The Hunt for Paper Tigers : More Effective Quality Management, E-bok

Is quality management all Greek to you? Did you know it s actually about business benefits, leadership and success?In his book the author takes a complicated standard and simplifies it. You ll find advice and tools that will help you look up and get a grip on your strategy. Rediscover your energy and the real reason you do what you do. Because that s how you ll achieve success.This book is intended for individuals and organisations that are looking for a simple, comprehensive and practical guide to creating strategic business value and meeting the majority of the requirements in the ISO 9001 quality standard. It’s a common-sense approach to successfully managing opera- tions while eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy and paper tigers: that is, documents that exist just for the sake of it and not to create value. ContentsIntroduction Context of the organisationWhat’s the purpose of the organisation?How would you like to achieve your purpose and goals?What are your expectations?How do you work in practice? LeadershipEmployee commitmentSocialise more and increase understandingKeep everyone in the loopDelegate more PlanningTake a chance or play it safe?A model, any modelIdentifying the goalsAiming too highThe budget is not the truth SupportPersonnel, equipment and OHSHow do you go about hiring employees?Keep track of skills and competenciesDocument management OperationsPurchasingNew services and products Performance evaluationHow do you evaluate employees and managers?Internal auditing is a self-assessmentExternal auditingWhen and how does the leadership team meet? Improvements A few final words About the authorAndreas Odhage is a global quality and environmental management auditor who is fighting a worldwide crusade against paper tigers and excessive bureaucracy. This is his second book.

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