Quality doesn’t come from inspection, pressure, or choosing between speed and accuracy. It comes from well-designed systems, capable processes, and leaders who focus on learning instead of blame. This archive brings together blog posts, podcasts, and reflections on quality through a Lean and Deming lens—covering psychological safety, metrics, variation, leadership behavior, healthcare quality, and why sustainable improvement depends on fixing systems rather than managing people harder.
Rotorhub: The Information Hub of the Helicopter Industry Here’s an article about some military helicopter part production and a “lean” system. This jumped out at me: At Boeing, a frank Joe LaMarca, divisional communications director, said it was true that…