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Dr. Deming’s work lauded by world famous philosopher, Alasdair MacIntyre

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Guest post by Michael Godfried: planner and policy analyst in Washington State and Bill Bellows, Deputy Director, The Deming Institute. Like Dr. Deming, age is no barrier to his continued intellectual vigor. Dr. Deming believed that organizations should seek excellence both in their outcomes and processes.

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Healthcare, Paradigm Shifts and the Influence of W.E. Deming

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In 2014 I presented a paper at the 20th Annual International Deming Research Seminar on the topic of “ Understanding and Application of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge in Healthcare.” My goal was to find out why this body of knowledge seemed to be absent. This one looks serious; I think it’s going to stick.

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What we see…

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Post by Bill Bellows, Deputy Director, The Deming Institute. The same could be said for a quality goal of 6.3 I also took advantage of an opportunity to meet Dr. Deming during his February 1990 lectures at Western Connecticut State University. Deming is the core of our management.” . per million opportunities.

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

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General Motors wasn’t my ideal workplace after having read Deming’s Out of the Crisis and learning a bit about Lean manufacturing in college. If possible, I wanted to work in something closer to the Deming environment. But, I needed a job, so I cast a wide net. What had happened? What a progressive view that was back in the 80s.

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Becoming a Coaching Leader

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And yet, despite their best efforts, most mangers experience this as an elusive goal. Gallup states that 7 out of 10 leaders and managers see developing talent as one of their primary tasks. They want employees who can solve problems, implement solutions, and not cause more problems in the process. What do you need from me?

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How Great Strategic Thinking Leaders Think. The Finale Says It All.

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Despite what many leaders believe, strategic thinking is NOT quantitative analysis – eg, generating sales forecasts – nor quantitative goals – eg, $100 million in revenues. For most companies, strategic planning focuses on breaking down a goal into action steps and connecting those steps to resources, timelines and budgets.

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Applying a Model for Small Business Continual Improvement

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Guest post by Luciana Paulise, see part 1 of these thoughts: Applying Deming Principles at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. The SME deck is to be developed in two months, with weekly two hours meetings, on-line or face to face depending on the location of my clients. 14 Deming principles. Deming System of Profound knowledge.

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