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Deming on Management: Appreciation for a System

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Guest post by John Hunter , author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). This is the fourth post in our “Deming on Management” series. Edwards Deming’s ideas on management. Appreciation for a system is one of the four aspects of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK).

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Dr. Deming on Leadership

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Guest post by John Hunter , author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). This is the sixth post in our Deming on Management series. Edwards Deming’s ideas. View our previous Deming on Management posts , including: Appreciation for a System, the PDSA Cycle, and Psychology. Blog posts.

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2019 Deming Prize Winners

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The Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has announced the 2019 Deming Prize winners. Five companies were awarded the Deming Prize this year: ELGi Equipments Limited (India). Leaders at ELGi share their thoughts on winning the 2019 Deming Prize. Deming journey led to zero warranty claims: Siemens Gamesa.

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Great Quote: On System of Management by Deming

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Edwards Deming , the pioneer and guru in quality revolution wrote the following paragraph when commenting on Peter Senge’s book “ The Fifth Discipline ” and it instantly struck the chord. Our prevailing system of management has destroyed our people. The birth of an organization happens with a technical idea that solves a problem.

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Deming on Management: Joy in Work

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Guest post by John Hunter , author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). This is the seventh post in our Deming on Management series. Edwards Deming’s ideas. View our previous Deming on Management posts , including: Leadership , Appreciation for a System and the PDSA Cycle. Blog posts.

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Why Deming / Why Now

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Post by Bill Bellows, Deputy Director, The Deming Institute. Previously published by Quality Digest. Deming, what do you think about the recent trend towards reducing the number of levels of management?” Deming, what do you think about the recent trend towards reducing the number of levels of management?”

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Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos

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Guest post by John Hunter , author of Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability. Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos by Donald Wheeler is an excellent book on, not surprisingly, the topic of understanding variation. I enjoy working with data and seeking to understand what I can learn from the data.

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