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Posted on July 2, 2007  Comments (0)

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Deming’s 14 Points

Posted on July 2, 2007  Comments (0)

The Project Management Student blog has posted point 14 of the series covering Deming’s 14 points for Project Management. I have mentioned it before, and the series is worth reading (in this Deming advocates opinion). A sample, from Enable Pride of Workmanship:

Project managers should be looking for the great things their teams are doing. People on their projects should know that when they go above and beyond, they will be recognized. A huge part of this is that the PM must be unselfish and there to serve their people. Servant leadership, that is what is required. The PM should start with the viewpoint that the multitude of talent on their team is going to come up with better ideas than the PM can alone, and not be afraid to embrace those ideas.

Related: Deming on Management – Dr. Deming’s 14 obligations of management – blog posts on Deming’s ideas – Stop Demotivating Employees

Management Improvement Carnival #14

Posted on July 1, 2007  Comments (0)

Management Improvement Carnival #14 is hosted by Kevin Meyer at Evolving Excellence. Some highlights include:

  • Reducing Waste for Shoppers at Lean Blog. “The traditional grocery store is to spread out common items to force you to walk the whole store – that’s waste for the customer. Target is trying a new approach.”
  • 10 Common Misperceptions About Lean Manufacturing at Gemba Panta Rei. “There is nothing inherently Japanese about Lean manufacturing, nor are Japanese people naturally better at Lean than any other people.”
  • Durable and Great at Six Sigma Blogs. “… innovation cannot be pursued in and of itself. Innovation is the complement to operational excellence…”
  • Unanswered Questions at Edge Perspectives. “It’s appropriate to step back occasionally and reflect on what we don’t know, rather than simply sharing what we know.”

Please submit your favorite management posts to the carnival.

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