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JULY 1, 2015

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Ohno 150

Ohno Books Library Leadership 150

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2018

One of my favorites is his warning that “it’s better to do the right thing wrong, than the wrong thing right”, a concept he claimed to have borrowed from his good friend, Peter Drucker. The challenge, of course, is determining what is right to do, for such a label is far too easy to apply. He also had a profound way with words.

Deming 31

Deming Ohno System Audience 31

Curious Cat

AUGUST 4, 2015

As I moved into high school Dad was doing much more direct management consulting (it was also a combination of statistics, engineering and management but the emphasis shifted over time) based on Deming’s ideas. Creating a climate and expectation of continued learning is also important, but I won’t talk about that in this post.

Technology 40

Technology Ohno Deming Handbook 40