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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. Slogans are a way to say you care about quality without actually demonstrating you care. To change results change the system.

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The Most Popular Posts on Our Blog in 2019

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Dr. Deming Called for the Elimination of The Annual Performance Appraisal (2012). Eliminate Slogans, Exhortations and Targets (2016). A Bad System Will Beat a Good Person Every Time (2015). Inspection is too late. The quality, good or bad, is already in the product. Psychology – Managing Human Systems (2012).

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The Most Popular Posts on The W. Edwards Deming Institute® Blog in 2018

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Dr. Deming Called for the Elimination of The Annual Performance Appraisal (2012). Eliminate Slogans, Exhortations and Targets (2016)*. As our blog ages new readers often don’t go back and read through the previous posts. But those past posts include many thoughts that age well. Knowledge of Variation (2012).

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Using Outdated Management Practices Can Be Very Costly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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Kevin Murphy’s Presentation: Application and Lessons of Deming’s Perspective on Leadership

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Kevin Murphy’s presentation at the 14th In2:InThinking Annual Forum Weekend Conference: Application and Lessons of Deming’s Perspective on Leadership: Kevin is the President at Triumph Accessory Services. After graduating from the Deming Scholars program at Fordham University he worked for GE Aircraft Engines. There is not a chance.

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