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EBM: Deming & Quality

LDRLB

W Edwards Deming was an American statistician, considered the father of the modern quality movement. In 1982, Edwards Deming published “ Out of the Crisis ” identifying 14 points for management which if applied would enable Japanese manufacturing efficiencies to be realized. Leadership deming evidence-based management'

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#Leadership: Humanizing Our Approaches

QAspire

We need more revenues, better margins, higher utilization, more leads, strategic diversification, differentiation, operational efficiency, lower attrition, strategic focus, branding et al. We need to humanize our leadership approaches and communication to build a system where intrinsic motivation is more likely to happen.

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Applying Deming Principles at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Deming Institute

SMED your SME journey applying Deming principles – guest post by Luciana Paulise. Edwards Deming Institute [The Institute makes 5 travel grants available each year to study the Deming Collection at the Library of Congress. I was also invited to attend to the Deming Institute Annual Fall conference in Los Angeles.

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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. He taught the Deming principles to his new company and they were readily embraced. When people care – quality products, efficient processes, happy customers, and a. Scott Dalgleish.

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The Ethics of Quality

Deming Institute

Leadership’s demonstration of their philosophy and practice of ethical behavior impacts the whole organization in education, government or commercial enterprises. A system that values cost cutting, headcount reduction or efficiency over quality devalues the ethical behaviors of quality.

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

Deming Institute

Doing things right is efficiency. Effectiveness/Efficiency Matrix. I do not believe Dr. Ackoff was downplaying the need for efficiency, but rather was saying that it may be counterproductive to do things right if we were not doing the “right” things. Doing the right thing is wisdom, and effectiveness. ” Want More?

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Two Tweets & A Blog

Deming Institute

Edwards Deming. It also begs another question, “If the Japanese so easily understood what Deming was saying, why is it still so difficult for people in western societies to understand?”. In today’s world “Understanding Relationship’s” might be an easier way for us westerners to understand what Deming was trying to tell us.

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