Change Management for Standardization Change can be stressful for a large portion of the population. Why? Many “genuinely believe what they’ve been doing, and how they’ve been doing it, is the best possible way to do it.” To change from that nor ...
Active listening means being present in the conversation, making a conscious effort to hear not only the words but, more importantly, the message behind the words. It’s a great skill to have as it helps you to better communicate with your peers, ...
Being part of a team is something most cannot escape. In the standards and conformity assessment landscape, you can find yourself on more than a few committees, boards, projects, working groups, and more. Learning about your team members, what they ...
Group writing is the development of documents through a collaborative team effort. There are a number of strategies employed by standards developing organizations (SDOs) when group writing and drafting new standards. In some, a draft might be submit ...
As a standards professional, facilitating discussions within diverse committees of members from different cultural and geographic backgrounds can be exciting, engaging, and challenging. Here are a few tips to help you better prepare for success ...
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Standardization is a global effort and enticing committee members from around the world can assist in ensuring your standard has broad application and appeal. For multicultural committee members, this may be your first time participating on a commit ...
The 20-minute meeting is a new strategy for keeping attendees focused and addressing issues in a strategic manner. Meetings, campfires, workshops, whatever you choose to call them, they’re usually long – an hour or longer – and tiring. While ...
Life is busy, people are busy, it seems that every organization is hosting a conference, workshop, or event these days. All this can make it difficult to find time to host in-person meetings for committees. Remote committee meetings like confer ...
You can enhance your team collaboration with just a click of a button. Committee work, group projects, collaborating with other teams or colleagues - it takes work! It takes coordination and an eye for detail. You can take your work to the next ...
