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Quality culture (with link to video of Coca-Cola on the topic)
Quality culture is essential not only to implement and establish quality management in an organization but also to sustain it. A Quality culture…
Don't encourage bad bird behavior!
I recently made the decision to relocate from Rochester, New York to Sarasota, Florida. Leaving annual accumulations of snow averaging 130 inches…
The Lean Builder: Fixing Architecture I
In my blog two weeks ago, I launched into a tirade about how so many residential architects are not doing their job. Each week, I link this blog back…
The Lean Designer: Paying too much for trusses? Here is a quick test.
When it comes to trusses "Piggyback" is a four letter word. Piggyback trusses are little trusses that sit upon larger trusses to allow the roof…
A new series of papers available on performance excellence
The Organizational Excellence Committee for the Quality Management Division of ASQ has launched a webpage with a series of papers to support and…
The Lean and Green Builder: Lesson 10 – Knowledgeable sources
In my travels, I have seen a lot of different places, both in the USA and outside. When I travel, one of my favorite activities is finding great…
Diversity in our workplace
Diversity in the workplace is a key issue in Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. Diversity creates new perspectives, new viewpoints.…
Megaupload case shows danger of 'cloud'
Over the last few months, I've talked to a lot of remodelers that are opting to use the cloud to store their files and share them with subs and…
Oakland, Philadelphia, 6 other cities to get free advice on LEED-ND
Philadelphia, Oakland and six other U.S. cities will get free help this year from sustainable building and development experts with an eye toward the…
What is your key to success in remodeling?
We reached out to dozens of remodelers for this month’s cover story, asking them what they saw as their top challenges and opportunities for 2012.
We…