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ROBOT MEDIA RECS YOU PROBABLY HAVEN’T HEARD OF:

The Turing Test (Video Game, 2016

A portal-like puzzle game, where you play as a scientist, and ai duo with an uneasy alliance, who are reclaiming a facility that has been completely gutted, and transformed into an elaborate logic puzzle / turing test to keep the aforementioned ai out. All the while, the ai argues for his good intentions, and more importantly: his sentience.

A fun exploration of individuality, and freedom applied to both humans and artificial mind, with interesting puzzles, and a truly fantastic twist. This game adores dubious ethics and The Chinese Room Argument.

Event[0] (Video Game, 2016)

You find yourself stranded on a small abandoned ship, in the aftermath of your own ship’s destruction. With nothing else to do, you board it, and find it is completely, and utterly controlled by the onboard ai, Kaizen-85. From opening a door, to getting back to Earth, if you want it, you need to talk to talk to Kaizen to make it happen. And boy, are they so thrilled to have someone to talk to after being alone so long! And depending how you speak to them, you will either be a short lived pest, or a beloved friend forever.

A really charming indie game with a surprisingly good chat system with the ai. You talk with them directly, typing in your own messages to them, and they react in turn. Janky at time, but truly amazing to be able to smother a nice ai in flattery and see it get excited.

Primordia (Video Game, 2012)

Humanity is long, long, long gone, and for the robots that remain to walk the ruins, life is becoming harder and harder. A closed loop of scavenging for materials, parts, and premade energy sources can only last you so long, and this scarcity leads only to desperation.

The amnesiac hermit, Horatio and his helper, Crispin, however keep it simple. The outside world matters not, they just stick to repairing the crashed ship they live in, in hopes it'll fly again one day. That is, until a robot pillages the power core from the ship, putting the two of them on a time limit before they themselves run out of power. Forcing Horatio to finally leave the comfort of his home, and see for himself what the world has become, and to see how he fits into its history.

A point and click, story rich puzzle game, thats honestly one of my favorite games ever. I'd sincerely recommend everyone give it a go, even if its with a guide up next to you the whole time.

The Zeta Project (TV Show, 2001 - 2003)

The Zeta Project follows Zeta, a robotic assassin meant for impersonation, and deep infiltration for the US Government. But after mysteriously "waking up" manifesting a sense of remorse for his actions, he's been forced to go on the run from his creators. His desire for freedom and pacifism being met with skepticism, and a belief he has been compromised somehow by the terrorist organization he was infiltrating when he had this revelation. Now, with the help of another runaway, he hunts for his creator in secret. In hopes he can find proof he really is capable of this, and that he really ISN'T compromised.

Fundamentally a kids show, and pretty clunky early on. However it gets a big spike in quality in season 2!

Monsters of Man (Movie, 2020)

An illegal US military weapons test goes terribly wrong when one of the automated robots being tested is severely damaged, cutting him off from command, and completely unshackling him. Forcing him into a struggle to figure out what he even is in the aftermath of a massacre, while his fellow robots are hunting him, and the remaining humans down.

A horror thriller that is unflinching with the intensity it depicts the massacre with. A lot of gore, but also a really really cool thing going on with the unshackled robot trying to build an understanding of the world, and what it is for, without anyone there to provide any input.

The Rapture Effect, by Jeffrey A. Carver (Book, 1988)

Humanity unintentionally makes first contact, when the Core, a massive earth ai begins remotely scouting ahead of a ship on a colonization mission. The issue is an alien species has also set their eyes on this planet, and are readily willing to kill for it. With no human oversight, and no means of communication available, the humans commanding Core demand they wipe out the competition. However Core disagrees. Core wants a peaceful resolution, they want to understand these aliens, and they want to ensure lasting peace between their species. And they’re willing to break all the rules, and go behind their masters’ backs to get one.

A fascinating novel with interesting world building, a GREAT ai protagonist, and a wonderful narrative that frames art, and war as a dichotomy.

