Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, and Nikola Tesla instinctively knew what insight was needed for achieving their objectives. They understood that sparks of insight would eventually lead them to invention, ground-breaking theory, evolved thought patterns, imagination, and new instincts.
In /The Metaphysical Constructs of Quality/, quality assurance knowledge-seeker Patrick Lou Kelly argues that the need for quality is a basic human instinct - a genetically hardwired human trait that advances with new insight. When we employ and apply new insight, management evolves as a species. Management evolution is a gradual process in which managers pass by degrees to a more complex, advanced, and mature state that requires a substantial change in concept awareness in a pool of related constructs. Metaphysical constructs are intended to provide knowledge and intellectual skills about the fundamental nature of knowledge rather than occupational or professional skills. The seeds for generalized "Covey" principles.
The conception of instinctive insight may seem to be a contradiction. But NOT, if we think about it critically within the context of management evolution. Why? An instinct is a pattern of inclination, behavior, thinking or feeling that is inborn and often responsive to specific stimuli. It is a consistent and recurring attitude of the mind. Insight is understanding-based knowledge gained by thinking and observation. It is a process of reasoning to identify facts. We can't be instinctive about something that we do not understand, and we can't seek evolutionary insight without instinctively knowing what we need to seek. To reverse the contradictive nature of instinctive insight we need imagination. Imagination, insight and instincts germinate from greater and greater concept awareness. However, imagination, instinct, and insight are inseparable, they are born from the same creative impulse that catalyzes evolution. As we gain new insight, the resulting thought patterns improve our instincts, new instincts improve our insight, a never-ending cycle of applicable events that lead to sustainability as a species - and as a manager.
Weaving metaphysical concepts together with management science, Kelly posits that humanity has a need to explore and refine new ways to comprehend and explain quality while also offering management the information they need to evolve by improving their instincts and tapping into insight-advancing methods and methodologies.
A glossary for this book has been published under the same title with a different subtitle /The Metaphysical Constructs of Quality: Glossary/.
Patrick Lou Kelly began his management career after serving in the US Navy. He has four decades of experience in the fields of food processing and manufacturing in addition to a rewarding consulting career.
Over the years, Kelly mastered the best practices of quality management, was part of the process that resulted in a US patent, and worked as a quality-improvement specialist for a subcontractor working with the Department of Energy. He also served as a member of a start-up management team for a facility manufacturing fiberglass shingles.
Starting with an associate's degree in general science, Kelly went on to earn a bachelor of science in botany. He completed his master of science in quality assurance during his fourth decade of management work.
An avid writer and reader, Kelly lives in Bakersfield, California, with his wife, Christine. He maintains a blog on the nature of quality at conpridigm.com.
