We’ve been in quality land for 30 years. We’ve noticed something. Quality professionals are becoming endangered? At first this was glacial. And, this is happening at a much faster rate at a disruptive rate? Think ice packs in Greenland? So, why is this happening?
Well remember, the quality guru’s who said; “Everyone is responsible for quality.” Well they were prescient. What is the job of the quality professional, when everyone is responsible for quality? Good question. Continue reading
ISO 31000 is the primary ISO risk management standard. Good to great document.
Killer Tip: All companies that are ISO 9001 registered should get the document NOW and prepare for incorporating risk into their quality management systems. Continue reading
COSO released a new thought paper in October, authored by representatives from Deloitte, titled Risk Assessment in Practice. [Download the paper here.]
This could be a game changer for ERM assessments. The thought paper [that] “provides the latest thinking on risk assessment approaches and techniques that have emerged as the most useful and sustainable for decision-making.”
I’ve been a quality professional for years. I’ve written some of the best selling books on quality. But, over the last 10 years, I’ve noticed that quality professionals are as a engandered species of professionals.
Well remember the quality guru’s that said; “Everyone is responsible for quality.” Well they were prescient. What is the job of the quality professional, when everyone is responsible for quality? Good question. They may be endangered based on the following data points: Continue reading
This is the era of the Moose Lodge associations. If you’ve attended a medical, engineering, quality, or some other association professional meeting or conference lately, what was the median age of folks?
So, what’s a Moose Lodge. If you’re old enough, you’ll remember the Lodges – Elks, Masons, and even Moose. These fraternal lodges were key in our nation’s history. Many of the founders of the United States were Masons. The lodges did a lot of good. They were service organizations in the best sense of the word. They provided support to soldiers coming back from war. They were the social net and social glue in many communities. Continue reading