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Why Deming / Why Now / Working to transform “our” system

Deming Institute

Edwards Deming was the NBC Special (termed a “Whitepaper”), “If Japan Can, Why Can’t We?” His questions within resonated with me immediately, as I was a new supervisor for Bell Telephone. What can we do to work smarter, not harder?” Why Deming? Edwards Deming. I had to learn more.

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Avoid Doing the Wrong things Righter…But, “By What Method?”

Deming Institute

Guest post by Dr. Doug Stilwell, Drake University. This was not the technical sort of question I was anticipating and taking a fleeting moment without reflecting on the depth of what she was asking me, I glibly responded, “Julie, you will use this when your ‘real life’ begins.” Julie’s hand immediately went up in the air. Yes, Julie?”

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Deming’s Ideas in Action: Trader Joe’s Culture

Deming Institute

An understanding of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge provides new lenses * to view the world. We plan to use this blog to explore examples of management action today (using the lens of Deming’s ideas to view those actions) in order to help illustrate how Deming’s ideas can be put into practice.

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

I've had readers ask "Why so many? I actually do, the ones that make the cut are all relevant, recent, and looked interesting to me at least - about 50% of the submitted posts on average. I think so. Here's why and how.". Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival!

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Top Leadership Blog Posts

Michael Lee Stallard

I think so. Here’s why and how.” ” Gwyn Teatro presents How to Make Performance Appraisals Unnecessary posted at You’re Not the Boss of Me. Dan McCarthy posted a collection of top blog posts on leadership that included a post I wrote. ” Anne Perschel presents Bold Because You Can Lead.

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Deming’s Ideas in Action: Trader Joe’s Culture

Deming Institute

An understanding of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge provides new lenses * to view the world. We plan to use this blog to explore examples of management action today (using the lens of Deming’s ideas to view those actions) in order to help illustrate how Deming’s ideas can be put into practice.

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Using Deming’s Ideas Today to Promote Trust and Meaningful Work

Deming Institute

In that article he explores the importance of Dr. Deming’s ideas today. Edwards Deming sent Peter Senge on his book, and which Senge included in his introduction to the Fifth Discipline : Our prevailing system of management has destroyed our people. He quotes from the response W.

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