Laurel Thoennes @ QD

Editor

Quality Digest

Laurel Thoennes is an editor at Quality Digest. She has worked in the media industry for 33 years at newspapers, magazines, and UC Davis—the past 25 years with Quality Digest.

Tue, 02/19/2019 - 12:01
Improvement Through Awakened Doing One decision changes your entire reality
Thu, 03/16/2017 - 13:03
There are a lot of good quality tools and improvement processes out there for when you are not engaged and productivity wanes. But until you find the root cause of your behavior, any improvement won’t be sustained. I read about the three modalities…
Keep Your Eyes on the Road and Hands Upon the Wheel—for Now Driving may soon be ‘the ultimate user experience,’ but will you get there in one piece?
Thu, 02/02/2017 - 12:03
Automakers, suppliers, and tech companies are in a flurry to transform vehicles into connected devices and distribute the content to drivers and passengers. Corning Inc.’s transformation plans include using its Gorilla Glass to turn windshields…
The Outstanding Organization Receives 2013 Shingo Research Award You work hard enough. Why not learn to work smart?
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 08:55
Karen Martin’s The Outstanding Organization (McGraw-Hill, 2012) is a 2013 winner of the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award. Martin provides well-researched, practical advice on how to become aware of the self-inflicted chaos within…
H. James Harrington Streamlines His Methodology So you could streamline your processes
Tue, 10/25/2011 - 15:12
In Streamlined Process Improvement (McGraw-Hill, 2011), H. James Harrington has optimized his well-known Business Process Improvement methodology so that it generates faster, major improvement in key processes of your operations. This book is about…
The Power of LEO Transcends Business Applications The basic ideas of LEO are simple and applicable in everyday life
Thu, 10/20/2011 - 08:49
In 2003, Subir Chowdhury realized his company needed to change and tailor its tools and services to fit each of its client’s circumstances. His colleagues and employees developed the management approach called LEO—for listen, enrich, and optimize…
To-Do or Kanban? That Is the Question Transforming the slings and arrows of outrageous workflow into context and clarity
Thu, 04/14/2011 - 09:28
“What makes a personal kanban any better than a to-do list?” asked Julie, crossing out a completed task on her “ta da!” list with exaggerated strokes. “With personal kanban you visualize your work, it becomes tangible, you get kinesthetic feedback,…
2011 International Shingo Prize Conference & Workshops Learn how sustainable cultural transformation is achieved through principle-based leadership
Fri, 03/25/2011 - 14:03
The 2011 International Shingo Prize Conference & Workshops are ready, set, and going this week in Covington, Kentucky, at the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The main conference is Wednesday and Thursday, March 30–31,…
2011 International Shingo Prize Conference & Workshops Learn how sustainable cultural transformation is achieved through principle-based leadership
Fri, 03/25/2011 - 14:03
The 2011 International Shingo Prize Conference & Workshops are ready, set, and going this week in Covington, Kentucky, at the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The main conference is Wednesday and Thursday, March 30–31,…
Book: Six Sigma Demystified, Second Edition Hard stuff made easy
Tue, 03/01/2011 - 11:03
Six Sigma Demystified, Second Edition, by Paul Keller (McGraw-Hill, 2011) Have you considered implementing Six Sigma in your organization? You may have searched the internet for books about Six Sigma, signed in so you could “look inside,”…
3-D Scanning Brings New Life to Medieval Caves Beneath Nottingham Pointools software and Leica 3-D laser scanner make caves virtually accessible to anyone.
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 05:00
There is a group effort commencing beneath the English city of Nottingham with a main goal of assessing the archaeological importance of nearly 500 man-made caves that were cut into the sandstone during medieval times and possibly earlier. The caves…