System of Profound Knowledge

The Aim for Any Organization Should be for Everybody to Gain: Customers, Employees, Stockholders…

By John Hunter / June 6, 2013 / 0 Comments

By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). The aim proposed here for any organization is for everybody to gain – stockholders, employees, suppliers, customers, community, the environment – over the long term. W. Edwards Deming describing the purpose of an organization in The New Economics, page 51 When you […]

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The Development of Deming’s Management System

By John Hunter / June 3, 2013 / 0 Comments

By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. Jan 24 1989 – first presentation of Deming’s “System of Profound Knowledge” Knowledge of variation; statistical theory Knowledge of the distinction between common causes and special causes Knowledge about the loss from tampering Knowledge about the interaction of forces Knowledge of operational definitions Knowledge psychology Knowledge of cooperation and […]

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Eliminate Sales Commissions: Reject Theory X Management and Embrace Systems Thinking

By John Hunter / November 1, 2012 / 0 Comments

Guest post by John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). Dr. Deming explained that paying sales commissions to staff introduced distortions into the organization that damaged overall performance. Each topic has different connections to Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge, as he laid it out in The New Economics. The problems […]

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Psychology – Managing Human Systems

By John Hunter / October 24, 2012 / 5 Comments

By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). The System Of Profound Knowledge® (SoPK) is the culmination of W. Edwards Deming’s work on management. The four areas of the system are: appreciation for a system, knowledge of variation, theory of knowledge and psychology. This post explores psychology in the context […]

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Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge

By John Hunter / October 22, 2012 / 0 Comments

By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. The System Of Profound Knowledge® (SoPK) is the culmination of W. Edwards Deming’s lifelong work. The SoPK ties together Dr. Deming’s seminal theories and teachings on quality, management and leadership into four interrelated areas: appreciation for a system, knowledge of variation, theory of knowledge and psychology. Over the next […]

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