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Meet One of Our Non-Profit Partners

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We are so proud of this community, which is doing the important work of spreading the Deming teachings. Our revenue has grown by 60%… and an exciting result of the Deming approach is we were able to deliver that growth with significantly less time from our staff. This means we’re more than halfway to our goal.

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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. Here’s a simple example.

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Huge Payments to Executives for Good Luck

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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.

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Using Outdated Management Practices Can Be Very Costly

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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.

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Eliminate Slogans, Exhortations and Targets

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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. But Dr. Deming understood the damage targets cause. Edwards Deming, quotes in Profits Beyond Measure by H. I achieved my goal by not my aim.

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

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. A plan is a judgment about the best way to go about achieving an intended goal.". Honestly, I don't expect most readers would ever try to read them all.

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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. 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.

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