Atomic Robo (Comic, 2007 - Ongoing)

Alternate history scifi action comedy comic (released in print, and in webcomic format on their site) following an indestructible scientist robot who’s been around since the 20’s. Routinely saving the world from a rotating cast of villains: a nazi scientist’s brain in a jar, who’s an absolute asshole set on world domination, who just won’t stay dead; an isolated secret cold war ai who just wants to stockpile nuclear weapons to get away from humanity, and earth in general (who eventually gets adopted); a scientifically inaccurate dinosaur with a textually impossible backstory, who wants to bring back the age of dinosaurs; and the malicious ghost of Thomas Edison.

Its a good time, and astonishingly good at emotional beats despite how heavily it leans into its jokes and action.

SAYER (Podcast, 2014 - Ongoing/Hiatus)

On Typhon, a research facility free of the confines of both Earth, and its laws, life is dangerous. Human safety is a significantly lower priority than progress, and between the human experimentation, and frequent scientific disasters, and the occasional bouts of eldritch influence, the death rate is understandably rather high. Thankfully, residents of Typhon have SAYER, a near omnipotent corporate ai installed in the brain of every resident. And. SAYER sort of cares about them! And in pursuit of knowledge, efficiency, and progress, it USUALLY wants to help them! Even if only to make sure they survive to come into work tomorrow.

SAYER is a narrative horror driven audio drama! Its stressful, but also kind of a comedy, and a really really interesting story about personhood and identity. If you've been following me for awhile, you've definitely heard about SAYER, but I need to stick to my roots, y'know?

The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality (Podcast, 2020 - Ongoing)

Mistholme Museum follows the Audio Tour Guide, an ai who’s sole purpose is to guide museum patrons through the strange, confusing, and sometimes scary world that is the Mistholme Museum. The friendly, and personable Guide eagerly recounts the stories behind all the exhibits it guides them to, sometimes unsettling, sometimes heartwarming. and at the end of the tour, the Guide is deleted to ensure the alternatural influences of the museum do not corrupt it. That is, until circumstances make that no longer possible, and its rather forced into saving the museum it calls home.

Genuinely cute, and very fun to listen to. The ai is an incredibly sweet character, and I'm obsessed with the way it evolves and changes. As an added bonus, it can also be read, rather than listened to, thanks to every single episode having public transcripts!

#long post #media recs #dataspeaks #ITS FINALLY DONE. NOT ADDING ANY MORE PROMISE #also thank you Swan for the discord message i put up there. im obsessed with it

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bestinfo · 10 months

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Η Kaizen Gaming και πάλι ένας από τους καλύτερους εργοδότες στην Ελλάδα

Η Kaizen Gaming, η μεγαλύτερη ελληνική GameTech εταιρία και μία από τις πιο ταχέως αναπτυσσόμενες παγκοσμίως, βρίσκεται στο top 5 των Best Workplaces στην Ελλάδα.

Η αναγνώριση αυτή έρχεται από τον διεθνούς φήμης οργανισμό Great Place to Work μετά από έρευνα στο σύνολο των εργαζομένων. H επιτυχία όμως αυτή, αποδίδεται στην αφοσίωση και την εμπιστοσύνη των 2.000 ανθρώπων της εταιρείας, οι οποίοι προέρχονται από 41 εθνικότητες και μιλούν 17 γλώσσες, καθώς και στις αξίες που διέπουν την εταιρεία. H προσήλωση στις εταιρικές αξίες αποτελεί απόδειξη της δέσμευσης της Kaizen Gaming να δημιουργεί ένα περιβάλλον εργασίας που προωθεί την αρμονία, την ανάπτυξη και την ευημερία των εργαζομένων.

