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Subir ChowdhuryHow can you lead a quality life?
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Subir Chowdhury has written 15 books on the topic of quality management.What happens to the individual who choses a quality lifestyle?

Thought Leader, Best-Selling Author, Inspirational Speaker

A transformative storyteller.

Subir Chowdhury is one of the world’s leading management consultants. He has helped Fortune 500 save billions of dollars with improvements to their quality and performance. He has authored more than 15 books (many international bestsellers) and given dozens of talks on management and quality control. Book him as a speaker for your next event.

Committed to Advancing Education and Improving the Quality of Life for Everyone

Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur

Subir Chowdhury School of Quality and Reliability

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University of California at Berkeley

Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies

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Harvard University

Subir Chowdhury Fellowship on Quality and Economics

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London School of Economics

Subir Chowdhury Post-Doctoral Fellowship on Quality and Economics

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Quality & You

Quality & Economics

Quality & Process

Quality & Me

  • Make Quality a Lifestyle Choice

    A few years ago, a colleague of mine was driving his car and hit a big pothole in the road. He stopped the car to make sure everything was okay. The car was fine, but at some point, he must have dropped his wallet, because when he got home he couldn’t find it. Sure, he had some money and credit cards in there, but he said that he also had some pictures of his family, and was devastated to think that he’d never get them back.

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    A Moment of Truth for the Solar Panel Industry

    I recently read a commentary in the New York Times (“Solar Industry Anxious Over Defective Panels”; May 25, 2013, link), and something sounded familiar. Solar panels that are expected to have a 25-year life span are failing. Coatings are disintegrating and other defects have caused fires. Worldwide, the reports are coming in. The $77 billion solar photovoltaic industry is facing a quality crisis.

  • Watch Your Flow, Keep Control

    When I watch organizations, I am reminded of a swiftly flowing river. Starting with raw materials at the river’s source and ending with finished products or services flowing from its mouth, overlaying processes flow into and onto one another. When everything is running smoothly, it is a wonderful thing to behold.

  • Fear freezes your ability to be straightforward

    Fear freezes your ability to be straightforward

    When we are scared, nervous, or afraid, we shut out the outside world.  We become less open and transparent. Instead of accepting our true selves, and admitting that we are afraid, we put up a wall designed to keep out the truth.  We make things up to compensate—about how good-looking we are, about how clever or competent we believe ourselves to be, about how much money we make. We lose sight of the importance of being straightforward and honest. Fear can undermine openness and honesty in anyone—including me!