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Overcoming challenges to building a quality culture
Building a quality culture is essential for organisations striving to exceed and maintain ambitious standards and continuous improvement. In the second of two blogs, Mitch Reed CQP MCQI, Quality Manager, CloudNC, follows up with insights on how organisations can successfully foster and embed a quality culture.
The future of auditing ESG – or anything else
Ian Rosam CQP MCQI takes a closer look at how audits can help organisations align their business activities with environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
Beyond compliance: elevating quality systems to drive performance
For our World Quality Week 2024 series, Chief Executive Vince Desmond discusses how meeting compliance only is not performing. Investment in quality systems leads to better organisational performance and delivers greater value for customers and wider society.
The quality professional in the era of sustainability and Quality 4.0
Deming special interest group members Christopher Chinapoo CQP FCQI and Dr Kevan Leach examine the skills and roles the quality professional needs to operate collectively in the era of sustainability.
Championing a quality culture
Implementing an organisation-wide quality culture requires strong leadership with a clear vision, employee engagement and an openness to embracing technology. In the first of two blogs, Mitchell Reed CQP MCQI, Quality Manager, CloudNC, explores how organisations can champion a quality culture to improve, drive innovation and secure a competitive advantage.
Better by design
Quality systems not only make good sense for a successful business, they are increasingly important in ensuring a fairer and cleaner world, says senior auditor Pedro Mejias.
Navigating the complexities of compliance, performance and quality
Today – in a highly regulated market – compliance alone does not distinguish you from your competitors. Organisations must go beyond compliance to achieve performance. Willy Vandenbrande has led a successful career in quality management for over 35 years – first as a quality manager and later as a consultant. He shares his thoughts and insights on the historically complex relationship between compliance and quality.
Exploring hidden dimensions Part 6: another look at the double-edged sword
Continuing their series, IRCA-certified Associate Auditor and International Project Quality Lead Rasoul Aivazi and retired auditor Richard Brett explore how Japanese philosophies are intrinsic in quality.
Delivering quality through authentic, effective and brave leadership
Successful leadership fosters clarity and engagement, ensuring organisations consistently deliver exceptional quality outcomes. Barry Dore, a teacher, mentor, and author in leadership and communications, explores the importance of creating an inclusive and positive culture.
The sky is the limit
As part of a series of articles on different quality qualifications, Massimo Narna, who works in product assurance at the European Space Agency (ESA), describes his experience of achieving an MSc in Quality Management at the University of the West of Scotland.