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Denis Leonard

Denis Leonard has a degree in construction engineering, and an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in quality management. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Quality and has been an Examiner for the Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners, a Judge on the International Team Excellence Competition, and a Lead Judge on the National Housing Quality Award. He has experience as a quality manager in the home building industry as well as construction engineer, site manager, and in training, auditing, and consulting with expertise in strategic and operational quality improvement initiatives. His work has achieved national quality, environmental, and safety management awards for clients. 

Improve the process before streamlining with software

 

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Lessons from the worst CEOs of 2011

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Overall requirements to…

PB Builder of the Year: Excellence

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What and where to improve?

What and where do I start to improve? This is a common question and while we need to balance the cost and impact to identify the real…

Construction company views on ISO9001 in the UK

A UK study of those using the ISO9001 Quality Management System in the construction industry had a number of interesting findings that provide key…

Mental blocks to creativity

Often the main block to creativity is actually a mental block. Thoughts or comments such as these can stop creativity in its tracks.

How consistent is your business?

When was the last time you did some walk arounds in your business, asked your customer service or construction teams some basic questions, spoke…

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