LeanBlog Podcast #43 – Mike Micklewright, “What Would Deming Say?”

Episode #43 of LeanBlog Podcast is a very special one. My guest is Mike Mickleright, writer, consultant, and performer — most interesting to me is his impersonation of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. As I wrote about before, I’ve seen his DVD and Mike agreed to create this podcast with me. We start off talking with Mike about his background with Dr. Deming and how he created the impersonation. Then, we shift into me interviewing Mike as Dr. Deming, asking him some questions on modern quality approaches including Lean and Six Sigma.

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“Dr. Deming” interview portion only (MP3 File)

LeanBlog Podcast #43 Key Points & Links

Quality Quest (http://www.mikemick.com/)
Dr. W. Edwards Deming (wikipedia)
The Deming Institute
“Dr. Deming” (as performed by Mike) on Lean
“Dr. Deming” (as performed by Mike) on Six Sigma

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About LeanBlog.org: Mark Graban is a consultant, author, and speaker in the “lean healthcare” methodology, focused on improving quality and patient safety, improving access, reducing costs, and fully engaging healthcare professionals. He is also the Chief Improvement Officer for KaiNexus.