creativity, innovation, development and implementation of a new program for Middle and High School students. The program is not unique in name but different in

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COOPERATION vs. COMPETITION in EDUCATIONI recently had a discussion with some educators who teach college and some educators who teach high school. The topic was Cooperation or Competition in school.As I have stated before when I was teaching in a college setting I was and I'm still not in favor of grades. Students (Pre-School – Grade 16) worry more about grades than they do learning or being

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Following are goals and measurements that I created for four different Autistic Children (Names are changed to protect privacy) that I worked with in a mainstreamed (also works in a contained room) in second grade. While they are basic in nature it is extremely important to keep a daily log that align with these goals. In addition it is critical to communicate and share the goals with teachers,

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I do NOT have a definition for Quality, only a comment " Q is the difference between What Is, and What Should Be. No more, no less, just treat your customers (internal & external) and suppliers as equals. Be honest and be fair, that is what is known as "Integrity."Below is a diagram that I created to sometimes use to explain quality, not define it.To Enlarge Click On Diagram.If a company engages

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PTM SIPOC DEFECT FACT SHEET by qualitygDefect: Travel PlanAffected Customer Group: Travel GroupHigh Level Process Flow: Click on Pic to EnlargeOutside of Travel Agency Affected Group’s Requirements:1. Travel Group must receive Plan three weeks prior to the “Travel Due Date” as set by the students & Parents.2. Travel Group must be formally notified of any changes to the Travel Plan after receiving

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“GROW” - Partnership Coaching/PlanningThe following guidelines can be used by a manager, team leader, or group, for conducting a coaching or planning session.G = Goals1) What would we like to accomplish in the time we have available?2) What would make this time well spent?3) What would ultimate success look like to you ?R = Current Reality - describes as accurately as possible the current

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Recently I have been getting a number of requests about employee objectives (see post ) . However, please remember that employee objectives must be derived from a corporate http://qualityg.blogspot.com/2008/01/employees-goals-and-objectives-2008.html) objective that is aligned with departmental objectives, then team objectives and then employee objectives.Below is a slide of my Process &

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In the past few weeks I have had numerous conversations with many people about the complexity of our educational system. At times I have been frustrated of not being able to correctly articulate, or communicate the importance of “Systems Thinking” in solving complex process/system problems."Everything is simpler than you think and at the same time more complex than you imagine."- Johann Wolfgang

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WE HAVE TOO MANY EXPERTSLike many people this past week I was saddened with the sudden passing of Tim Russert of Meet the Press Fame.I considered him an expert in his field of journalism and analysts of world affairs. He was always professional and a gentleman and produced a “Quality” show each and every time.With his passing I stared thinking what is an expert he was compared to so many

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Six Sigma – Been There, Done That!I recived an Email yesterday asking my views (actually help to keep it a float in a mid size company) on Six Sigma. I decided I would post a write-up I did in 2005, since my views have not changed.I have received a number of questions about my earlier comments on quality (see Quality and Me…) and would I provide some thoughts on Six-Sigma. I thought it must be

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The past three weeks have been very eventful and a time for reflection and good sense. Prudence is key and decisions like the ones I need to make can only been done in the silence of one’s own mind.Since I retired early from what I now call my "Early" stage career I am now faced with staying in my current "Mid" career job or moving to the next chapter. I still consider this my mid stage because

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"A great leader is one that never asks the question "What's in it for Me?" But, asks, "What's in it for all those people who are around me that I am responsible for their well being."Do you think our leaders today in industry, education and politics ask this question before they make decisions? Based on the amount of work going to other countries and the health of our education system and the

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Over the years one of the more challenging areas to implement continuous process improvement was in the sales process. I have found many sales people to be results driven and time focused. To get them involved for an extended period of time to work on process improvement is to know what drives their behavior. Sales people continuously face rapidly moving sales targets, demanding customers,

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SIPOC + CCCC FOR EDUCATION by qualityg In order for the whole system to change one must identify the end-to-end systemic relationship of the School System in question.For example:The diagram below explains what I am trying to say. Think of 1-10-100 as dollars; now visualize each student going through the process and the cost that will be associated trying to solve the problem at the end. The

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I received an Email from a friend of mine that I worked with for over 10 years. He was going through his files and he found this write-up I did in April of 2003.He suggested that I post it on my Blog. The only changes I made was to rename the company in question with "ACME."From: qualitygDate: 4/14/03I would like to start out by stating that I have been involved in the Quality Arena since Quality

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For many moons I have had a love/hate relationship with E-Mail. It’s such a great way to pass on information, data and thoughts in such a short time. However, I hate E-mail because of the loss of personality.How did it become a binding contract in the business world? You spend more time trying to explain what the message says, just pick up the phone, or better yet walk down the hall and meet face

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