Deming Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

The video shows the presentation at our 2012 annual conference by David Langford – When Deming Goes to School, Learning Takes a Front Seat. A previous post on our blog included an except from this talk: Attributing Fault to the Person Without Considering the System. Deming’s message is really about transformation.

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Might this proverb apply to systems leadership in schools, as well? Is “tunefulness” the optimal state for a system to best achieve its desired results? How might a leader promote a “tuneful harmony” so that the system that is neither too tightly or loosely “strung?”.

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Curious Cat

JANUARY 17, 2017

” – Douglas McGregor. A bad system will beat a good person every time. Edwards Deming. Edwards Deming. We need to work together to optimize the system as a whole, not to seek to optimize separate pieces… Optimizing separate pieces destroys the effectiveness of the whole. Edwards Deming.

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Curious Cat

JANUARY 12, 2016

” – Douglas McGregor. A bad system will beat a good person every time. Edwards Deming. Edwards Deming. A system is more than the sum of its parts; it is an indivisible whole. The elements of a system may themselves be systems, and every system may be part of a larger system.

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Ohno Deming McGregor Management 40

Deming Institute

JULY 1, 2019

Edwards Deming’s ideas on management. Dr. Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK) consists of 4 components: appreciation for a system, knowledge of variation, theory of knowledge and psychology. Often those new to Deming’s ideas find psychology as the area they feel most comfortable with.

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Deming Management McGregor Resistance 53

Deming Institute

JULY 1, 2019

Edwards Deming’s ideas on management. Dr. Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK) consists of 4 components: appreciation for a system, knowledge of variation, theory of knowledge and psychology. Often those new to Deming’s ideas find psychology as the area they feel most comfortable with.

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Deming Management McGregor Resistance 34

Deming Institute

AUGUST 20, 2015

The linked to article that aims to provides an overview of the essence of Deming’s approach to management and its continuing relevance to managers: The Model of Sustainable Organisation by Alan Clark. A manager, said Deming, is primarily a manager of People. The people and parts of the system are all important and work together.

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