Deming Institute

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Guest post by John Hunter , author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). In this conversation with Nicole Luisi of Aileron, Terri Bullock, Vice President of the Wood River Women’s Foundation , shares how she has improved herself and her organization with Deming principles.

Deming 56

Deming Committee System Organization 56

Deming Institute

MAY 21, 2018

Beginning in 1951, the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has awarded the Deming Prize to honor organizations, and later, individuals, for extraordinary accomplishments in quality management. Dr. Deming understood you didn’t use the same improvement thinking every time you wanted to improve.

Deming 56

Deming System Quality Tools 56

Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Looking for an easier and more effective way to evaluate the effectiveness of your staff and managers? We all know this and they do little to improve the work and relationship of managers and staff. BUT companies still do them and employees and managers alike complain and request them. Yearly performance reviews suck!

Process 132

Process Deming Performance Review Review 132

Deming Institute

APRIL 29, 2019

Guest post by Katie Groves, College Business Manager, College of Education and Human Development, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT. And that was just the beginning of a day filled with before and after stories that not only inspired but testified to the capacity of Deming’s Philosophy. April 3, 2019.

Deming 55

Deming Conference Education System 55

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 27, 2018

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.

Deming 46

Deming Ethics Short-term Long-term 46

Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Readers of this blog are aware of the problems created by using quotas: Achieved the goal by not the aim (2013) – The Futility of a Numerical Goal (2014) , Distorting the System, Distorting the Data or Improving the System (2013) , Dr. Deming on the problems with targets or goals.

Cost 35

Cost Deming Management System 35

Art Petty

JULY 10, 2023

It's the perfect phrase to describe the many amoral examples and practices of leadership we encounter in our organizations and institutions. The post It’s Time to Take a Stand Against Leadership Indecency appeared first on Management Excellence by Art Petty.

Leadership 93

Leadership Goal Examples Management 93

Deming Institute

JULY 30, 2015

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. that is taking on the transformation of healthcare management.

Deming 28

Deming Influence System Seminar 28

Deming Institute

MAY 11, 2015

Bret Champion, Superintendent of the Leander Independent School District (ISD) in Texas joins us for the latest Deming Institute Podcast ( download the podcast ). But it requires that there is a strongly shared management vision, with respect for people , and that is not easy for most organization to pull off.

Deming 28

Deming Education System Letter 28

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Edwards Deming Institute Blog , serves up Appreciation for a System in the Deming Context. " A reader asks how a manager can become more professional and get the respect of her employees.". Anna Farmery , from The Engaging Brand, submits 5 Truths about Profit as a Goal. "We John Hunter , from The W. Think like a leader.

Leadership Development 271

Leadership Development Development Leadership Deming 271

Cooperperson

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

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.

Short-term 78

Short-term Long-term Learning-by-Doing Self-aware 78

Curious Cat

JANUARY 22, 2015

This month Bill Troy, ASQ CEO, asked ASQ Influential Voices bloggers : “who influenced or inspired your management thinking and in what ways?” I have written about my management influences in the past: Active Management Improvement Leaders (2006) and Who Influences Your Thinking?

Deming 40

Deming Management Influence Learning-by-Doing 40

Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

In the spirit of standardization that is growing in popularity in organizations around the world, is there room for diversity? Is faster always better? Might there sometimes be value in a middle ground goal? In consideration of a greater system, is less variation always better, with a goal of zero? Post by Bill Bellows.

Management 28

Management System Deming Goal 28

Deming Institute

APRIL 29, 2019

Guest post by Katie Groves, College Business Manager, College of Education and Human Development, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT. And that was just the beginning of a day filled with before and after stories that not only inspired but testified to the capacity of Deming’s Philosophy. April 3, 2019.

Deming 28

Deming Conference Education System 28

Deming Institute

JUNE 11, 2018

Muller’s The Tyranny of Metrics (2018) is a book that Dr. Deming would have surely appreciated. In America, the use of metrics can be tracked from Frederick Taylor’s Scientific Management (1911), the New Public Administration of the 1980s and the 2001 No Child Left Behind program and beyond.

Metrics 31

Metrics Deming Scientific Management Proposal 31

Deming Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2016

I agree that mainly we award senior executives huge pay based on luck and the natural result of the organization they are a part of. That criticism of the weak explanations provided for why such huge rewards are deserved is in line with what Deming taught. Edwards Deming’s shared. The organization is the loser.

Execution 45

Execution Deming System CEO 45

Deming Institute

JANUARY 9, 2017

One of Dr. Deming’s 7 deadly diseases is: Emphasis on short-term profits: short-term thinking. It is easy to focus on short term goals and use a somewhat simple short term figure to measure success. Thomas Johnson and Anders Broms, the authors provide many good thoughts on the problems of accounting measures and management.

Short-term 28

Short-term Long-term Deming Management 28

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

It's meant to be more of a menu - organized in a way that you can pick and choose based on author, blog name, subject title, and a "teaser" line if the author provided one. posted at Business Wisdom: Words to Manage By , saying, "Part of executive development is recognizing the development that has already occurred.".

Leadership Development 248

Leadership Development Development Leadership Deming 248

Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

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.

Six Sigma 37

Six Sigma Deming System Quality 37

Deming Institute

JANUARY 30, 2017

Deming’s “Some Notes on Management in a Hospital.” I was happy to see John Hunter share the article on the Deming Institute blog last year , along with some context. I’ve seen many organizations progress from blaming those nameless jerks in another department to working together toward the goal of better patient care.

