John Dues on Continual Improvement, Deming, and Process Behavior Charts in… Mark Graban Feb 22, 2022 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #441 of the Lean Blog!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
The NBA’s Steph Curry, the Taguchi Loss Function, and Deming’s Funnel… Mark Graban Feb 6, 2022 0 Blog The Wall Street Journal published a fascinating article back in November 2020: Stephen Curry's Scientific Quest!-->!-->!-->…
Episode #424: Balaji Reddie, Founder of the Deming Forum of India Mark Graban Sep 21, 2021 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #424 of!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Dr. Deming, Lean, and Shifting From Command & Control Mark Graban Aug 30, 2020 0 Interviews Joining me today for Episode #383 of the podcast is Patrick Anderson, the CEO of the Rural Alaska Community!-->!-->!-->…
Podcast #368 — Steve Feltovich on Deming and the Toyota Production System Mark Graban May 3, 2020 0 Interviews My guest for Episode #368 is somebody I've met fairly recently through his excellent posts on LinkedIn, Steve!-->!-->!-->…
Deming’s Old (Timeless) Teachings are Still Relevant for Healthcare Today Mark Graban Sep 4, 2019 2 Blog Here's an article that was co-authored by Maureen Bisognano and two other current or former staffers of the!-->…
What Dr. Deming Said About Hospital CEOs and Transformation Mark Graban Mar 27, 2019 2 Blog Two years ago, I wrote an article for the Deming Institute about Dr. W. Edwards Deming's notes from his 1987!-->…
It’s Been 25 Years Since Dr. Deming Passed Away Mark Graban Dec 20, 2018 6 Blog Today marks 25 years since W. Edwards Deming passed away in 1993. I remember sitting in a statistics class as an…
Podcast #320 – Skip Steward on Deming, Wheeler, Metrics, and More Mark Graban Oct 9, 2018 0 Interviews Skip Steward, the Chief Improvement Officer at Baptist Memorial Health Care in Tennessee, was a guest on Episode…
Has the #Lean Movement Failed to Learn from Dr. #Deming’s Mistake? Mark Graban Sep 14, 2017 3 Blog One book about the late, great W. Edwards Deming that's been on my shelf for a while is The Deming Management…
The Conundrum that is Dr. Deming on Metrics, Measures, and Data Mark Graban Jul 12, 2017 5 Audio There are Dr. W. Edwards Deming quotes that get thrown around... one that sounds incredibly "pro-data" and others…
Podcast #280 – John Dyer on Dr. Deming’s Red Bead Experiment Mark Graban May 3, 2017 1 Interviews A returning guest today for episode #280 is John Dyer, president of his consulting firm, JD&A, Inc., and a…
Dr. Deming on Why Improvement Stalls Out, Today’s Hospital Patient Safety… Mark Graban Mar 28, 2017 1 Blog Can leaders get some improvement just by asking for it? Does improvement stall out if we don't have a method for…
#TBT: My Reflections on Dr. Deming’s Notes from a 1987 Hospital Stay Mark Graban Feb 2, 2017 3 Blog Today's post points to my guest blog post for the W. Edwards Deming Institute: Reflections on Dr. Deming's Hospital…
2nd Post for the Deming Institute Blog: The Failed “Livonia… Mark Graban Jan 17, 2017 0 Blog Yesterday, the W. Edwards Deming Institute published the second in my series of three posts for them: "The Failure…
My Post for the Deming Institute Blog: Why Dr. Deming’s Work is So Important… Mark Graban Jan 6, 2017 0 Blog I'm extremely honored that The W. Edwards Deming Institute published my first blog post in a series of three that…
Dr. Deming’s Legacy – Still Relevant Now Mark Graban Oct 6, 2016 0 Blog This article caught my eye recently: We Can Still Do It: Dr. Deming’s Legacy (via LInkedIn)
Deming (Past) and Toyota (Today) Recognize Employees Are Unique Individuals Mark Graban Aug 8, 2016 7 Blog I'm always happy to hear current-day Toyota leaders (like Jamie Bonini) or recent Toyota leaders (like Gary…