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Tag Archives: guest post
Remembering Peter Scholtes
Guest Post by Fazel Hayati Fall always reminds me of my friend Peter Scholtes. It was during 2008 annual Deming Institute fall conference in Madison, Wisconsin when Peter said farewell to his friends and colleagues. He gave a keynote titled … Continue reading
Your Purpose Must Be About You
Guest post by Jurgen Appelo I’m a writer. It’s the one thing that I intend to do for the rest of my life. That means, when I focus on writing, I cannot focus on knitting. Somebody else will have to … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Systems thinking
Tagged aim, guest post, intrinsic motivation, motivation, Psychology, purpose, Systems thinking
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Analysis Must be Implemented by People to Provide Value
Guest Post by Bill Scherkenbach Every time I look at this picture, I think of Dr. Deming’s words to drive out fear and take joy in your work. We were talking in my home office when Sylvester saw a good … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Psychology
Tagged Deming, guest post, Joy in Work, photos, Psychology, Statistics
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You are a Fool if You Do What I Say
Guest post from Mark Graban There’s an interesting quote from Taiichi Ohno in “Taiichi Ohno’s Workplace Management,” which I was re-reading today… “You are a fool if you do what I say. You are a greater fool if you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Deming, Lean thinking, Quality tools
Tagged continual improvement, guest post, lean manufacturing, quote, Taiichi Ohno
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Value Stream Mapping for Fun and Profit
Guest post by Evan Durant, author of the Kaizen Notebook blog [The broken link was removed]. I tend to get a little preachy about the importance of value stream maps, but they really can be useful tools not only to … Continue reading
Posted in Lean thinking, Quality tools
Tagged guest post, lean manufacturing, Manufacturing, Quality tools
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The Impact of Leadership on Business Outcomes
Guest post by Joe Folkman Have you ever been part of an organization where things were proceeding smoothly, where goals were achieved, people were busy and the organization was doing well? Then, a new leader came and everything suddenly changed … Continue reading
Posted in Customer focus, Psychology
Tagged customer service, guest post, leadership, Psychology
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One factor at a time (OFAT) Versus Factorial Designs
Guest post by Bradley Jones Almost a hundred years ago R. A. Fisher‘s boss published an article espousing OFAT (one factor at a time). Fisher responded with an article of his own laying out his justification for factorial design. I … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Design of Experiments, Popular, Quality tools, Science, Six sigma, Statistics
Tagged Design of Experiments, guest post, Popular, Quality tools, Science, Six sigma, Statistics
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The Achilles’ Heel of Agile
Guest post by Jurgen Appelo When I wrote this, I was working in a big open office space in the Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam (see photo). About 100 people work in an office that was the first of its … Continue reading
Embrace Diversity, Erase Uniformity
Guest Post by Jurgen Appelo, author of the Managing Software Development blog. Five years ago, when I started working for my current employer, the entire organization (about 30 people) consisted only of 20-something white straight single males. The atmosphere was … Continue reading
Dr. Deming’s 15th Point
Guest post from John McConnell, Wysowl Pty Ltd Dr. Deming opened his first Australian seminar in 1986 with the question, “What are we here to do”? After some discussion he answered his own question with, “To learn”, and “To have … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Fun, Management, Psychology, Respect
Tagged Deming, guest post, Joy in Work, respect for people
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