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How to implement a TQM System
Quality Management | Small Business Management | Strategic Planning | Vision/Mission

12 Steps to Implementing a Total Quality Management System

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

Total Quality Management (TQM) is about taking care of customers. Successful organizations have figured out that customer satisfaction directly impacts the bottom line. You need a structured, systematic process to…

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how to hire a new employee
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7 Steps Your Small Business Should Take Before Hiring That New Employee

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA March 16, 2025March 16, 2025

When a small business is formed, it is often difficult to imagine the time when there is a need to hire employees. When that day comes, it is essential to…

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Strategic Planning

The 5 Step Process of Strategic Planning

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA December 9, 2024December 9, 2024

We are a few short weeks away from a new year. Hopefully, you have begun your planning for next year! Strategic plans help identify what an organization is striving to…

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2025 Business Planning

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA November 4, 2024November 4, 2024

We have managed to plow through another year of managing the unpredictable. We’re a few weeks into the fourth quarter, and I thought it might be helpful to discuss what…

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7 Steps to Implementing Business Strategy

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA September 2, 2024September 2, 2024

Business success is the result of strategy, planning, and management skills.   Every business should have a strategy and a plan. However, a strategic plan is only as effective as…

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13 Tips For Improving Job Satisfaction

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA July 3, 2024July 3, 2024

According to an Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Report by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 62.3% of US employees reported overall satisfaction with their current job in 2022….

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advantages and disadvantages of performance evaluations
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Performance Appraisals

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA December 21, 2023December 21, 2023

The end of the year is quickly approaching, which typically means an evaluation of how the organization performed during the prior twelve months. This year-end review can help an organization…

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How to use benchmarking in small business
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7 Tips for Your Benchmarking Efforts

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA January 11, 2023December 4, 2023

Learning from others is how we all improve. Organizations use benchmarking to compare themselves to others and learn. What Is Benchmarking In Business? Benchmarking is the process of going outside…

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Strategic Planning

5 Barriers to Achieving Business Goals

ByPatricia Lotich, MBA March 30, 2022December 5, 2023

Organizations use strategy and goals to move a business forward. However, a successful strategy is dependent on how well goals are achieved. Organizations need to have a structured performance management…

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