#137 – RESOLVING TEAM CONFLICT MINIMIZES LOW MORALE RISK – JOHN AYERS

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John Ayers pixAs we know, team conflict is not good and needs to be resolved quickly to maintain a high level of team moral and performance. This notion is true in sports as well in the work place. There are a number of approaches to resolve conflicts. For example: ignore them and hope they work themselves out; fire the main instigator as president Truman did with General MacArthur; confront them and resolve them. I offer an example herein of two approaches to resolve conflict, one of which I feel is a bad approach and one a good approach that I favor. Continue reading

#137 – WHY IS ISO 31000 A MUST KNOW ISO STANDARD? – GREG HUTCHINS

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Greg Hutchins pixMore ISO management systems are incorporating RBT and risk, so the standard is becoming a ‘must know’ standard. ISO 31000 risk management principles, risk management framework, and risk management process are the preferred tools to use with ISO management systems because ISO 31000: Continue reading

#137 – STILL USING PAPER FOR AUDITS? – HERE’S WHY YOU NEED TO AUTOMATE – STEVE HARRISON

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Steve Harrison author photoA recent quality management system benchmark survey showed manual processes are still predominant over automated systems.[1] The results of the survey were compiled from over 100,000 professionals worldwide and the majority of the participants work in quality or regulatory positions across pharmaceutical, medical device and biotech industries. Continue reading

#137 – WHEN IT COMES TO CYBERSECURITY, DISCONNECTS ‘R US’ – ED PERKINS

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA recent report from the cybersecurity firm Barkly, on results from a survey they conducted of IT professionals and IT executives, found that while the IT professionals who have direct responsible for cybersecurity feel their organizations are vulnerable, the executives from those organizations are significantly more confident that things in general are fine. For their Cybersecurity Confidence Report[1], Barkly surveyed of 350 IT professionals and found that 50 percent are not confident in their current security products or solutions. Continue reading