<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085</id><updated>2010-01-25T22:28:37.423-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Mike Kazis</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/atom.xml'/><author><name>Michael Kazis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16432132460204467275</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085.post-605248704311417352</id><published>2010-01-25T22:18:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-25T22:28:37.673-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quality'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='customer focus'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Total Quality Management'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='customer satisfaction'/><title type='text'>Quality Management Principle - Customer Focus</title><summary type='text'> The weatherman said today that we were going to get rain this morning and lots of it, but I didn’t care. My windshield was fixed properly last week by SafeLite™ Auto Glass and the rain no longer seeps into the van. I have used SafeLite™ for windshield repair many times in the past and I am always so satisfied with the work they do and how they do it. In fact, the work they do has inspired me to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/605248704311417352/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/quality-management-principle-customer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default/605248704311417352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default/605248704311417352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/quality-management-principle-customer.html' title='Quality Management Principle - Customer Focus'/><author><name>Michael Kazis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16432132460204467275</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05444212420956340452'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085.post-606231219695515077</id><published>2010-01-18T17:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-18T17:37:21.991-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Quality Management Principle – Continuous Improvement</title><summary type='text'>Were you ever acquainted with someone that thought they knew everything? What about someone that thought they were an expert at a particular skill after having just learned it? When it comes to managing a quality-focused organization, that type of mentality simply won’t “cut it”. Successful quality management depends greatly on three fundamental principles: Customer focusTeamwork and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/606231219695515077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/quality-management-principle-continuous.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default/606231219695515077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default/606231219695515077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/quality-management-principle-continuous.html' title='Quality Management Principle – Continuous Improvement'/><author><name>Michael Kazis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16432132460204467275</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05444212420956340452'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085.post-2090376927723757477</id><published>2010-01-13T19:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-13T19:34:36.542-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Ethics Reform Proposal Unveiled in Albany Today</title><summary type='text'>I just heard on NY1 that Gov. Paterson unveiled his new Ethics Reform Proposal.  I don't know much about it yet and I intend to read more on various web sites but I was particulary drawn to the irony of how I published a blog this week about "Ethics in Business".  I know that Albany did not propose a reform on my account but I'm glad to see that our politicians are reacting to the many unethical </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/2090376927723757477/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/ethics-reform-proposal-unveiled-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default/2090376927723757477'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default/2090376927723757477'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/ethics-reform-proposal-unveiled-in.html' title='Ethics Reform Proposal Unveiled in Albany Today'/><author><name>Michael Kazis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16432132460204467275</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05444212420956340452'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085.post-933358865747364841</id><published>2010-01-11T01:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T01:30:08.744-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ethics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='business ethics'/><title type='text'>Ethics in Business</title><summary type='text'> While doing research for last week’s blog, I tried to do a Google search for an old article from which I hand-copied from a newspaper several years ago for my own personal reference. When I wanted to quote it for last week’s posting, I couldn’t find the original author. Instead, what I found was the same article in almost a half dozen blogs and websites as if they had written it. For this reason</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/933358865747364841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/ethics-in-business.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default/933358865747364841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default/933358865747364841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/ethics-in-business.html' title='Ethics in Business'/><author><name>Michael Kazis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16432132460204467275</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05444212420956340452'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085.post-8897262502022737496</id><published>2010-01-04T13:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-04T20:19:50.836-05:00</updated><title type='text'>We Fail So That We May Succeed</title><summary type='text'>This is official start date of my blog postings. I created it so that I may share important information accumulated from my years of education and experience as a mobile DJ, an MBA grad-student, and as a business owner. Every Monday, I will publish a new posting pertaining to helpful business topics and success stories. The audience intended is particularly a mobile DJ learning about managing a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/8897262502022737496/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/we-fail-so-that-we-may-succeed.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default/8897262502022737496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default/8897262502022737496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/we-fail-so-that-we-may-succeed.html' title='We Fail So That We May Succeed'/><author><name>Michael Kazis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16432132460204467275</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05444212420956340452'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085.post-2703316227876407536</id><published>2009-12-01T08:05:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-23T01:43:37.445-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leadership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Giuliani'/><title type='text'>Giuliani's leadership book recommended among top leadership books</title><summary type='text'>Giuliani's leadership book recommended among top leadership booksPosted using ShareThis</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/2703316227876407536/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2009/12/giuliani-leadership-book-recommended.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default/2703316227876407536'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5316817696620019085/posts/default/2703316227876407536'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2009/12/giuliani-leadership-book-recommended.html' title='Giuliani&amp;#39;s leadership book recommended among top leadership books'/><author><name>Michael Kazis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16432132460204467275</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05444212420956340452'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
