When it comes to quality management objectives, what many manufacturers don’t understand about cost of quality could hurt them.

During this month of thinking about thinking, it’s a good time to learn from fresh perspectives, like summer interns.

The “mantra” for continuous improvement is to learn from our mistakes. Not only learn but also take necessary actions and come up with strategies to prevent the recurrence of the same or similar mistakes. It is true for humans as well as for businesses.

Cybersecurity is a complex topic no matter what industry vertical it is applied to. In order to reduce that complexity, it helps to frame cybersecurity in the context of the business.

Every so often an event, invention, or idea is so momentous it changes the face of entire industries. In some ways, the global response to Covid-19 has been such an event.

Shortly after a recent post, in which I referred to sowing the seeds of change, I enlisted the help of my son, Ben, to reseed a particularly bare area of our yard.

My recent epiphany was that the lens for all work and even for everyday living during the next few years will be risk-based. Why do I make this case?

For the last four months, GBMP has, of necessity, pivoted to predominantly virtual consulting, training, and coaching.

You feel like you need to prioritize. That is a cry for help. And prioritization isn’t the help you need.

As a vast number of companies rush to reopen, they’re falling into the trap of “getting back to normal.” They don’t realize that we’re heading into a period of waves of restrictions, due to many states reopening too soon.