Tag: Deming

W. Edwards Deming: Leadership, Quality, and Continuous Improvement

W. Edwards Deming’s ideas about leadership, systems, variation, and psychology continue to shape how organizations pursue quality and improvement. This archive brings together blog posts, podcasts, and reflections exploring Deming’s teachings—and how they apply to Lean, healthcare, management, and continuous improvement today. Many of these posts challenge common misinterpretations of Deming’s work, emphasizing that quality cannot be delegated and that improvement starts with leadership.

Alfie Kohn on Punished by Rewards, Deming, and Rethinking Motivation

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My guest for LeanBlog Podcast #57 is Alfie Kohn, an author and lecturer in the fields of education, parenting, and human behavior. His books...

Why Was Everyone So Miserable Today?

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I recall reading Dr. Deming talking about how people should be able to enjoy their work. I know for certain I've heard Norman Bodek talk about it in speeches and my podcasts. Norman loves to ask why people never say "Thank God It's Monday!!!!!"

"Educators" Don’t Learn that Pay for Grades is Harmful

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Pay for Grades? - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-RegisterFlying in and out of Chicago, I've been reading over the past few months about...

Lean Management in Healthcare: Patrick Anderson’s Vision in Chugachmiut

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LeanBlog Podcast Episode #53 is a conversation with Patrick M. Anderson, the Executive Director of Chugachmiut, the Tribal consortium created to promote self-determination to...

More Proof that Exhortations Don’t Work?

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Singletary dropped pants at halftime - SF Gate Funny story here about new 49ers coach, Mike Singletary, during halftime of his first game. When his team...

Professor Channels Dr. Deming and Writes "Get Rid of the Annual...

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Get Rid of the Performance Review! - WSJ.com ($$) A UCLA professor, Samuel A. Culbert, has written a monumental commentary in the Wall Street Journal....

Lean Cultures in the Top Small Workplaces

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Top Small Workplaces 2008 - WSJ.comToday's WSJ was well worth the $2.00. Yes, I subscribe to the online Journal, but there's something nice about...

Internal Competition Hurts Teamwork? Duh!

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Retailers Reprogram Workers In Efficiency Push - WSJ.comThis is more of a Deming philosophy article than a "Lean article" since the retailer in question...

Exactly Right, the Detroit Three Aren’t Hampered by Idiots

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Business World - WSJ.com -- How to Save Detroit And $50 Billion: The Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. column "Business World" in the WSJ is normally...

A Mention of Dr. Deming in a UK Editorial

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Robert Heller: Why don't we hang bad admirals of industry? | Business | The ObserverI don't think the columnist is literally suggesting hanging CEO's......

NHS 4-Hour ER Targets: What Happens When Hitting the Number Matters...

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TL;DR: When leaders impose arbitrary targets without improving the underlying system, people will find ways to hit the number without helping the patient. The...

Video Clip — Mike Micklewright as Dr. Deming

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You might remember my podcast with Mike Micklewright, "What Would Deming Say?" Here is a free video clip of his "An Evening with Dr. Deming"...
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