Content by Laurel Thoennes @ Quality Digest
FDA MilestonesEasing regulatory compliance
Tue, 02/19/2019 - 12:01
Compliance to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations has come a long way in the past 30 years. Here are the main changes. Have they affected your business? 1988: Food and Drug Administration ActOfficially establishes the FDA as an…
Measures of Success React less, lead better, improve more
Wed, 09/19/2018 - 12:03
In the foreword of Mark Graban’s book, Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More (Constancy Inc., 2018), renowned statistician, Donald J. Wheeler, writes about Graban: “He has created a guide for using and understanding the data…
In All Your Note-Taking, How Much Do You Remember?There’s a better way to end this <em>muda</em>
Thu, 08/16/2018 - 12:03
Does this sound familiar? The keynote speaker is talking a mile a minute as you scramble to take notes on her every word. Your hand cramps, and then it’s over. Speaker bows to a standing ovation while you sit perturbed, knowing you missed some…
Made in China 2025Ten ambitious industrial goals, if met, will turn the country into a production powerhouse
Tue, 05/29/2018 - 12:01
In May 2015, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his cabinet issued a strategic industrial plan; its title translates to “Made in China 2025.” The plan took more than two and a half years to draft and included the input of 150 experts from the China…
Parents: Hold Yourselves Accountable for the Skills GapAnd let’s put an end to complacent, dysfunctional academia
Thu, 03/08/2018 - 12:03
Employers can’t find people with the skills needed for the today’s workplace, because high schools and universities fail to teach students useful job skills. The skills gap is a decades-old and well-known problem that will remain unsolved unless we…
Would You Love to Change the World?Scratch taxing the rich to feed the poor
Thu, 12/07/2017 - 12:03
Who hasn’t been subjected to fear, manipulation, hypocrisy, and greed? The majority of the human race is continuously under the thumb of individuals who have succumbed to these unconscious states of existence. If you want change but don’t know what…
Wind and Water, Sink or SaveIs the universe giving us exactly what we need?
Thu, 09/07/2017 - 13:03
There’s nothing like a splash of cold water to wake you up. Imagine what a 33-trillion-gallon splash would do. Maybe 24 hours of wind at 185 miles per hour would sweep you onto your feet. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma said, “Wakey wakey,” and we can’t…
It’s a Case of Mind Over Matter... or Rather Mind Isn’t Matter‘It would be the first time we as scientists can put our hands on this problem of consciousness.’
Thu, 07/20/2017 - 12:03
There is no shortage of weirdness in quantum mechanics, and the phenomenon known as entanglement is weird with a capital “W.”  When two particles are entangled, they share a connection no matter how far the distance between them. Measuring one…
What Do You Mean My Production Is Wonky?I prioritize; it’s the staying on task that’s the problem
Thu, 06/15/2017 - 13:03
You can be known as a hard worker and counted on to tie up loose ends, but fall behind when co-workers’ tasks are on hold until yours are complete, and you’re perceived as needing an attitude adjustment. What would you want to do? Place blame or…
The Otherness of OthersWhat we resist, persists
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 13:03
Traffic crawled. Ahead of me was a pickup, its bumper thick with stickers. From the one most cracked and faded, I saw the word “welfare.” Just before the driver switched lanes, I made out the rest: “Work harder—there are millions on welfare…