Dr. Deming
It is a great pleasure to offer a toast to Dr. Deming. He was a friend and mentor for 30 years. I cried when he died and would cry again today if I were here with you. And I am not alone. Dr. Deming touched many people’s lives in a very deep way.
In this guest post, Dr. Doug Stilwell reflects on his long career in education and shares the impact of Dr. Deming’s teachings on his work.
Last year, our Executive Director Kevin Cahill spoke at the Tugboat Institute’s Evergreen Conference where he discussed his grandfather’s philosophy, his impact on the world, and how modern businesses can grow and thrive by putting people first.
In this guest post, Ed Baker describes how the Deming philosophy is a unique and all-encompassing way of thinking. Unlike TQM, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, and other programs promoted to improve quality and productivity, Deming is not simply a checklist, program, or set of methods for managers.
In this guest post, John Hunter pulls a few excerpts from Dr. Deming’s 1978 speech in Tokyo and connects them to Deming’s later work refining his ideas.
Guest post by John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. Dr. Deming encouraged organizations to respect the whole person; he recommended encouraging education even if it was not directly related to the employee’s job or potential jobs with the organization. In his own life, he pursued interests beyond those he is well known for, one of those […]
Today, on Dr. Deming’s Birthday, we honor him and celebrate his gifts to each of us.
The new edition of The New Economics includes an introduction by Kevin Edwards Cahill and a new chapter by Kelly Allan.
Bill Bellows looks at “step changes” and how they relate to quality.
Bill Bellows discusses using the Deming approach to turn things around – whether prompted by a crisis or an essential effort in an organization’s continued success.