Recently the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released the 2021 certification numbers. Oxebridge Quality Resources did a good analysis of the 9001 numbers. This piece looks at the results from all the certifications and provides comparison in key certifications between China and the United States. Continue reading
Patience is a virtue. Throughout much of childhood, our parents and guardians instilled in us to be patient or to wait calmly for our turn at something.
Having patience is an important characteristic in everyday life, but as an adult — especially if you are a business leader or C-suite executive — too often does the concept of patience become a hands-off defense mechanism used to fight discomfort in facing change. The mindset that surrounds this behavior is known as “wait and see,” where a company tries to simply wait out the storm of disruption patiently, hoping the status quo will remain intact after the clouds clear. Continue reading
A great question will lead to more questions. Ask great questions.
When judging an elementary school science fair, one student stood out. Not because her poster was elegant, nor that she discovered some delightful insight, it was her question. More so it was her way of asking questions.
Her project examined whether soccer practice really helped. Did ball handling and shooting drills help her during the game when the skills had to be second nature? She did an experiment to explore the ability of muscle memory with and without specific sports training. Continue reading
When Nico asked me if I wanted to collaborate on this year’s challenges blog, my second thought after agreeing to the idea was a scene from the 2007 film “Music and Lyrics,” which I likely have not seen since approximately 2008. Why this popped into my head is unknown but ha! POP! I had forgotten that was the name of Hugh Grant’s singing group and part of the title of their hit song. Continue reading
Many larger corporations have made a switch to an ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) program for the reporting financial performance from their organizational sustainability program. This is different than the ESG used by ESG ratings and data products providers (e.g MSCI, S&P Global, ISS). These companies provide company ratings that they compiled for the capital markets. Continue reading