<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:28:37 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Mike Kazis</title><description></description><link>http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Kazis)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085.post-605248704311417352</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-25T22:28:37.673-05:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>quality</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>customer focus</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Total Quality Management</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>customer satisfaction</category><title>Quality Management Principle - Customer Focus</title><atom: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 </atom:summary><link>http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/quality-management-principle-customer.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Kazis)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085.post-606231219695515077</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-18T17:37:21.991-05:00</atom:updated><title>Quality Management Principle – Continuous Improvement</title><atom: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 </atom:summary><link>http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/quality-management-principle-continuous.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Kazis)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085.post-2090376927723757477</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-13T19:34:36.542-05:00</atom:updated><title>Ethics Reform Proposal Unveiled in Albany Today</title><atom: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 </atom:summary><link>http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/ethics-reform-proposal-unveiled-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Kazis)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085.post-933358865747364841</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-11T01:30:08.744-05:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>ethics</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>business ethics</category><title>Ethics in Business</title><atom: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</atom:summary><link>http://dynamiteparty.com/main/blog/2010/01/ethics-in-business.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Michael Kazis)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316817696620019085.post-8897262502022737496</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-01-04T20:19:50.836-05:00</atom:updated><title>We Fail So That We May Succeed</title><atom: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. 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