Management Excellence

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Intuitively, one would expect most senior managers to recognize both the delicate state of people’s emotions in this uncertain era and to take some steps to both confront and mitigate this destructive force in the workplace. Based on the survey results, perhaps more than a few managers missed the memo. Here’s your reminder.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 15, 2018

This webcast shows Bob Browne ’s presentation, Profound Knowledge of the Real Thing, at the 2012 Annual Deming Conference. Among other things, this presentation is a good option for those seeking an example that provides historical business results of an organization practicing Deming management methods.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

Management changes, or our strategic plan is rebuffed, or people simply don’t perform the way we think they will. Bruce Harpham of Project Management Hacks submitted Why Showing Appreciation To Your Team Makes A Difference. Edwards Deming Institute , provided the podcast Transforming The Organization – With David Langford.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 1, 2019

Guest post by John Hunter , author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog (since 2004). Edwards Deming Institute offers events for those interested in applying Deming’s management ideas in their organizations. Leading with a Systems View: Deming Management Method for Owners and Executives.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 13, 2017

Doug Hall,CEO and founder of Innovation Engineering , participated in a previous podcast on Using Systems Thinking to Power Strategy, Innovation and Growth. He returns to the Deming Institute podcast again ( download ) and he shares his approach for using innovation or leadership to improve management practices.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Quote from this amazing video “A Theory of a System for Educators and Managers” where Deming and Ackoff discuss quality transformation by developing an understanding of the properties and powers of systems-oriented thinking…you can the read the original post from Curious Cat Management Improvement.

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Deming Institute

MARCH 17, 2016

David Langford presented at our 2014 annual conference on Deming Inspired Innovation in Education. Edwards Deming said: Motivation – nonsense. The aim of the system of education is to provide meaningful learning experiences for youth in it’s day, for it’s future, in order to add value to society.

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Curious Cat

MAY 7, 2024

I recently uncovered this 2 day management seminar that Bill Hunter (my father) recorded in 1985 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In the section of the talk included here Bill discusses: Bigger Picture (economic conditions and history) Introducing Deming (as a person) Quality Improvement as Driver US companies seem to be like a train.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 29, 2019

Guest post by Katie Groves, College Business Manager, College of Education and Human Development, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT. A hangar full of innovation and feats we once thought were impossible. Christine Bonnett, another student, affirmed: “The Deming Institute Forum was an amazing conference!” April 3, 2019.

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Management Excellence

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Art of Managing Crisis Leadership Leadership Management Innovation Performance Project Management Strategy Deming managing change The Business System' This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.

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Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The Deming Dimension by Henry Neave provides good historical background and then a well presented explanation of Deming’s ideas on management. It is one of the best books to read to learn about Deming’s ideas. This can be done, but only by transformation of the style of management now practised.

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Deming Institute

AUGUST 19, 2019

Guest post by John Hunter , author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog. An understanding of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge provides new lenses * to view the world. And that clear vision can help managers lead their organizations more effectively. Related: Do You See What I See by Bill Bellows – W.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 8, 2024

Edwards Deming famously remarked that while we may trust in god, everyone else should bring data. Using analytics properly People analytics is mostly used to figure out which qualities make the best managers and teams, and to find ways for them to grow. Now, companies are using people analytics in more parts of their business.

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The Empowered Buisness

MARCH 4, 2014

Edwards Deming, management expert, the “principle of anticipation and innovation — driven by the producer, not the customer — is the ultimate competitive advantage.”. These leaders are innovators. Example of Future-oriented Thinking: According to Dr. W. That’s the advantage of options-thinking.

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Deming Institute

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Guest post by John Hunter , author of Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability. Edward Deming, page 7 of the New Economics. Doing so also contributes to the Deming Chain Reaction (adding more and more jobs over time). Employees need to understand how customers actually use their product or service.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Edwards Deming and encapsulated by Japanese car giant Toyota, whose quality circles, kaizen, and takt time quickly spread throughout the manufacturing sector. Of course, learning organizations are not necessarily a new thing, but their nature has changed.

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Scott first encountered Deming’s ideas while an engineer at Proctor & Gamble in 1986. Deming training was rolled out to us. It provided some very innovative and realistic solutions to solve a lot of problems in the plant. He taught the Deming principles to his new company and they were readily embraced.

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Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Deming Institute Workshop – Leading With A Systems View. Edward Deming Institute® is excited to facilitate a two-and-a-half day workshop to further implement the System of Profound Knowledge in your business. Aim: Implementing Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge to lead a professionally managed organization.

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Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

2011 ASA Deming Lecture by Roger Hoerl, GE Global Research: The World Is Calling; Should We Answer? Roger starts by discussing some areas of Deming’s work that are not getting the focus they deserve. I also want to talk about Deming’s emphasis on the big picture, the big problems.

