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Human Resources in the Post Deming Era

Deming Institute

There are many ways in which the management of our organizations needs to improve ( understanding how to use data effectively , systems thinking…) and one of those important areas is in managing people. Guest post by John Hunter , founder of curiouscat.com (in 1996). that will create problems for the organization.

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Human Resources in the Post Deming Era

Deming Institute

There are many ways in which the management of our organizations needs to improve ( understanding how to use data effectively , systems thinking…) and one of those important areas is in managing people. Guest post by John Hunter , founder of curiouscat.com (in 1996). that will create problems for the organization.

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Applying Deming Principles at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Deming Institute

SMED your SME journey applying Deming principles – guest post by Luciana Paulise. Edwards Deming Institute [The Institute makes 5 travel grants available each year to study the Deming Collection at the Library of Congress. I was also invited to attend to the Deming Institute Annual Fall conference in Los Angeles.

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The value of dignity in work – give or take 6 minutes

Deming Institute

Some years ago, W’s management saw fit to expand the purview of “performance management” to include employees’ personal business: employees spending more than 6 minutes a day in the restroom risk being written up. If this wayward management team knew Dr. W. And limiting restroom breaks for the sake of productivity is dumb.

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#Leadership: Humanizing Our Approaches

QAspire

Related Reading: Great Quote: On System of Management by Deming. Leadership Culture Human Integration human resources Motivation people development' Hard stuff then, is the by-product of doing the right things for right reasons. Purpose and Progress: Powerful Motivators.

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Driving Out Fear: Why and How by Doug Stilwell and Mark Lane

Deming Institute

You can walk into a senior level, district level decision-making process around a human resources issue and that is going to be built around the PDSA model. You can walk into an AP chemistry classroom in Urbandale and you’ll see and hear students and teachers engaged in PDSA cycles.

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Eliminate Slogans, Exhortations and Targets

Deming Institute

Edwards Deming’s list of 14 points for western management : Eliminate slogans, exhortations, and targets for the work force asking for zero defects and new levels of productivity. If so, you should examine your management system. It is a bad sign and points to serious management problems. Point 10 on W.

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