Month: July 2014
By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog. One of the most powerful aspects of Deming’s management ideas also frustrate some people. Dr. Deming didn’t believe in simple guides telling managers what to do – his ideas are not prescriptive. The challenges of management don’t lend themselves to simple instructions spelling out […]
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By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. Best efforts are essential. Unfortunately, best efforts, people charging this way and that way without guidance of principles, can do a lot of damage. W. Edwards Deming, Out of the Crisis, page 19 There are many great quotes from Dr. Deming, and this is one of my favorite. To […]
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By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog. In this episode of The W. Edward Deming Institute Podcast, Tripp Babbitt interviews David Langford. David serves on the advisory board of the Institute and is the CEO and founder of Langford International. David discusses using Deming’s ideas to improve the education system in […]
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