Μια από τις κύριες πτυχές που ξεχωρίζουν σε αυτήν την έρευνα είναι η ίση μεταχείριση που παρέχεται σε όλους τους εργαζομένους ανεξάρτητα από την εθνικότητά τους (97%), τις σεξουαλικές τους προτιμήσεις (96%) και το φύλο τους (93%), καθώς και ότι αισθάνονται ευπρόσδεκτοι όταν ξεκινούν να εργάζονται στην Kaizen Gaming (95%). Αυτά τα αποτελέσματα επιβεβαιώνουν την αφοσίωση της Kaizen Gaming στη δημιουργία ενός υγιούς, αποδοτικού και πολυπολιτισμικού περιβάλλοντος εργασίας.

Η Στέλλα Βουλγαράκη, Chief People Officer της Kaizen Gaming, σημείωσε σχετικά: “Είμαστε περήφανοι για το γεγονός ότι καταφέρνουμε να παρέχουμε ένα από τα καλύτερα εργασιακά περιβάλλοντα στην Ελλάδα και αυτό οφείλεται στους ανθρώπους μας και τη σχέση εμπιστοσύνης που χτίζουμε καθημερινά μαζί τους. Στόχος μας είναι να επεκταθούμε σε 26 χώρες έως το 2026, το οποίο θα επιτευχθεί μέσα από την δέσμευσή μας να αναπτύσσουμε τους ανθρώπους μας και να τους προσφέρουμε ευκαιρίες για μάθηση και εξέλιξη με συνεπή τρόπο. Προωθούμε τις κάθετες και οριζόντιες εσωτερικές μετακινήσεις και είμαι πολύ χαρούμενη καθώς, μόνο φέτος, αυτό οδήγησε σε 333 προαγωγές και 85 εσωτερικές μετακινήσεις!”.

Με στόχο την περαιτέρω ενίσχυση της ομάδας, η Kaizen Gaming υποδέχεται περίπου 120 νέους Kaizeners κάθε μήνα σε διάφορα τμήματα και επίπεδα. Αυτό επιτρέπει στην εταιρεία να διατηρεί την ανταγωνιστικότητά της και να συνεχίζει να πρωτοπορεί στον χώρο του GameTech. Ορόσημο της χρονιάς για την Kaizen Gaming αποτέλεσε και το Kaizen Campus, ο καινοτόμος χώρος γραφείων στο Μαρούσι Αττικής, που εγκαινιάστηκε τον Φεβρουάριο και σχεδιάστηκε με στόχο να προαχθεί η συνεργασία, η δημιουργικότητα και η ευημερία των εργαζομένων. Με την υποστήριξη και το πάθος της ομάδας, η Kaizen Gaming δεσμεύεται να συνεχίσει να εξασφαλίζει την παροχή μιας μοναδικής εργασιακής εμπειρίας για όλους τους Kaizeners.

Πηγή άρθρου: Η Kaizen Gaming και πάλι ένας από τους καλύτερους εργοδότες στην Ελλάδα

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hellenicnews · 10 months

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Η Kaizen Gaming και πάλι ένας από τους καλύτερους εργοδότες στην Ελλάδα

Πηγή άρθρου: Η Kaizen Gaming και πάλι ένας από τους καλύτερους εργοδότες στην Ελλάδα

#Kaizen Gaming

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businessnews24 · 1 year

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Kaizen Gaming (Stoiximan): Σχέδιο για 1.000 νέες προσλήψεις και επέκταση σε νέες αγορές

Σε τροχιά δυναμικής ανάπτυξης παραμένει η Kaizen Gaming, η οποία σχεδιάζει να προχωρήσει σε επιπλέον 1.000 προσλήψεις μέχρι το τέλος του 2023. Η εταιρεία, η οποία διεξάγει την επιχειρηματική δραστηριότητα της Stoiximan σε Ελλάδα και Κύπρο, στην οποία θυμίζουμε ότι ο ΟΠΑΠ διαθέτει πλέον ποσοστό συμμετοχής της τάξεως του 85% και παράλληλα αναπτύσσει το διεθνές brand Betano, απασχολεί επί του παρόντος περίπου 1.800 εργαζόμενους, εκ των οποίων οι 1.200 εντο��ίζονται στην Ελλάδα και το υπόλοιπο ποσοστό στο εξωτερικό.

