Retention is like life insurance. No one thinks about it until they need it.
With the job market heating up and passive candidates starting to get antsy and look for different jobs, managers need to consider retaining their top talent. The irony is retention costs nothing. Continue reading
Internal control audits are usually conducted as part of an overall risk assessment. First risks are identified and then internal controls are identified to mitigate the risks. Internal control assessments usually evaluate these 5 interrelated elements of effectiveness: Continue reading
Since W. Edwards Deming’s pioneering work in the 1950s, we have witnessed remarkable progress in the disciplines of both quality and management. Through the years, the best practices of the day have been given fancy names such as total quality management (TQM), Six Sigma and, most recently, Lean everything—just to name a few. Continue reading
How many reliability engineers does it take to replace a light bulb? Well, none, but that’s because reliability engineers would use a reliable bulb to avoid the need for replacement.
Of more importance is answering the question ‘How many reliability engineers does an organization need?’ Is it
(a) none,
(b) one really good reliability engineering professional, or
(c) an entire staff of highly talented reliability engineers? Continue reading