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The Failure of “The Livonia Philosophy” at my GM Plant

Deming Institute

I’ve blogged about some of the problems and chaos on my blog before. Speaking of continuous improvement, my GM plant also had a very traditional “suggestion system,” not a Kaizen-style approach to improvement. There were still posters in the hallway glass cases celebrating the new approach.

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Why Dr. Deming’s Work is So Important to Me

Deming Institute

My co-workers and I didn’t understand why we had to be motivated to sell video game systems during the holiday shopping season, since that’s what we already enjoyed doing ( read more about it in this post from my blog ). During my junior year in college, I was running for leadership positions in my fraternity.

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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

An idea can change an entire industry and ideas, from kaizen to the balanced scorecard , continually transform the way we work and lead our businesses. Second, management matters. It has become fashionable in some places to mock management. Finally, management ideas can be the catalyst for a better future.