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Great Quote: On System of Management by Deming

QAspire

Edwards Deming , the pioneer and guru in quality revolution wrote the following paragraph when commenting on Peter Senge’s book “ The Fifth Discipline ” and it instantly struck the chord. Success breeds success and somewhere in the growth process, the focus shifts from creativity and passion to profits and numbers.

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! Michael Lee Stallard presents Develop the Heart of a Champion posted at Michael Lee Stallard. posted at Business Wisdom: Words to Manage By , saying, "Part of executive development is recognizing the development that has already occurred.".

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The Deming in Education Initiative

Deming Institute

In this Deming Institute podcast ( download the podcast ) Kevin Cahill and David Langford share how The Deming in Education Initiative was conceived, the impact of the Deming Philosophy on education, and where the Initiative is going in the future. But the roots of Deming in Education go even further back.

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The Deming Dimension by Henry Neave

Deming Institute

The Deming Dimension by Henry Neave provides good historical background and then a well presented explanation of Deming’s ideas on management. It is one of the best books to read to learn about Deming’s ideas. And they are still popular – they are often the way many are introduced to Deming’s ideas today.

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Deming Podcast with Scott Dalgleish, CEO at Phase IV Engineering

Deming Institute

Scott first encountered Deming’s ideas while an engineer at Proctor & Gamble in 1986. Deming training was rolled out to us. It provided some very innovative and realistic solutions to solve a lot of problems in the plant. He taught the Deming principles to his new company and they were readily embraced.

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The Mixed Returns From Predictive Analytics

The Horizons Tracker

Edwards Deming famously remarked that “in God we trust, but everyone else should bring data.” The researchers found that the best-performing companies tended to make significant and complementary investments in their workforce, their IT systems, and their manufacturing processes. Strong returns.

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

Deming Institute

Rather than seizing this as an opportunity to develop a new theory on which I might improve student engagement and learning, I focused not on what was on the minds of my students but on improving my pedagogy; reinforcing, perhaps, how to continue to do the wrong things – things that had no relevance for my students – better.

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