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Newsletter Digest | May 2012 (download pdf)

7 Actions That Drive Consistent High Performance

Companies are always looking for ways to improve performance. These talent management best practices can not only drive continuous high performance, they'll also go a long way toward building a high performance culture.

1.Review and adapt. The integration of strategy, organization, and talent should be routinely reviewed and adapted with the Board, and during quarterly business reviews. It may need to be done even more often if the pace or scale of change warrants. (read more)

Five Ways to Stimulate Creativity and Innovation

1.Use interestingness as a design probe.
"You can't fake interestingness." Lead with it, and the rest will follow. If something is interesting, it doesn't need an explanation, in the same way that you can't make someone have fun. People will be drawn to it naturally. (read more)

Essential Enablers for Business Growth

Why is it that some companies are birthed and grow very quickly and successfully, seemingly overnight, while other organizations either putter along or slowly die? There are certain fundamental things that enable the growth of organizations and often it is not an obvious thing.

So what are some things that can enable the growth of an organization? (read more)

25 Years of ISO 9000

March 15 marked the 25th anniversary of the ISO 9000 series standards. (If you've been around for a while, you know that British standard BS 5179 preceded the ISO standard and the U.S. Mil-Q-9858 predated the British standard.) So the notion of auditable quality system standards go back nearly 45 years, but the real impact certainly launched on a worldwide basis with the release and adoption of the ISO 9000 series standards. (read more)

At What Stage is Your Small Business Growth?

1. Existence
2. Survival
3. Success
4. Rapid Growth
5. Maturity

Existence:
Goal: Get monthly cash flow to the point of consistent breakeven. (read more)

Associates' Corner - SEPAC, Inc.

SEPAC, Inc. has been designing and manufacturing electromagnetic clutches and brakes for the industrial, medical, military and aerospace markets since 1984. SEPAC's products include an extensive line of tooth, multi-disc and single surface type designs. (read more)

Associates' Corner - Hardinge Group

Hardinge is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of machine tools, specializing in SUPER PRECISION(TM) and precision CNC lathes, high performance Machining Centers, high-end cylindrical and jig Grinding Machines, and technologically advanced Workholding & Rotary Products. (read more)