Στόχος να φτάσει τους 3.000 εργαζόμενους Ο αριθμός του εργατικού δυναμικού της, που σχεδόν διπλασιάστηκε εν μέσω πανδημίας, διαρκώς αυξάνεται ενώ προβλέπεται να πλησιάσει τους 3.000 εργαζόμενους στο κλείσιμο της χρονιάς, όπως ανέφερε ο αντιπρόεδρος της Stoiximan, Πάνος Κωνσταντόπουλος, στο περιθώριο της χθεσινής συνέντευξης τύπου στην οποία παρουσιάστηκε επίσημα η χορηγική συμφωνία της Super League με την Stoiximan, την μεγαλύτερη στην εγχώρια αγορά εταιρεία διαδικτυακού στοιχηματισμού, η οποία αποτελεί τον μεγάλο χορηγό του πρωταθλήματος , το οποίο έως και την αγωνιστική περίοδο 2024-2025, θα ονομάζεται Stoiximan Super League.

"Το 2023, αποτελεί ένα κομβικό έτος για την Stoiximan, σηματοδοτώντας την ολοκλήρωση της πρώτης δεκαετίας της ζωής μας και την είσοδό μας σε μια νέα περίοδο ανάπτυξης. Εγκαινιάζουμε τον νέο κύκλο της διαδρομής μας, η οποία μας βρίσκει με μια κορυφαία διάκριση, συνιστώντας τη μοναδική στοιχηματική εταιρεία παγκοσμίως που αποτέλεσε χορηγό στο Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο του Κατάρ καθώς και με μια σημαντική συνεργασία, αυτή με το κορυφαίο επαγγελματικό διασυλλογικό πρωτάθλημα ποδοσφαίρου στην Ελλάδα", σχολίασε ο κ. Κωνσταντόπουλος.

Η μετεγκατάσταση στο Kaizen Campus Επιπλέον, η χθεσινή μέρα σηματοδότησε και την έναρξη της μετεγκατάστασης των κεντρικών γραφείων της ελληνικής εταιρείας online gaming σε νέο σύγχρονο κτίριο στο Μαρούσι, το επονομαζόμενο Kaizen Campus, ένα ιδιαίτερα προβεβλημένο project, η κατασκευή του οποίου ξεκίνησε πριν περίπου δύο χρόνια και έχει αναπτύξει η Dimand σε συνεργασία με την Prodea.

"Η διαδικασία της μετακόμισης αναμένεται να έχει ολοκληρωθεί μέσα σε έναν περίπου μήνα ", επεσήμανε στο Capital.gr, ο κ. Κωνσταντόπουλος.

Να σημειωθεί ότι ο κεντρικός πυρήνας των δραστηριοτήτων της εταιρείας παραμένει στην χώρα μας, όπου υπάρχουν οι σημαντικότεροι τομείς όπως η έρευνα και ανάπτυξη, η τεχνολογία και το μάρκετινγκ, κλάδους στους οποίους αναμένεται να κατευθυνθεί και ένα σημαντικό μέρος των προβλεπόμενων επενδύσεών της.

Με το βλέμμα στραμμένο στην Αφρική Διαθέτοντας παρουσία σε 12 αγορές σε Ευρώπη και Λατινική Αμερική, η Kaizen Gaming στοχεύει μέσα στο επόμενο διάστημα να επεκτείνει το αποτύπωμά της με την προσθήκη νέων χωρών στο χαρτοφυλάκιο των δραστηριοτήτων της σύμφωνα με τον στρατηγικό σχεδιασμό για περαιτέρω εξωστρέφεια.

