We’re obsessed with Time.
Songs and literature don’t forget to remind us that Time goes by, that Time is the key measure of almost everything, even of apparently very solid, indestructible structures as concrete walls.
There’s a key question about Time, which is that we know Time’s effects but – as for many other of nature’s processes – we neither know nor understand Time’s rules. Continue reading
ISO 9001 demands effectiveness. For a defined management system to be ISO 9001 certified, it must be effectively implemented and it must effectively meet ISO 9001 requirements. Otherwise, conformity to the standard has effectively not been demonstrated. The problem: organizations failing to effectively demonstrate conformity to a basic ISO 9001 requirement nevertheless receive ISO 9001 certification. Continue reading
BCC (Banca di Credito Cooperativo) is an italian bank mainly dealing with small / medium sized family-owned business and private investors. It operates in the richer Nation’s areas, mostly.
BCC releases every two months a magazine to its shareholders, that’s named ‘The Voice’.’ The October 2013 issue is subtitled ‘Burned Generation’, as the articles are devoted to tackle the problem of juvenile unemployment. Another risk topic critical in Europe and in most parts of the globe. Continue reading
When they started charting ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 non conformances, european accreditation bodies and registrars became visually aware of what their auditors were telling them for a few years; that is, the majority of all non conformances recorded were against documentation control requirements – about 50 %. Continue reading
When the first year’s frost freezes cabbage, that’s Halloween time. I don’t know how people adjust their Halloween clock if they don’t live where cabbage don’t freeze.
You have certainly heard of Zen: Zen and the art of meditation, Zen and the art of making tea, Zen and the art of maintaing a motorbike, and so on. N ow, news have spread that Zen can even be applied to the arts of management. Continue reading