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Deming Podcast with Dr. Bret Champion, Superintendent of the Leander Independent School District

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Bret Champion, Superintendent of the Leander Independent School District (ISD) in Texas joins us for the latest Deming Institute Podcast ( download the podcast ). Edwards Deming, in a letter to David Bayless, 6 February 1992. In describing the Leander Way he says. [We Grades and gold stars destroy this yearning for learning.

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Top Leadership Blog Posts

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Cardus presents Planning; Nothing Magical Just Your Work posted at Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership Blog , saying, “Within all parts of your work YOUR knowledge and thinking must be part of the plan. A plan is a judgment about the best way to go about achieving an intended goal.”

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Michael Cardus presents Planning; Nothing Magical Just Your Work posted at Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership Blog , saying, "Within all parts of your work YOUR knowledge and thinking must be part of the plan. A plan is a judgment about the best way to go about achieving an intended goal.".

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Post-Harvey Restoration: Consider a Deming-Based Approach

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I don’t know the extent to which the Dutch are acquainted with Dr. Deming’s theory of management – but their approach brings Point #1 of Dr. Deming’s 14 Points for Management to mind: create a constant purpose toward improvement. Plan for quality in the long term ( at some point, there will be another hurricane ).

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

The Empowered Buisness

Despite what many leaders believe, strategic thinking is NOT quantitative analysis – eg, generating sales forecasts – nor quantitative goals – eg, $100 million in revenues. While numbers are important in planning, true strategic thinking is qualitative. Strategic thinking is NOT the same thing as strategic planning.

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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. After the two months, extra meetings to follow-up on the action plan are optional. This model would actually help them to organize those ideas, write them down, and implement them through an action plan.

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Reflections on Dr. Deming’s Hospital Notes – What Has Changed Since 1990?

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I was happy to see John Hunter share the article on the Deming Institute blog last year , along with some context. The SHS journal article starts with a brief introduction, not in the original document, by Dr. Deming that summarizes the key points, all of which are still relevant today. The lesson learned? Many hands go up.

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