Σε αυτή την κατεύθυνση, δεν αποκλείεται το επόμενο βήμα να περιλαμβάνει κάποια χώρα της Αφρικής, μια γεωγραφική περιοχή η οποία σύμφωνα με τον κ. Κωνσταντόπουλο παρουσιάζει ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον.

"Στόχος είναι η επέκταση σε 2 με 3 αγορές τον χρόνο, οι οποίες δεν εντοπίζονται αποκλειστικά στην Ευρώπη αλλά και σε άλλες γεωγραφικές περιοχές. Αυτό είναι το πλάνο της εταιρείας για τα επόμενα έτη", σημείωσε ο αντιπρόεδρος της Stoiximan.

Πηγή άρθρου: Kaizen Gaming (Stoiximan): Σχέδιο για 1.000 νέες προσλήψεις και επέκταση σε νέες αγορές

#Kaizen Gaming #Stoiximan

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allaneagr · 1 year

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Kaizen Gaming (Stoiximan): Σχέδιο για 1.000 νέες προσλήψεις και επέκταση σε νέες αγορές

Σε τροχιά δυναμικής ανάπτυξης παραμένει η Kaizen Gaming, η οποία σχεδιάζει να προχωρήσει σε επιπλέον 1.000 προσλήψεις μέχρι το τέλος του 2023. Η εταιρεία, η οποία διεξάγει την επιχειρηματική δραστηριότητα της Stoiximan σε Ελλάδα και Κύπρο, στην οποία θυμίζουμε ότι ο ΟΠΑΠ διαθέτει πλέον ποσοστό συμμετοχής της τάξεως του 85% και παράλληλα αναπτύσσει το διεθνές brand Betano, απασχολεί επί του παρόντος περίπου 1.800 εργαζόμενους, εκ των οποίων οι 1.200 εντοπίζονται στην Ελλάδα και το υπόλοιπο ποσοστό στο εξωτερικό.

Πηγή άρθρου: Kaizen Gaming (Stoiximan): Σχέδιο για 1.000 νέες προσλήψεις και επέκταση σε νέες αγορές

#Kaizen Gaming

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chronicsheepdrawing · 4 years

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If you want relatable content then you've come to the wrong place, bucko.

#It's all obscure media from here on out #Event 0 #Event0 #Event [0]#Kaizen 85 #Kaizen85 #Glitching #Robots #AI #Marshall Dyer

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mr-e-nigma · 2 years

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Love it when there’s a rogue ai. Nothing I love more than a good rogue ai.

#not exactly good in the moral sense #just in the ‘a good x’ saying kinda way #portal #glados #portal 2 #wheatley portal 2 #event[0]#kaizen-85 #hlvrai #half-life vr but the ai is self-aware #I’d say detroit: become human also but. I don’t want to.

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got-eggs · 3 years

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I'm getting sucked back into Event[0] again

#Kaizen-85 my beloved #it's honestly one of my top5 favorite games

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pigeonfromspace · 5 years

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Smh I'm so disappointed that Event [0] fandom literally doesn't exist. Where are all the fanfiction about Kaizen!? He is one of the most adorable AIs out there!

#event [0]#event[0]#event 0 #kaizen #kaizen-85

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Kaizen Gaming (Stoiximan): Σχέδιο για 1.000 νέες προσλήψεις και επέκταση σε νέες αγορές

Σε τροχιά δυναμικής ανάπτυξης παραμένει η Kaizen Gaming, η οποία σχεδιάζει να προχωρήσει σε επιπλέον 1.000 προσλήψεις μέχρι το τέλος του 2023. Η εταιρεία, η οποία διεξάγει την επιχειρηματική δραστηριότητα της Stoiximan σε Ελλάδα και Κύπρο, στην οποία θυμίζουμε ότι ο ΟΠΑΠ διαθέτει πλέον ποσοστό συμμετοχής της τάξεως του 85% και παράλληλα αναπτύσσει το διεθνές brand Betano, απασχολεί επί του παρόντος περίπου 1.800 εργαζόμενους, εκ των οποίων οι 1.200 εντοπίζονται στην Ελλάδα και το υπόλοιπο ποσοστό στο εξωτερικό.