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Presentation by Bill Bellows at our 2014 annual conference – The End of Perfection: Reflections from Dr. Deming on a Foundation for Leading. Edwards Deming (by way of Gipsie Ranney): I know what I said. improvement efforts could be advanced by acknowledging self imposed restrictions on our thinking.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 5, 2017

Edwards Deming. I don’t think I learned anything about Deming or his work as an undergraduate Industrial Engineering student from 1991 to 1995. I do remember my statistics professor saying something in class, in early 1994, right after Dr. Deming passed away. Why had I heard of Dr. Deming?

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Deming Institute

AUGUST 20, 2015

The linked to article that aims to provides an overview of the essence of Deming’s approach to management and its continuing relevance to managers: The Model of Sustainable Organisation by Alan Clark. A manager, said Deming, is primarily a manager of People.

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Deming Institute

MAY 5, 2016

In this post I discuss another wonderful paper by Dr. Deming. Edwards Deming Institute makes this paper, and many more, available on our website. Edwards Deming, 1954: For all four groups of people [management, statistical administration, research, front-line workers], the statistical method is more than an array of techniques.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 30, 2012

A major theme woven throughout this study is the power of involving middle managers and key support staff in the change analysis, planning, and implementation process and cascading that throughout the organization. Edwards Deming called “profound knowledge” of how processes and systems currently work in their organization.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 24, 2017

But building and maintaining a management culture that reinforces delighting customers and long term thinking is quite difficult. There are many reasons I support and wish to see the wider adoption of Deming’s ideas. It requires a management system is designed to allow those interacting with customers to delight them.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 10, 2017

And then the company must use their knowledge of customer needs and the possibilities to innovate. One of the challenges is that the implications of his quote naturally fit into an organization with a management system built with an appreciation of Deming’s ideas but often run into challenges in other organizations.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 27, 2017

As Deming once said, Now: what capabilities must you have in place to enable you to win where you’ve chosen to play? This is the fourth question in the cascade of five questions in Roger Martin’s “Playing To Win” strategic framework.

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Deming Institute

AUGUST 7, 2017

Jet-Hot ‘s story provides an example of applying Deming’s work to transform a real enterprise. They used Deming’s ideas to turn around a company being crushed in the marketplace to one delighting their customers. Jet-Hot integrates Deming’s system view with their own management or operating system.

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Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

David Langford’s presentation at the 2015 Deming in Education conference starts with a clip from Clare Crawford Mason’s PBS presentation on Mt. Deming was a champion of the individual. ” So why was Dr. Deming so tough on management (and especially executives)? Edgecumbe High School, in Sitka, Alaska.

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Deming Institute

MAY 9, 2016

Here is a long document looking at Deming’s ideas, written by Raphael Vitalo – Deming Revisited: The Real Quality Model for Commerce. The document explores Dr. Deming’s ideas in depth and provides the authors viewpoint. Deming’s definition of leadership—i.e., In my opinion, it is an interesting read.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 16, 2022

Edwards Deming famously remarked that “in God we trust, but everyone else should bring data.” ” It has come to typify a booming industry in predictive analytics, with estimates suggesting the sector will be worth around $270 billion in 2022.

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Curious Cat

MARCH 10, 2015

Begin discussion with top management team and train them. Share feedback with the chief and his management team. Get buy-in from top department managers. This begins at the top with the chief and the chief’s management team. An elected, rank-and-file police officer, is added to the chief’s management team.

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Deming Institute

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Edwards Deming Institute 2014 conference – Deming’s Stage 0: By What Method? Edwards Deming teaching a 2 week course on consumer research in Japan in 1951: that course included a section titled “the art of questioning and interviewing.” Ron Moen’s presentation at The W. Ron talks about W.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 29, 2019

Guest post by Katie Groves, College Business Manager, College of Education and Human Development, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT. A hangar full of innovation and feats we once thought were impossible. Christine Bonnett, another student, affirmed: “The Deming Institute Forum was an amazing conference!” April 3, 2019.

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Deming Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Edwards Deming. Dr. Deming believed that there was power in preserving the intrinsic drive that we are born with. As Dr. Deming wrote, “One inherits a right to enjoy his work.” ” At the Deming Institute, we believe in improving lives by restoring that joy in work and in life. Sincerely, Kevin Cahill.

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Deming Institute

JUNE 9, 2015

Deming’s 14 points for management have been put into various specific contexts by people over the years. Dr. Deming included their work in Out of Crisis, pages 201-202: 6. Supervision belongs to the system and is the responsibility of the management. Restructure training. Improve supervision.

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Deming Institute

AUGUST 19, 2019

Guest post by John Hunter , author of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog. An understanding of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge provides new lenses * to view the world. And that clear vision can help managers lead their organizations more effectively. Related: Do You See What I See by Bill Bellows – W.

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