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Preview Thursday: Intelligent Disobedience

Lead Change Blog

Edwards Deming, warned us of this pitfall. Resist the reflex to rationalize what you are being asked to do in order to resolve your discomfort; the discomfort is your ally in doing the right thing. The following is an excerpt from Intelligent Disobedience: Doing Right When What You’re Told to Do is Wrong. Slow down the action.

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Gipsie Ranney

Deming Institute

Edwards Deming. She spent decades advocating Deming’s philosophy and helping people across the world with its application. Edwards Deming Institute. Gipsie was someone I very much enjoyed talking to at the early Deming Institute conferences. In Statistics from North Carolina State University. Gipsie Ranney.

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Michael Lee Stallard

” J ohn Hunter presents Rethinking or Moving Beyond Deming Often Just Means Applying More of What Dr. Deming Actually Said posted at Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog , saying, “This post takes a look at how Dr. Deming’s ideas apply to management issues today.” There is no do, only be.

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

J ohn Hunter presents Rethinking or Moving Beyond Deming Often Just Means Applying More of What Dr. Deming Actually Said posted at Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog , saying, "This post takes a look at how Dr. Deming's ideas apply to management issues today.". Lisa Kohn presents There is no try, only do.

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Understanding Fear of Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Why do cultures resist change? Edwards Deming (the father of the quality movement) famously said , "Drive out fear. People resist change that is imposed on them. As Peter Hunter , a former naval officer and management consultant, has said , "People hate being told what to do. Because they are successful.

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Get Your Workers to Disrupt Their Jobs

Harvard Business Review

The benefits of the front-line driving improvements include pride of ownership that sustains the changes, less worry for managers about whether the changes will be adopted, and reduced costs for outside consultants. Edwards Deming , the guru of total quality management, called this "driving out fear.".

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Get Your Workers to Disrupt Their Jobs

Harvard Business Review

The benefits of the front-line driving improvements include pride of ownership that sustains the changes, less worry for managers about whether the changes will be adopted, and reduced costs for outside consultants. Edwards Deming , the guru of total quality management, called this "driving out fear.".