Why Good People Can’t Get Jobs
Wharton management professor Peter Cappelli’s most recent book, Why Good People Can’t Get Jobs: The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It (Wharton Digital
NIST Goes the Distance for the Olympics
In yet another Olympian feat of measurement, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently calibrated a tape that will be used to measure out the distance of this summer’s Olympic marathon—a distance of 26 miles and 385 yards—to 1
The Sobering Reality of ‘Beginner’s Mind’
I am in the midst of teaching an online MBA course in statistical thinking. This is actually my second go-round, and I've heavily revised my inherited materials, which were well-meaning but had some obvious gaps.
Simpler, Faster, and Better Access to Information on ISO Standards
(ISO: Geneva) -- The website for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has had a major face-lift.
Workers Less Miserable, but Hardly Happy
(The Conference Board: New York) -- Americans of all ages and income brackets have the highest job satisfaction levels since the beginning of the Great Recession. However, the majority continue to be unhappy at work, according to a report released by The Conference Board.
The Art of Writing Procedures
These days quality professionals have shifted away from actually writing procedures to helping others develop documentation to describe the businesses they are in.
Linking Cost and Quality of Patient Outcomes Drives Improvements
(ThedaCare: Appleton, WI) -- The ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value has published a new white paper, “Measuring Value: Linking Cost and Quality of Patient Outcomes to Drive Organiza
Genie TS Cameras Now Available in Color
(Teledyne DALSA: Waterloo, ON, Canada) -- Teledyne DALSA, designer and manufacturer of digital imaging solutions and machine vision technology, has expanded its Genie TS camera series with the addition of three new color models.
Here Is a Quantifiable, Repeatable, and Improvable Social Media Process
(McGraw-Hill: New York) -- Social Marketology: Improve Your Social Media Processes and Get Customers to Stay Forever, by Ric Dragon (McGraw-Hill, 2012) is about developing a larger social medi
Baldrige Applicants Can Receive Recognition for Best Practices
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- For the first time in the 25-year history of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, high-performing organizations that are candidates for the award will be eligible for recognition of their best practices in six of the seven Baldrige Criteria categories, even if