Comments on: What is management commitment? http://blog.capablepeople.co.uk/2009/11/what-is-the-best-evidence-of-management-commitment/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:12:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://blog.capablepeople.co.uk/2009/11/what-is-the-best-evidence-of-management-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-1881 admin Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:35:20 +0000 http://www.thetyphon.com/capableblog/?p=152#comment-1881 For me "management commitment" is a real elephant in the room. In my experience many ISO auditors love to preach about it, but I have met very, very few with the bottle to confront it For me “management commitment” is a real elephant in the room. In my experience many ISO auditors love to preach about it, but I have met very, very few with the bottle to confront it

]]> By: Rob http://blog.capablepeople.co.uk/2009/11/what-is-the-best-evidence-of-management-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-1872 Rob Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:39:44 +0000 http://www.thetyphon.com/capableblog/?p=152#comment-1872 Executive management often gets confused what is meant by "management commitment" and is under the perception that the extent of their participation is to pick a person to be a management representative for their ISO system. Top management must be willing to invest for the long-term if the implementation is to have a positive long-term affect on the company. Meeting the minimum requirements of the standard is like targeting mediocre or sub-standard quality for the company’s process and products. The result is a poor reputation for the company, limited growth, and usually an ongoing struggle for profitability. View more information on management commitment here: http://tinyurl.com/yao5z2o Executive management often gets confused what is meant by “management commitment” and is under the perception that the extent of their participation is to pick a person to be a management representative for their ISO system. Top management must be willing to invest for the long-term if the implementation is to have a positive long-term affect on the company. Meeting the minimum requirements of the standard is like targeting mediocre or sub-standard quality for the company’s process and products. The result is a poor reputation for the company, limited growth, and usually an ongoing struggle for profitability.

View more information on management commitment here: http://tinyurl.com/yao5z2o

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