{"id":1899,"date":"2017-12-12T19:05:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2022-05-04T06:28:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T06:28:03","slug":"in-search-of-quality-understanding-a-sexy-business-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/in-search-of-quality-understanding-a-sexy-business-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"In Search of Quality: Understanding a Sexy Business (Book Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Is quality a sexy business?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nWe think so, and it turns out Ronald Kolb does as well.\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1900 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/proqc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/felix-baumgartner-standing-outside-the-capsule.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"214\" \/>\r\n\r\nIn his book, <em>In Search of Quality: Understanding a Sexy Business<\/em>, Kolb makes a case for quality affecting everyone on the planet. 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