Archive for June, 2010

A Management Group Activity to assess the effectiveness of internal policy and procedure manuals

Management is responsible for consistency in operational performance: consistency is dependent upon adherence to approved policies and procedures for repetitive functions

The purpose of this group activity is to determine whether policy and procedure manuals exist, and if so, the …

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Management and Leadership: Risk and Quality are two sides of the one coin

Without a quality system, quality assurance is at best a guess, with no basis for continuous quality improvement.

The first requirement in quality assurance and improvement is the presence of a quality system.  With a quality system in place, quality …

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Owner/Managers as Managers, Leaders, Innovators and Entrepreneurs

Three issues of interest and concern to owner/managers

This article features my responses to three of the issues raised and discussed in working with small and medium business owner/managers – who need to use their knowledge, skills, observations and experience …

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Summary of Jean’s address – VU Entrepreneurs Business Network Breakfast, 26th May

Summary of address by Jean Roberts at the School of Enterprise, Victoria University, Entrepreneurs Business Network Breakfast Meeting in Melbourne, 26th May ’10

The difference – and relationship – between ‘Management’ and ‘Leadership’, and their link with ‘Innovation’ and …

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