The W. Edwards Deming Institute
Guest Post by Jack Hillerich More than 50 years ago, I started working in our family business, Hillerich & Bradsby Co., maker of the Louisville Slugger® baseball bat. It was the early 1960’s and I had just graduated from Vanderbilt University. I was 21. When my father passed away in 1969, I was suddenly promoted […]
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By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). Much of Dr. Deming’s work is housed and available at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. The Library of Congress made a formal request for Dr. Deming’s professional papers soon after his death. They were donated by The W. Edwards Deming […]
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Kelly discusses the 2 1/2 day seminar and the current activities of the Institute, including Deming seminars in the far east, the new web site, and The Deming Files.
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By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. The W. Edward Deming Institute is pleased to announce the Deming Podcast. We created a new Twitter account specifically for the podcasts: @DemingPodcast (our main Twitter account is @DemingInstitute). In Deming podcast episode number one (download) moderator Tripp Babbitt interviews Kevin Cahill, the President of The W. Edwards Deming […]
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By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog. Dr. Deming was very quotable. There are a great number of wonderful quotes. They capture ideas well and are powerful. Without context though quotes can be mis-interpreted. And without context they lose much of the power they have when understood within the management system […]
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By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. The W. Edwards Deming Institute® 2014 Fall Conference will be held at Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys, California. The theme for this years conference is Innovation for Success: creating a foundation for leading in business and education. Annual Fall Conference October 17 – 19, 2014 Pre-Conference Session on […]
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By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog. The W. Edwards Deming Institute is presenting our 2 1/2 day seminar, The Deming Management Method for Owners and Executives in Hong Kong from 12 to 14 June 2014. The host for the Hong Kong seminar is the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency. Enjoy […]
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By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog Update: as new online resources are added this blog post is not. See the current list of online Deming management system resources. There are many online resources for those looking to improve the practice of management in their organization in a way consist with […]
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By John Hunter, founder of CuriousCat.com. The W. Edwards Deming Institute® and Purdue University present a weekend conference sharing the ideas of Dr. Deming and their connection to the critical concept of sustainability. Out of the Crisis – New Thinking for a Sustainable World October 18-20, 2013 This energizing and interactive conference will provide an […]
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By John Hunter, author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). The 20th Annual International Deming Research Seminar will be held 3-4 March 2014 in New York City. Dr. W. Edwards Deming created a revolutionary Theory of Management that is applied in the best-run organizations in the world. He integrated knowledge from psychology, […]
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