Click on any of the links below to see some of our previously published work.
Understanding the Requirements of ISO/IEC 17025
Listing of the Principles behind ISO/IEC 17025 and how they underpin the actual requirements of the standard.
- Environmental Science and Engineering
- September 1, 2002
- Author: Ned Gravel
Understanding ISO/IEC 17025
Listing of the Principles behind ISO/IEC 17025 and how they underpin the actual requirements of the standard.
- Lab Manager Magazine
- May 31, 2006
- Author: Ned Gravel
Ned's Rules of Engagement
Twenty-one attributes and skills of people who are successful at leading teams. What good leaders owe their teams, and how they can gain buy-in for their vision. This view mirrors the classic Servant Leadership approach first envisaged by Robert Greenleaf in his original paper: Servant Leadership.
Download the current version of Ned's Rules of Engagement Here.
- Lab Manager Magazine
- September 30, 2006
- Author: Ned Gravel
Feedback Tools in Laboratory Quality Systems
How laboratories can make easy use of all feedback to enhance the the technical validity of their results. No fuss. No muss. Just understanding how feedback enhances operations.
- Lab Manager Magazine
- February 28, 2007
- Author: Ned Gravel
Korean National Insititute for Environmental Research Visits Canada, Again
Result of the second visit of staff from the Korean National Institute for Environmental Research (NIER), Incheon Korea, to the Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation (CALA). This visit was to acquire skills and knowledge regarding best practice in laboratory QMS and the implementation of a ISO/IEC 17011-conformant accreditation program within NIER.
- Environmental Science and Engineering
- July 11, 2007
- Author: Ned Gravel
Point of View: Leadership vs. Management
Highlighting the differences in approaches between leaders and managers.
- Controlled Environments Magazine
- May 7, 2008
- Author: Ned Gravel
Which conditions require Root Cause Analysis and which do not
An objective approach to determine when root cause analysis is needed (as part of corrective- or preventive-action) or not because all that is needed is simple correction or prevention.
- Lab Manager Magazine
- July 6, 2012
- Author: Ned Gravel