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State-of-the art training center puts patient safety first Nurse.com Share     Building on its zero-tolerance policy for hospital-acquired infections and medication errors in its member facilities, the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Manhasset, N.Y., recently opened The Patient Safety Institute in neighboring Lake Success. The new site will serve as a learning center for staff and a training center for medical students who will be attending the health system’s medical school in partnership with Hofstra University. More Reassessing four-day workweeks Human Resource Executive Share
The verdict is still out on whether switching to four-day workweeks will save companies massive amounts of money, as witnessed by a recent audit of the state of Utah's program for its employees. Still, experts say the alternative schedule does have its merits — provided companies manage potential pitfalls. According to a performance audit of the Working 4 Utah Work Initiative published last month by the state's Legislative Auditor General, the program has saved less than a $1 million in building operations, overtime, and fleet services costs. That figure is far less than what former Gov. Jon Huntsman had initially projected when he instituted the four-day workweek for most state employees in 2008. More Back to School with ISPI and Rossett, Gayeski, & Rosenberg ISPI Share
As the month of August begins, we are starting to see signs of the new school year approaching. Store shelves are lined with supplies, lunch boxes, and backpacks. Everywhere you turn, the focus is Back to School. ISPI believes September is a perfect time for you to head Back to School with us, and jumpstart your professional development. You can still buy that new fall outfit or the latest writing gadget but since our program is online, there’s no need to worry about packing bags, making a flight, or changing rooms for each presentation. The only requirements are a computer, a telephone, and an interest to learn the latest tools and tips for better workplace performance. Join featured speakers Allison Rossett, Diane Gayeski, and Marc Rosenberg online on September 13, 2010, from 12:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time in ISPI's virtual classroom and experience learning at its best. More The skinny on Lean & Six Sigma: Methods to success? Latino Business Review Share
Strategic management is crucial to a successful, thriving and competitive business, and using the Six Sigma strategy is one of the methods of process that quality management has taken the world by storm. Since its development by Motorola in the early 1980s, Six Sigma has been applied to various industries, and larger corporations in the Latin American sector are implementing the system of identifying and removing defects from their work system and minimizing the negative variables of their manufacturing and business processes. More Can college students learn as well on iPads, e-books? USA TODAY Share
Oklahoma State University professor Bill Handy has big plans for the Apple iPad this fall. If the text messages he has received since the school announced he would test the tablet-style e-reader in some courses are any indication, students are eager to get their hands on the devices, too. Handy, who teaches in the School of Media and Strategic Communications, is quick to stress that his intent is not to celebrate the new technology so much as to evaluate its effectiveness in the classroom. More Successful metrics for measuring agency performance Federal News Radio Share
This week's edition of Federal News Radio's In Depth Conversation focuses on setting successful metrics to measure agency performance. The DorobekInsider spoke with chief performance officer Jeffrey Zients last month about where performance reporting stands and what still needs to be done. More ISPI SkillCast: Comparing four E-learning applications ISPI Share
As performance improvement practitioners you’re constantly required to select the most appropriate solution to a performance gap. Sometimes that requires an e-learning or training solution. What tools should you use? This session will discuss the four most commonly used e-Learning solutions/applications, i.e., Adobe Articulate, Lectora, Captivate, and Camtasia. Demos of the samples developed with each of these applications will provide participants the opportunity to compare and contrast the applications. More Uncover your real "performance potential" using continuous business process improvement techniques Daily Mirror Share
To become an excellent organization in the 21th century, organizations must become lean, flexible, innovative and customer driven. This can be achieved by continuously improving the business processes of an organization. Majority of quality problems are associated with processes; few are caused by workers themselves. One of the best ways to achieve these ends is to identify, analyze, improve and redesign, core processes in organizations. The concept of process improvement is applicable to organizations in any sector or field; may it be private, public, development sectors or services, and manufacturing sectors. More Disturbing the peace: Work distractions The Sydney Morning Herald Share
Attention deficit disorder (ADD) has a cousin penetrating the workplace and it is ODD, or rather, office distraction disorder. A survey recently released by recruitment firm, Robert Walters, revealed the top five office distractions disrupting our focus. Australia's results will make you smile — or squirm. More Financial incentives can improve public sector performance Renal Business Today Share
Performance-based accountability systems can improve how employees deliver public services, but evidence demonstrating how effective these systems are at achieving their performance goals is rare, according to a new RAND Corporation study released Aug. 9, at a Capitol Hill briefing. More |
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