In today`s competitive world, it is very difficult for businesses to survive, and even more difficult to stand out in the market. For this reason, many companies are devoting their time and investing their budgets on the ISO standards. Many companies prefer to do business with ISO certified organizations or hire…
Once upon a time, a consultant was tired, stressed and zealously wanted to please a customer by meeting an unrealistic deadline. Overwhelmed by the amount of tasks, I kept working on my laptop not realizing that the gentleman sitting next to me was so relaxed and serene as if the…
Great leadership remains the basic prerequisite for organizations to succeed in nowadays business environment. Taking into consideration that the elementary principle of leadership has remained the same over the years, it is important to analyze the evolution of leadership habits and describe the importance and strategies of productivity. A valuable…
In my HSEQ-MS auditing book, I summarise the evolution and chronology of management systems thinking. This starts with Sun Tzu’s Art of War probably written around 488BCE – a masterpiece of strategy advice showing generals how to win their battles – through the Deming Wheel (PDCA) for continual improvement from…
South Africa has a mature history of implementing management systems for key areas, specifically Quality, Environment and Health & Safety. This focus was driven by the large multinational organizations and the historically strong South African Mining industry which either were compelled to by regulatory or contractual drivers or did so…
Preparing For The Future Of Occupational, Health And Safety Management With the emergence of globalization and its continual acceleration, the maintenance of physical and mental health of employees has gained momentum in the field of business management. That is why Occupational Health and Safety Management System has received increased attention…
ISO 37001 is the only anti-bribery management system in the business world. Introduced in October 2016, this international standard was designed to advocate a series of measures that, when implemented, help public or private companies of all sizes prevent and tackle bribery. Legg Mason is one of the first companies…
The ISO 37001 & Anti-Bribery PECB Insights Conference introduced us to the former FBI agent, Joe Pistone, who lived six years in the Mafia underworld, winning the trust of the most notorious mobsters, infiltrating the Bonanno and Colombo crime families, and gathering damning evidence that helped put more than a…
What teaching and learning strategies do you use to differentiate a curriculum? Jacob: A curriculum includes context, what is learned and what is taught; the delivery method, which is the teaching-learning method; forms of assessment such as course tests or examination; resources utilized in supporting the teaching process. To be…
A research done by Basak Manders, a Quality Management research expert, found that ISO 9001 quality management standard has been implemented by more than one million organizations in 187 countries since its introduction in 1987. According to the research, ISO 9001 implementation ensures operational and market benefits in the majority…
