How do we reinforce operationally Quality and Synchronization within our system? In other words, how do we operate a systemic organization? Who does what, when, where, how and why? There are 4 vital components, and the first one is the Playbook. Resource optimization and synchronization What do we mean by Quality? Quality means understanding that […]
Network Theory And the Organization: Making Work Meaningful
Why do we work? Work has almost completely changed its shape in the last 40-50 years, and the aim that work is designed to accomplish should change accordingly. Work can no longer simply be the organization of many elements to achieve a profit for a tiny minority. People today have different expectations and a different […]
The Physics of Management: Network Theory and Us
What impact has Network Theory had upon the way we implement the Decalogue Management Methodology, based on Deming and the Theory of Constraints? The Physics of Management We were recently asked what we now do differently since the Decalogue methodology has become informed by a new area of science called Network […]
Do the right Think: Critical Thinking is a Prerequisite to Acting Ethically and Profitably
Students today may be engaged in many interesting activities, but if we’re not teaching them to think critically then we’re doing them, and ourselves, a disservice. Action heroes A recent article by a Yale PhD student stresses how students’ resumes are well padded, but they lack the ability to think critically, and this needs to […]
A Quality System for Sustainable Mining: guest blog from Corrado De Gasperis, CEO Comstock Mining Inc.
In this post Corrado De Gasperis, CEO of Comstock Mining Inc., answers to a query about Standard Operating Procedures and explains how Comstock Mining uses the Decalogue Methodology to build and operate its Quality System. Question: Does Comstock Mining also need to have Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other controls in place to manage processing? […]
