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Stanley Cherkasky is the Managing Partner of Change Management Consulting, Inc. Founder of the firm, Stan is the principal architect of the Performance Improvement Breakthrough™ methodology, and the Six Sigma Lean Advantage™—innovative and proven strategies that accelerate ROI and net income improvement, build customer loyalty, and create world-class recognition.

Stan has more than three decades of business and consulting experience, in both the private and public sectors, in the United States and abroad. Stan specializes in building high-performance teams, and working closely with senior leaders to achieve breakthrough financial, organizational, and operating improvement. He has been quoted in many business publications, including Fortune, Business Week and the Wall Street Journal.

Ten Strategies to Position your Organization for Economic Recovery

It’s just as important to plan for an economic upturn as it is to develop contingency plans for a looming recession. And from some of the leading economic indicators, now is the time to begin planning for a return to recovery. Here are ten strategies to prepare your organization to be well-positioned for the economic recovery. Read

By: Stanley Cherkasky | 12/09/2009 | Strategic Planning

Choosing your ISO Consultant

How should you go about selecting an ISO consultant to facilitate your registration? Here are some useful guidelines for choosing your quality business partner. Read

By: Stanley Cherkasky | 21/07/2009 | Outsourcing

Train in Tough Times

In any economic downturn, it can be easy to postpone training programs—or even cut training altogether. Visionary leaders, however, realize that training should not be an expendable line budget item. Great companies realize the value of their staffs, and tend to focus—even more—on staff development in tough economic times. Trained employees will be more confident, productive and resilient. Read

By: Stanley Cherkasky | 18/04/2009 | Training

The Baldrige National Quality Program Criteria have been Improved

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive. The criteria for performance excellence have evolved over its 22-year history, resulting in far-reaching changes. Read

By: Stanley Cherkasky | 18/03/2009 | Management

Improving Business Results Through Process Management

Business processes constitute a significant portion of an organization's operating costs. And the more bureaucratic an organization is, the greater the potential to reduce operating costs. Management silos (hierarchical structure) can be devastating to an organization's performance and cost structure. Walls need to be torn down, and the internal customer/supplier model embraced. Unfortunately, line and staff departments have become too myopic or insular. Process management is imperative in or Read

By: Stanley Cherkasky | 11/03/2009 | Management

Iso 9001:2008 - Hidden Business Opportunities. an Opportunity to Reenergize Your Qms and to Outperform Your Competition

This fourth ISO version is more an amended version of the previous release, rather than a complete revision. The changes are largely interpretive, and focus on terminology clarifications, and better alignment with ISO 14001:2004, the environmental standard. But don’t be too quick to dismiss its relevance. There is potential danger and hidden opportunities. This is the ideal time to be proactive, and to re-energize your quality (business) management system. Read

By: Stanley Cherkasky | 28/12/2008 | Business