December 18, 2008
JDQ President, Jon Morris, has accepted an invitation to present a paper at the 21st Annual ASQ Quality Management Conference on Thursday, Mar 5-6, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Irvine Hotel, Irvine, CA, USA. The subject of the presentation will be "Appreciative Internal Audit: A Strength-Based Approach to Quality System Auditing." Mr. Morris’ presentation will expand on his recent article, “Smooth Approach”, in the October 2008 issue of the ASQ Quality Progress magazine, distributed to over 77,000 readers across North America.
Based on proven success with clients and 3rd party auditors, Appreciative Audits combine the best of Appreciative Inquiry and Internal Quality Audit expertise to create a new value-added audit experience. This innovative approach helps reveal and enhance what's right and correct or discard what's not, by building solutions based on the fundamental truth that in every company, department or project, something works.
Forward thinking quality managers and engineers, ISO 9001 management reps., auditors and quality consultants will discover the power of the innovative and proven Appreciative Audit approach to enhance a core "continual improvement" business process - the Internal Quality Audit System.
For more information on the Quality Management Conference, or to register visit
www.asq-qm.org or call 1-800-248-1946.
About Jon Morris
JDQ's President Jon Morris is an accomplished quality practitioner with 17 years of experience in the application of quality methodologies to effect business improvement. He holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business and is an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer and Six Sigma Black Belt.
About ASQ
ASQ is the world’s leading authority on quality. With more than 90,000 individual and organizational members, this professional association advances learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results, and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide. ASQ reaches more than 100 countries and counts more than 10,000 international members among its membership. By making quality a global priority, an organizational imperative, and a personal ethic, ASQ becomes the community for everyone who seeks quality concepts, technologies, and tools to improve themselves, their organization, and the world.
