Month: April 2015
By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. The 14th Annual In2:InThinking Network Forum (Break the Mold: Aspire, Inspire, Achieve) will be held June 10-14, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA (to be hosted by Woodbury University in Burbank). The conference itself begins on Friday, June 12th with Happy Hour at 5pm and dinner at 6pm, followed […]
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By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). A company could put a top man at every position and be swallowed by a competitor with people only half as good, but who are working together. W. Edwards Deming in his last interview: ‘Management Today Does Not Know What Its Job […]
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By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. Gordon McGilton, director of a private equity fund with investment in multiple industries, discusses applying Deming’s management ideas at the companies they invest in. (download the podcast). Gordon will be presenting the 4 Day Deming seminar with Heero Hacquebord 27 to 30 April in Columbus, Ohio. Gordon McGilton went […]
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By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog. Dr. Doug Stilwell, Superintendent of the Urbandale Community School District discusses applying Deming management methods in education (download the podcast). As Dr. Deming said “The people are not the problem, it’s the system. Doug talks about how many initiatives (from the state legislature and […]
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By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. In 2015 the annual International Deming Research Seminar moved to Georgetown University in Washington DC from the long time home at Fordham University in New York City. A previous post provides 10 lessons Mike Stoecklein learned at the seminar. This post provides a glimpse of the seminar through photos […]
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By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). Systems Thinking and Leadership for Owners, Executives, Leaders and Managers 27 to 30 April 2015 Columbus, Ohio Aim: To create leadership excellence that results in significant performance improvement. Register for the seminar Dr. Deming’s philosophy removes barriers, increases efficiencies, reduces wasted time, […]
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