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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. I’m still hopeful, now more than ever.

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Becoming a Coaching Leader

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The Key to Building a Vibrant Organization and a Success Driven Team An owner of a small to midsize company, an executive within a large corporation, or a middle manager directing people to get the work done, all want the same thing: people consistently delivering high levels of performance and cooperating with each other to achieve team objectives.

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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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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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Mind the Choice: Continuous Improvement or Continuous Problem Solving

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His big problem is not to be confused with the big problems associated with things gone wrong, as when an automobile manufacturer tracks Things Gone Wrong (TGW), or when a hospital staff records and tracks medical error, with the goal of zero errors.

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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.