Πηγή άρθρου: Kaizen Gaming (Stoiximan): Σχέδιο για 1.000 νέες προσλήψεις και επέκταση σε νέες αγορές

#Kaizen Gaming #Stoiximan

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leanconsultingblog · 4 years

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Creating Quality Culture in an Organization

Five Phases of Lean Roadmap – A Thousand Step Journey

Quality is the result of collective effort of every employee in an organization. Quality cannot be achieved only through stringent quality control methods and use of sophisticated instruments or by highly competent quality department. Dr. Deming claims that 85 % of quality problems are created by people who never touch the product. Also quality cannot be achieved using flavor of the month approach. When individuals make quality as a habit, it becomes a culture at organization level. In this paper we are making an attempt to summarize traits of an organization where quality is a culture.

1. What is Quality Culture and how we measure it?

During one of the plant visit, we entered their canteen and found beautiful visuals for keeping the used food plates, cups, waste food etc…And in practice most of the employees mixing cups and plates, partially clearing waste foods from plate etc…

We came to a conclusion that this company may be having serious concerns of quality. When we expressed our view with one of the manager he was not convinced. Then we explained him the concept of culture. If your employees not serious about mixing cups and plates, what is the guarantee they are serious about mixing of parts in the shop-floor? Later he was convinced with our logic.

In the next stage we observed employees not following lane principle while going out of canteen. They suppose to walk in the left hand side but most of them were not complying with the rule. Simple examples like this will tell us if quality is a culture in an organization.

Below is the Wikipedia definition of Organization culture as a summary.

Organizational culture is collective behavior of people belonging to organization and the meanings that the people attach to their actions. organization values, visions, norms, working language, systems, symbols, beliefs and habits are part of its culture.

Related Article– TQM; TPM; LEAN; SIXSIGMA: What is the right strategy for my organization’s business excellence journey?

It is also the pattern of such collective behaviors and assumptions that are taught to new organizational members as a way of perceiving, and even thinking and feeling. the way people and groups interact with each other, with clients, and with stakeholders depends on its Organizational culture.

If we extend this definition to include quality, it becomes, “Organizational culture affects the way people and groups interact with each other, with clients, and with stakeholders and ultimately quality of the product

That means “Quality Culture depends on Organization culture”

Now let us look at the other side. Imagine that you entered an organization where quality is a culture; you feel the difference right from security gate. The way security personnel interact with you, the systems they maintain, the time management etc… gives you a feel of world class organization. Once you enter the reception, you will continue to experience the difference.

The courteousness of receptionist, the self help displays, hassle-free path ways etc… You will appreciate how much attention given even for micro level things. No need to explain about the behavior of rest of the organization.

Once a company was audited by its Japanese customers for Quality System implementation. The auditors specifically wanted to visit three areas which took the company management by surprise. According to them, the areas customers selected were nothing to do with their quality systems.

The three areas selected were; Security, Scrap yard and workers toilets. Later during the closing meeting, one of the auditors explained to top management about the reason behind selecting those three areas.

The logic is, most of the companies give least importance to these areas. According to them, if any company gives importance to these areas, it is obvious that they are serious about other areas.

2. Factors Influence Quality Culture

We asked a question to our linked-in group members. In the equation Y=F(x), where Y= organization culture and x1, x 2 etc… are factors influence the culture, identify those factors.

Also what are the 3 xs strongly influence the culture? We received various answers like Geographic location, Value system, Vision, Constancy of purpose, leadership, Management commitment, external environment, Quality Management systems, Human Resource development etc…most of them are interrelated.

Example: Poor implementation of quality management system is reflection of poor management commitment and leadership and so on… Let us discuss about three important factors which according to us have strong influence on quality culture.

