Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

Management changes, or our strategic plan is rebuffed, or people simply don’t perform the way we think they will. We appreciate these 23 leaders who have incisive ideas about how to succeed when complications arise, and how to nurture teams who can then thrive. Follow The Deming Institute on Twitter at @DemingInstitute.

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Curious Cat

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

On the matter of the importance of promoting better management practices worldwide I agree there is a huge amount of work to be done. And there is a huge vacuum of resources for managers looking for information on how to do better. That isn’t surprising, that is how most such things play out.

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Deming Institute

JUNE 19, 2017

Jim Benson’s presentation at our 2015 International Deming Research Seminar explored how to manage the workload better to improve results. Companies that understand this important idea have a big advantage over those that retain a theory x management system that they believe is needed to control people.

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Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Edwards Deming Institute to make this historic program available to stream over the internet. When we’re discussing the new environmental control regulations concerning engines, the American manufacturers tend to be thinking immediately about how to put it off, how to stop it, which congressman to contact.

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Curious Cat

AUGUST 4, 2015

My career has been largely shaped by the pursuit of better ways to communicate. I grew up surrounded by those seeking to improve management (Bill Hunter, George Box, Brian Joiner, Peter Scholtes…). Wikis are a wonderful technology because of how easy they make the management of shared knowledge.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 9, 2015

Doug Stilwell, Superintendent of the Urbandale Community School District discusses applying Deming management methods in education ( download the podcast ). As Dr. Deming said “The people are not the problem, it’s the system. Edwards Deming Institute 2014 conference. Edwards Deming Institute 2014 conference.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 19, 2017

To me this is a great example of extending Deming’s ideas with a great deal of useful content on how to effectively become more customer focused. Some are little (pass the time while waiting in line); some are big (find a more fulfilling career). Dr. Deming talked about these same ideas. This is reminiscent of W.

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Curious Cat

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The result of a recently interview with me has been posted: How to Lead From Any Level In the Organization. Similar to helping other people grow their careers is the idea of helping other people to solve their problems. Help people solve their problems. Again, this starts with a clear understanding of your sphere of influence. “It

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Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

The seminar was on using Deming’s ideas to improve education. I wasn’t in the education field, but I believe what I wrote about earlier: we don’t need to restrict our management learning to our industry. I haven’t managed to get the capacity matrix idea adopted in organizations I worked in.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Edwards Deming. He has worked with all major industries over a 40-year career. He is the nation’s premiere expert on Big Picture issues… and how core business specialists may enlarge their scope and assume mantles of greater responsibility and recognition. He is a mentor to senior management. Presidents.

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Curious Cat

APRIL 28, 2015

I took this photo after presenting a Deming 2 1/2 day seminar in Boston (at the Boston Fine Arts Museum – see more photos ). The organization really should focus on improving the management system so it isn’t such a barrier to improvement. So if your purpose is to improve management you need to address that.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2016

Gothenberg, Sweden, is a long way to travel from Boston for a breakthrough idea in management — especially one that is more than 40 years old. Berwick’s talk spanned a pantheon of management thinkers to show the audience just how far we have come from Taylor to Deming in the 20th century.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Such advice is plentiful and familiar: Make time for non-work activities, exercise to reduce stress, learn to say “no,” manage your time more efficiently. What I would offer, instead, are some ways to think about the problem, some guiding principles to keep in mind over the long haul of a career: Be realistic about work.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Joel Garfinkle , from Career Advancement Blog shows us how to Take on High-Visibility Projects without Doubling Your Workload. Here's Don’t Make it about you: " Tips on how to better tailor your professional communication to get the outcome you are hoping.". The first step in making career decisions is to know yourself.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer People Focus - 2010 Management Improvement Carnival Samba Carnival at Helsinki 2009 - Photo by Tanmay Vora Some of my most significant learning in quality and continuous improvement have come from John Hunter’s Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog. Some very valuable career advice there.

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