Mireaux Management Solutions’ President Miriam Boudreaux recently appeared on Quality Digest Live to discuss her article “Antithesis of a Politician: The Good Quality Professional” with hosts Mike Richman and Dirk Dusharme. In the interview, Miriam, Mike, and Dirk discussed what politicians can learn from quality workers – and what quality workers can learn from other professions.

Good quality professionals are constantly looking for the root cause of issues, to nip problems in the bud. However, as Miriam, Mike, and Dirk pointed out, politicians are constrained by their electoral mandates, which usually demand quick fixes that don’t go beyond the surface causes of problems. On the other hand, quality professionals can be linear in their thinking. By adopting the mindset of a more creative professional, such as an artist, a quality professional can free herself up to find out-of-the-box solutions to tough problems.

The interview is available here, on YouTube, and on the Quality Digest site.