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Why Dr. Deming’s Work is So Important to Me

Deming Institute

I first read the book during a break between quarters during my junior year in college. It was one of my first experiences with teamwork and intrinsic motivation being squashed by extrinsic incentives and competition. It’s the best thing because it opened my eyes to a better way of leading people. Mark Graban.

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Transforming a Management System – A Case Study From the Madison Wisconsin Police Department

Curious Cat

The chief continues to stress teamwork, Quality Leadership, and use of improvement methods in order to continue the process of transformation. This is his fourth book on improving policing and he authors a blog: Improving Police. Field operations are decentralized into four areas of the city – central, south, east, north and west.