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Deming on Management: Appreciation for a System

Deming Institute

Guest post by John Hunter , author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). This is the fourth post in our “Deming on Management” series. Edwards Deming’s ideas on management. Eliminate Sales Commissions: Reject Theory X Management and Embrace Systems Thinking. Circle of Influence.

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Are These Systems Serving or Subverting Organization Results?

The Practical Leader

Harvard Business School Professor Ted Levitt, a leading research and author in management, marketing, and former editor of Harvard Business Review, said “Early decline and certain death are the fate of companies whose policies are geared totally and obsessively to their own convenience at the total expense of the customer.”

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Looking for Vision? She’s Out Walking the Streets in Stilettos

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

She held so much promise 30 years ago when people like Warren Bennis, Peter Senge, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner first brought her to our attention. By mission statements that are no more than meaningless marketing messages – We have covered her in gaudy makeup and dressed her in stilettos …. Did she get worn out?

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What Makes Six Disciplines for Excellence A Different Kind Of Business Book

Six Disciplines

” (Sam Decker, Decker Marketing). “Harpst's book is the first book I’ve read that takes the best education from (Good To Great, E-Myth Manager, others) and combines them into one book. Skip Angel, Random Thoughts of a CTO). ” (Gary Whitehair, High Performance Business). “But the book doesn't stop there!

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Why Businesses Fail | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Decisioning at the information level affords a higher degree of risk management, but are still not as safe as those decisions based upon actionable knowledge. Peter Senge addressed this dilemma in his book The Fifth Discipline and accurately discerned that sound leadership decisions are based on systemic analysis before making a decision.

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StrategyDriven Welcomes Hank Moore | StrategyDriven

Strategy Driven

Hank is the highest level of business overview expert and is in that rarified circle of experts such as Peter Drucker, Tom Peters, Steven Covey, Peter Senge and W. He is a mentor to senior management. These qualities make it invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Edwards Deming. Presidents.

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Ask, Learn, Follow Up and Grow

Marshall Goldsmith

In the “old days,” a person was hired into a position, learned the job, and – usually because of some form of functional proficiency – received a promotion into management. Then, as a manager, this same person could tell a few people what to do. A classic example was the old Bell System. What would happen?

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