Tag: Deming

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...

One of the more popular email signature quotes that I see (at least amongst Lean practitioners) is this priceless gem from Dr. W. Edwards...

"A bad system, will defeat a good person, every time." -- W. Edwards Deming Would you polish drinking glasses at home with the furniture cleaner...

Those of us who grew up with "Schoolhouse Rock" will remember the song "3 is a Magic Number." Students of W. Edwards Deming know his...

Mark's note -- today's guest post is by my  friend Karen Martin, my guest for Podcast #151 where we talked about her latest book The...

There is a wonderful two-hour video of Dr. W. Edwards Deming addressing a university in Connecticut back in 1990. There's so much wisdom in...