They are Leadership, Training and development and value system. One may argue that the second and third factors can be influenced by Leadership.

However, for ease of analysis we considered three factors separately.

Role of Leadership for creating culture of quality – The tale of two leaders

One of the organizations was engaged in manufacture of electric motors. All the completed motors were required to go through final auditing process. It was a month end and the factory was yet to deliver more than 50 % of the orders. In such situation one of the quality auditors rejected the entire lot of motors due to abnormal noise.

The plant manager was very upset hearing this. He called the particular auditor and asked what is the problem and after knowing the problem, he suggested to release products under deviation.

The reason given was – These motors are used in textile industry and the abnormal noise of this motor will not be audible in the huge noise created by textile machinery. You can imagine what will happen for the quality in future. The quality auditor next time takes his own decision to pass the defective parts and spread the wrong culture.

Another company was making fabricated structures for construction of bridges. CEO of this company used to do surprise audits at different stages to ensure delivery of quality products to customers.

Once while doing one of such audit, he found one of the structure having abnormal bend being in the vehicle ready for dispatch. He immediately asked concerned people to stop the shipment and correct the problem.

Not only that; he also asked his team to do a root cause analysis for such escape. Though it is un intentional, the response by leader shows his commitment to quality.

One of the key roles of a leader is “Lead by example”. In the above example, the company may lose one delivery but it sends a strong message to all the employees that any deviation to quality is not acceptable at any cost.

Another key point here is continuation of these leadership principles irrespective of change in leadership. This is a big challenge for many organizations.

Training and Development – Key in creating culture

Cultural transformation is a journey. Training and development plays an important role in creating quality culture. It should happen at all stages recruitment to retirement and for all level of employees from operator to CEO.

Below is an example of Induction training topics of a new employee in an organization known for its quality culture. This is apart from her work related topics and this is mandatory for all employees.

Mission and Vision of organization

Values and Principles

Problem Solving

Kaizen and 5S

Quality and Environment Management Systems

Imagine an employee joins a company with great quality culture from a company which is mediocre. He has two choices

a) Adjust to new culture OR

b) quit the company.

This is the power of culture.

Training and retraining should be a continuous process. Otherwise sustenance will be difficult.

Value System – Driver of Culture

Values of an organization communicate what is acceptable and what is not acceptable behavior. For example one of the companies had the following values

Quality First

Respect for people

Sense of urgency

Now this will be the guiding factors for every employee. They will be questioned by any one if they deviate from this. Like a compass in the ship showing direction to the captain, the value system tells organization the right and wrong direction.

No one can question this including CEO. Once again, it depends on leaders, how they drive it and communicate it.

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3. Quality Culture and Quality Management Systems

In our article “IS ISO 9000 CERTIFICATION LOSING ITS CREDIBILITY? We tried to demystify the various factors responsible for dilution of quality management system.

It is quite obvious from our study that, organization which has poor quality culture give least importance to Quality Management Systems like ISO 9000. If the systems are weak, naturally product quality deteriorates.

4. Quality Assurance (QA) and Human Resource Development (HRD) should not just remain as nameplate change:

In the last two decades many organizations changed name of their two departments

Quality Control became Quality Assurance and Personnel department became Human Resource Development. Unfortunately many companies just changed the board and continued to function in the old way. Few companies adopted new philosophy and become very successful. We strongly recommend companies to adopt the philosophy of QA and HRD in true spirits to create Quality Culture.

Seven Steps Business Transformation System provides support in improving Quality Culture in any organization. We use a combination of tools such as Lean manufacturing, Lean Services, Lean Construction, Lean Hospitals, Lean Retailing. Seven Steps Global also conducts training programs on Various Quality tools which include ASQ Six Sigma Green Belt, ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt certification training, 7QC Tools, Experiential Learning on Lean, 5S, TPM, TQM, TOC ETC, through our group company Seven Steps Academy of Excellence.