Deming 28

Deming Kaizen System Quality 28

Curious Cat

MARCH 10, 2015

Step 1: Educate and inform everyone in the organization about the vision, the goals, and Quality Leadership. Begin discussion with top management team and train them. Share feedback with the chief and his management team. Get buy-in from top department managers. This step must be passionately led by the top leader.

Case Study 40

Case Study System Decentralization Management 40

Deming Institute

APRIL 7, 2016

Edwards Deming’s list of 14 points for western management : Eliminate slogans, exhortations, and targets for the work force asking for zero defects and new levels of productivity. If so, you should examine your management system. It is a bad sign and points to serious management problems. Point 10 on W.

Deming 28

Deming System Incentives Short-term 28

Deming Institute

MARCH 6, 2017

Over the past few years, Air Force One CEO Greg Guy did away with commission pay for all sales associates and general managers. Rather than focusing on sales goals or credit, they would measure system inputs — number of new leads, number of opportunities, etc., — trying to reach certain metrics, and then all share in the results.

Deming 31

Deming Long-term System Conference 31

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Edwards Deming. From sales of iPhones to iPads to computers, Apple executives offered explanations for these results and predictions for the future. The value of profits as an ingredient for organizations to sustain and develop their operations is undeniable. Post by Bill Bellows. billion and a quarterly net profit of $7.7

Deming 28

Deming System Crisis Industry 28

Izell Leadership

MAY 15, 2018

Only 13% of respondents in the Gallup survey said that their company’s leadership communicates effectively with the rest of the organization. Those employees who did report having conversations with their manager in the previous six months about their goals and successes were 2.8 Edward Deming. Engineer/Author.

Deming 28

Deming Drucker Engineering Report 28

Deming Institute

JANUARY 16, 2017

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. I was told that Dr. Deming had taught some workshops within GM, particularly the Powertrain division in the 1980s.

Kaizen 28

Kaizen Deming Lean Manufacturing Handbook 28

Deming Institute

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Edwards Deming Institute 2015 annual conference: There is No Instant Pudding, You have to Show Up to Disrupt. To continually reinvent and make the changes to our organizations we can’t rely on old style top down management. Jim Benson’s presentation at The W. Understanding is emergent.

Deming 28

Deming Software Agility Conference 28

Izell Leadership

MAY 15, 2018

A 2017 Gallup survey of the US workplace found 67% US managers who say they don’t like talking with employees, which mirrors the 67% of US workers who say they’re not engaged at work. Only 13% of respondents in the Gallup survey said that their company’s leadership communicates effectively with the rest of the organization.

Deming 28

Deming Drucker Survey Report 28

Izell Leadership

MAY 15, 2018

A 2017 Gallup survey of the US workplace found 67% US managers who say they don’t like talking with employees, which mirrors the 67% of US workers who say they’re not engaged at work. Only 13% of respondents in the Gallup survey said that their company’s leadership communicates effectively with the rest of the organization.

Deming 28

Deming Drucker Survey Report 28

Izell Leadership

MAY 15, 2018

A 2017 Gallup survey of the US workplace found 67% US managers who say they don’t like talking with employees, which mirrors the 67% of US workers who say they’re not engaged at work. Only 13% of respondents in the Gallup survey said that their company’s leadership communicates effectively with the rest of the organization.

Deming 28

Deming Drucker Survey Report 28

Izell Leadership

MAY 15, 2018

A 2017 Gallup survey of the US workplace found 67% US managers who say they don’t like talking with employees, which mirrors the 67% of US workers who say they’re not engaged at work. Only 13% of respondents in the Gallup survey said that their company’s leadership communicates effectively with the rest of the organization.

Deming 28

Deming Drucker Survey Report 28

Deming Institute

JULY 23, 2017

Sparky Anderson , manager of the Cincinnati Reds during most of the 1970s, spoke on occasion about the big problem he had with his Major League Baseball team. One way to test for what is commonly accepted in terms of the level of big problems in any organization is to investigate the focus of attention for problems with a question.

Deming 31

Deming Metrics Seminar Comparison 31

Deming Institute

APRIL 4, 2016

Linda Lippe’s presentation, Inquiring Minds: Improving Elementary Science in Leander ISD, Texas at our 2015 Deming in Education Conference. The 2nd annual Deming in Education conference will be held November 4-6, 2016 Atlanta, Georgia. And most organizations use quality tools far too infrequently. Related: W.

Deming 28

Deming Tools Conference Quality 28

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

I like to share interesting articles (and other resources) that provide examples of organizations applying Deming’s ideas in practice. Edwards Deming’s process management theory. Edwards Deming cautioned against clinging to examples , and for good reason.

Deming 28

Deming Health Care System Cost 28

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Those with knowledge of how human systems work can predict the likely consequences of creating poor management systems. Yet when the natural result occur, each time people blame individuals responding predictably to the forces created by the management system. Those that learn from W.

System 31

System Motivation Deming Conference 31

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Guest post by Luciana Paulise, see part 1 of these thoughts: Applying Deming Principles at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. But you need to define the basics right: be organized, collect the right information on time, and improve your product and services in a lean way. 14 Deming principles. How to apply the model.

Deming 28

Deming SWOT Root Cause Analysis TRIZ 28

Deming Institute

AUGUST 29, 2016

Edwards Deming’s 14 obligations of management have opponents that argue the reverse is wise. Instead the reason so many organizations suffer from the costs of significant barriers between departments is that the overall management system results in behavior that creates barriers between departments.

Cooper 31

Cooper Deming System Incentives 31