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From Drucker To The Lean Startup: The (Literary) Evolution of Leadership Philosophy

Terry Starbucker

Here’s the list of books we talked about, in the order presented, for your reference (with links – and note neither Todd nor I are getting any affiliate commissions or fees): The Essential Drucker - by Peter Drucker. Out of the Crisis - by W.Edwards Deming. Good to Great – by Jim Collins. Badaracco Jr.

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Restaurant Week (An elementary look at quality culture fundamentals)

Deming Institute

Edwards Deming, the father of the quality movement, defined quality as “pride in workmanship.” Deming said that competition squeezes out intrinsic motivation while collaboration nurtures intrinsic motivation, curiosity and joy in learning. Deming, The New Economics, see reference 2, p. References. Liker and James K.

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The Power of LEO: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Power of LEO: The Revolutionary Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results Subir Chowdbury McGraw-Hill (2012) Still another “revolutionary process” to achieve “extraordinary results Subir Chowdhury and other authors of recently published business books are to be commended for having the courage to contribute additions to the (..)

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17 Leadership Role Models Who Get Results That Last

Let's Grow Leaders

Edwards Deming, engineer and management consultant. “He clearly articulated the importance of building a management system that was effective and continually improving. This is the theme of my book, Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability. Jim Collins has a place in this segment, too. – Follow John.