\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Allowing small problems to escalate into big ones is simple.\u00a0 Just ignore the signs for long enough and the job is done.\u00a0 It takes far more energy to review regularly the key performance indicators you\u2019ve established for each individual and yourself.\u00a0 But a small excursion caught early and corrected saves massive corrective resources later.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Take for example the manufacturing company with a small quality problem in one component, resulting in a test failure rate above the norm.\u00a0 You can just reject the components, especially if coming from an outside supplier, or you can get to the root of the problem by examining the cause and reengineering the process or product quickly, saving you and perhaps your supplier time and cost.\u00a0 Such a culture of quality engineering has an additional benefit in creating a higher bar for all to see, making the public statement that quality is a top priority.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The same careful management applies to virtually every person and process in the organization.\u00a0 If there are ways to measure successful output or execution, find them and use them regularly.\u00a0 If one person or department is not pulling its weight, others notice and if no action is taken, often others are discouraged because of the lack of management interest and control.\u00a0 The variant of \u201cone bad apple\u201d holds true in corporate cultures that to a degree entrepreneurial managers and young CEOs rarely credit \u2013 until a late correction is made and a collective sigh of relief can be heard company-wide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Allowing small problems to escalate into big ones is simple.\u00a0 Just ignore the signs for long enough and the job is done.\u00a0 It takes far more energy to review regularly the key performance indicators you\u2019ve established for each individual … Continue reading