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If Japan Can, Why Cant We? – 1980 NBC Special Report

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It is very hard for us today to remember (or learn if we are too young) what the situation was like in 1980 (see the bottom of the post for some data on the economy at that time). On June 24th 1980, NBC broadcast a special program in prime time: “If Japan Can, Why Cant We?”

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W. Edward Deming Discussing the Leadership We Need in Our Organizations

Deming Institute

Why can’t you? And that is the only way you can learn about the problems… He mentions that walking around can be useful but it isn’t effective. The change between theory x thinking (we have to trick people into doing good work with incentives, threats etc.) Well, what is holding you back?

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