Recently added articles from The Journal for Quality and Participation:
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going!
Jul 01, 2009; ... Admittedly, it's hard to turn on the television today and not be blasted with gloom and doom reports about the economy. The unemployment rate continues to rise, and the housing market continues to fall. These two economic indicators are near and dear to most of us, signifying our basic ...
Quality in Good Times and Bad Times
Jul 01, 2009; ... How is the recession changing your life and work? This is the time to sharpen your skills and help your organization improve its performance in a tangible way. Are quality and improvement initiatives supported more by senior management in times of economic prosperity or when the ...
Using Humor and Improv Skills to Thrive
Jul 01, 2009; ... We're all living with tough economic hardships these days, but we're not all facing these challenges in the same way. What makes the difference? In the present-day battle for sense and sensibility, understanding humor and improv theater concepts greatly enhances our ability to thrive ....
Work-Life Balance During a Recession: A Conspiracy of Optimism
Jul 01, 2009; ... Recessionary times generate myriad options that force us to make choices and face the consequences ...and if we're lucky to explore opportunities that we've ignored in the past. Work-life balance is, at best, a fabrication, and at worst, a cruel hoax. It's time to stop believing all the ...
Reforming or Changing Educational Leadership
Jul 01, 2009; ... Thoughts and experiences of educators related to quality and change Leadership is the single most important ingrethent in determining the degree of "greatness" an organization will reach. Explicit leadership framework standards, such as the Malcolm Baldrige Education Criteria for ...