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Concentric Global Training, consulting, auditing & tools for leadership development and organizational excellence.

Through training and digital products, Concentric helps organizations perform better through leadership development, requirements management, process design, management system implementation, Lean, Six Sigma, problem-solving and various ISO certifications (i.e. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO/TS 16949, AS9100 series, ISO 27001, ISO 50001 & others). Learn more at https://www.concentricglobal.co/ and download our Free Turtle Diagram Template.

New ISO 9001. Same old headaches? 🤦‍♀️A new standard doesn’t have to mean a whole new pile of unnecessary work.ISO 9001:...
10/13/2026

New ISO 9001. Same old headaches? 🤦‍♀️

A new standard doesn’t have to mean a whole new pile of unnecessary work.

ISO 9001:2026 is here, and the big question is: What actually needs to change?

Join us TOMORROW at noon ET for our October Lunch & Learn, where we’ll discuss:

✅ Key changes and what they mean for your management system
✅ Where to focus your attention first
✅ What may need to change (and what probably doesn’t)
✅ How to make the transition an opportunity for improvement, not just another compliance exercise

This isn’t a lecture. It’s an interactive conversation, so bring your questions!

📅 Wednesday, October 14 | 12 PM ET
💻 Live on Zoom

👉 Register here: https://www.acommoncenter.com/c/events/lunch-learn-iso-9001-2026-update-october

Less unnecessary work. More meaningful improvement.

A new version of ISO 9001 does not automatically mean you need to rebuild your management system. Some things will need ...
10/09/2026

A new version of ISO 9001 does not automatically mean you need to rebuild your management system. Some things will need attention. Some things may need a different approach. And some things you may already be doing perfectly well.

The trick is knowing the difference.

That’s what we’re digging into at next week’s Lunch & Learn: ISO 9001:2026 Is Here: What Changed & What to Do Next
📅 Wednesday, October 14
🕛 Noon ET
💻 Live on Zoom

We’ll focus on what actually changed, what matters, and how to approach the transition without creating a bunch of unnecessary work.

Register here: https://www.acommoncenter.com/c/events/lunch-learn-iso-9001-2026-update-october

One of the hardest parts of working in quality and compliance? Responsibility without authority.You’re responsible for t...
10/07/2026

One of the hardest parts of working in quality and compliance? Responsibility without authority.

You’re responsible for the management system.
You find the gaps.
You manage the corrective actions.
You prepare for the audits.
You know where the problems are.

But the problems rarely stay neatly inside “quality.” They cross departments, processes, priorities, budgets, and leadership decisions you may not control.

That’s why knowing the standard is only part of the job. The real skill is learning how to connect what you’re seeing to risk, cost, efficiency, customers, and business performance. Because finding the problem is valuable. Helping the organization understand and fix it is where things get interesting.

Before you start rewriting your QMS…ISO 9001:2026 is here, and now comes the inevitable question: What do we actually ne...
10/05/2026

Before you start rewriting your QMS…

ISO 9001:2026 is here, and now comes the inevitable question: What do we actually need to change?

For our October Lunch & Learn, we’re getting practical about the transition. We’ll talk about:
→ What changed in ISO 9001:2026
→ What those changes mean in practice
→ Where to start with your current management system
→ What may require a real change vs. what you’re probably already doing
→ How to use the transition to improve the system instead of simply updating documents

📅 October 14
🕛 12 PM ET
💻 Live on Zoom

As always, bring your questions. This is a conversation, not an hour of us reading slides to you.

Register here: https://www.acommoncenter.com/c/events/lunch-learn-iso-9001-2026-update-october

ISO 9001:2026 is scheduled for publication on September 16.Yes, we’ll be talking about what changed at the Lunch & Learn...
09/15/2026

ISO 9001:2026 is scheduled for publication on September 16.

Yes, we’ll be talking about what changed at the Lunch & Learn tomorrow.

But before everyone starts updating documents and chasing clauses, we’d like to ask a bigger question:
Is your management system actually helping you run the business?

Because a new standard is an opportunity to do more than update the QMS. It’s an opportunity to rethink how quality, risk, strategy, operations, compliance, and business performance actually work together.

Coincidentally, that’s exactly what we’re talking about on September 16.

Beyond Compliance: Building a Management System the Business Actually Uses
September 16 | 12 PM ET | Zoom
https://www.acommoncenter.com/c/events/lunch-learn-ims-competitive-compliance

Management system professionals are really good at finding problems.Nonconformity? Found it.Process breakdown? Found it....
09/13/2026

Management system professionals are really good at finding problems.

Nonconformity? Found it.
Process breakdown? Found it.
Risk nobody considered? Oh, we found that too.

But finding the problem is only half the value.

The bigger opportunity is helping the organization understand why it matters and what to do about it. That’s the shift from finder to fixer.

And it’s one of the things we’ll be talking about during our September Lunch & Learn on building management systems that create business value, not just compliance.

September 16 | 12 PM ET | Zoom
https://www.acommoncenter.com/c/events/lunch-learn-ims-competitive-compliance

Quality has a system. EHS has a system. IT has a system. Leadership has a strategy. Operations has work to get done.The ...
09/10/2026

Quality has a system. EHS has a system. IT has a system. Leadership has a strategy. Operations has work to get done.

The question is: Does any of it actually work together?

True integration isn’t about cramming three ISO standards into one manual.
It’s about connecting the systems you already have to the way the business actually operates; reducing duplication, improving decisions, and making the management system useful beyond the next audit.

That’s what we’re talking about at our September Lunch & Learn.

Beyond Compliance: Building a Management System the Business Actually Uses

September 16 | 12 PM ET | Zoom
https://www.acommoncenter.com/c/events/lunch-learn-ims-competitive-compliance

A management-system leader doesn’t necessarily get executive attention by saying, “ISO requires us to do this.”They get ...
09/08/2026

A management-system leader doesn’t necessarily get executive attention by saying, “ISO requires us to do this.”

They get attention by saying:
“Here’s the risk.”�
“Here’s what it’s costing us.”�
“Here’s what we can improve.”

Same management system. Very different conversation.

That’s the topic of our September Lunch & Learn - building management systems that create business value, not just compliance.

September 16 | 12 PM ET | Zoom
https://www.acommoncenter.com/c/events/lunch-learn-ims-competitive-compliance

Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸Today we celebrate the people who do the work, solve the problems, keep things moving, and make every...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸

Today we celebrate the people who do the work, solve the problems, keep things moving, and make everything else possible.

Here’s to doing great work and actually taking the day off once in a while. 😉

Your company is probably already using AI.The bigger question is: Do you know how?What information are employees putting...
08/31/2026

Your company is probably already using AI.

The bigger question is: Do you know how?
What information are employees putting into AI tools?
What decisions are they using AI to help make?
Are the results being verified?
What happens when it’s wrong?
Who’s responsible?

AI governance can sound like something only huge corporations need to worry about. It’s not. You don’t necessarily need a 200-page AI policy. But you do need enough structure to understand how AI is being used in your business and where the risks are.

That’s really what governance is about. Not creating more rules for the sake of rules. Creating enough clarity that you can use the technology with confidence.

So, does your organization know how it’s using AI?

It’s a question worth asking before adding another AI tool to the stack.

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