Tag: Deming

I was fortunate to be exposed to the writings of W. Edwards Deming before I even learned about Lean. While I sometimes get tired...

Again, I'm very happy to host the Carnival for  John Hunter  and his  Curious Cat management improvement blog. My job here is to share...

A Lean thinking friend's wife had emergency surgery (she is going to be fine) and my friend sent some pictures of Lean-related things he...

Dr. W. Edwards Deming's last book was The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education. In Chapter 5, Deming writes, "Transformation in any organization will...

Listen My guest for podcast #174 is John Hunter, a long-time friend and fellow blogger - at his Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog and, more...

As a LinkedIn "Influencer," I was invited to contribute a story to the "My Best Mistake" series. I wrote about something I, at first,...

I've been fortunate to have the chance to visit an Autoliv factory in Utah - a great Lean company that makes air bags and...

My guest for episode #170 is Stephen Parry, joining us from England. He is a keynote speaker at the upcoming Lean Kanban North America...

In all of the news of the newly announced Pope Francis, this line from a news article made me chuckle... after three votes did...

Listen: My guest for episode #167 is Clare Crawford-Mason, the producer of the landmark 1980 NBC documentary that featured W. Edwards Deming,  "If Japan Can...

I'm still reflecting on what a great conference the Society for Health Systems put on again this year. Here are some highlights from other...

I think this was my sixth consecutive year attending the annual Society for Health Systems Conference, held this year in New Orleans. In the next...