This is the June Issue of the ASQ-LA Newsletter. Come to our June 13th Member Meeting @ NGC in Redondo Beach. MUST RSVP to Chen Low 310-334-7044 or pager 310-353-8293 or e-mail address to ChenLow_88@hotmail.com, no-later-than Noon on Monday, June 11th, so he can get the list of attendees to NGC Security.

 

 Hope you can come to this month's program.

Harold Martinez
Newsletter Chair  

 

Do you know people who are leaders in promoting quality concepts, people who have made a difference in the quality culture or performance of their indus­tries, companies, or in the world at large?

Tell us about them now!

The Los Angeles Section would like to recognize their contributions with the Simon Collier Quality Award in October 2012. This is a nationally recognized award given in honor of one of the early movers and shakers of ASQ and the Los Ange­les Section.

 

PURP0SE OF AWARD is to honor, encourage, and/or specifically identify outstanding individual or group leadership, accomplishment and ingenuity in organizing, promoting, operating, or improving Quality Systems and Programs in areas such as Industry, Government, Education, Business, Health or Service Organizations, which fit the professional objectives of the American Society for Quality.

 

The nominee's achievements may have resulted from outstanding ability and success in management, training, advising and writings in the field of Quality or in appropriately related works of design, manufacture, reliability, maintainability, safety, liability, etc. of product or service systems. The award is not intended to honor traditional classroom teaching.

Deadline for Nomination: June 30, 2012.

 

For additional information and Nomination Form please contact:

 

Imre A. Fischer, Ph.D., P.E., FACB

ASQ Fellow

Chair, Simon Collier Quality Award Committee

ImreFische@aol.com

P.O. Box 6614, Laguna Niguel, CA 92607

Phone/Fax: 949-493-3914

Mobile: 714-393-3910

 

Other Contacts: Bill Trappen at btrappen@csudh.edu

                           Jim Morrison at jamamorr@aol.com

Simon Collier, elected in 1965 as the fourth Honorary member of ASQ, shepherded the society during a critical period of intense growth.

  

 

 

 

 

Message from the Chair - Lane Parrott

 

Have you noticed that the majority of what we hear on the news or read about in newspapers, magazines and the Internet is negative? Unemployment is going up, businesses are leaving California, the Facebook IPO was a bust, another person was murdered, etc. With all the negativity around us it is hard to be optimistic. More specifically it is difficult to be positive about our careers and what the future holds for us.

 

As I drove to the ASQ World Conference, I assumed I would see the same old quality stuff presented by the same old quality people. I would hear about how companies overcame budget cuts and other challenges, just like I did in previous years. With those negative thoughts I even wondered why I was going. But then I remembered that the LA Section expected me to attend. I already took vacation days. And I volunteered 8 hours of my time. So I put on a smile and my blue volunteer vest and persevered the conference.

 

There were over 2800 attendees, more women, young people and foreigners than in previous years. Many people were from healthcare. Despite my negative expectations, I had to admit the conference was pretty darn good. Would the next day be better if I had positive rather than negative expectations?

 

The next day I got up early and arrived on time to hear the first speaker, Simon Sinek. Since I decided to have a positive day, I immediately liked the speaker. Because I liked him, I actually listened very carefully to what he said. He presented examples from his book, Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. To be a leader you need a follower. People follow due to loyalty, trust and inspiration. Loyalty comes from trust. Trust comes from a sense of common values and beliefs. Inspiration comes from passion.

 

Share your passion for quality. Bring a friend to the next meeting. Get more involved in our section. Attend our Leadership Team Meetings.

 

The next Leadership Team Meeting is 5:30 PM on Wednesday, June 6 7th at the Extended Education Building at California State University Dominguez Hills. CSUDH is a large campus, so I suggest entering at Gate D from Victoria Street. Please contact me at 310-489-9018 or laneP@phenomenex.com and I will ensure there is a sandwich waiting for you at the meeting.