Critical Shift : The Future of Quality in Organizational Performance

Title: Critical Shift : The Future of Quality in Organizational Performance
Author: Lori L. Silverman, with Annabeth L.Propst
ISBN: 0873894456 / 9780873894456
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 294
Publisher: ASQ
Year: 1999
Availability: Out of Stock

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Management consultants Lori L. Silverman and Annabeth L. Propst claim that quality is not dead. They examine how the quality movement in the United States has entered a new era that will profoundly impact organizations worldwide and the way they approach performance improvement in the years to come.

Critical SHIFT taps into information culled from interviews with more than 45 business leaders and experts in their respective fields, as well as the authors extensive professional experience, to provide individuals and organizations with a comprehensive framework for achieving and maintaining performance gains.

Unlike many business books, Silverman and Propst take total quality management to the next level. They introduce The Starburst Modelª, a revolutionary and practical approach that allows your organization to systematically integrate strategic and operational initiatives into a cohesive framework that fosters quality and creates value for you and your customers. This must-have resource will show you how to align and accelerate improvement efforts to achieve bottom-line results.

In short, Critical SHIFT offers valuable insight into the workplace of the future and supplies the tools you'll need to succeed.

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Quality Today: Recognizing the Critical SHIFT
The Workplace of the Future: Discovering the Patterns in CHAOS
Introduction to the Starburst Model
Quality Assurance Field of Performance Practice
Problem Resolution Field of Performance Practice
Alignment and Integration Field of Performance Practice
Consumer Obsession Field of Performance Practice
Spiritual Awakening Field of Performance Practice
How You Can Sustain the Starburst
How to Use the Starburst Model
Enacting Your Career: Thriving in CHAOS
Becoming an External GUIDE