Tag Archives: Deming

More on Obscene CEO Pay

Posted on June 22, 2006 by John Hunter

Study site: CEO-worker pay imbalance grows [the broken link has been removed] includes the graph above. Unfortunately this reverse robin hood (steal from the workers, stock holder, customers…) and give to the CEO tale continues. Hopefully someday soon we can … Continue reading →

Posted in Management | Tagged charts, curiouscat, Deming, ethics, executive pay, leadership, management, overpaid executives, quote | 12 Comments

Better and Different

Posted on May 24, 2006 by John Hunter

Reaction to Toyota: Better or Different? and Seth Godin’s post. The answer, as I see it, is to be better and different (when necessary). In Seth’s post he talks about challenging people to find not just better solutions but different … Continue reading →

Posted in Deming, Innovation, Management, quote | Tagged continual improvement, Deming, Management, Process improvement | 11 Comments

Problems Caused by Performance Appraisal

Posted on May 17, 2006 by John Hunter

People are increasingly challenging the notion that we just have to live with performance appraisal systems. As usually, I will make my suggestion that chapter 9 of the Leader’s Handbook offers great material on performing without appraisal (and the rest of the book is great too). Continue reading →

Posted in Deming, Management, Management Articles, Performance Appraisal | Tagged Deming, evidence based management, Management, Performance Appraisal, respect for people | 2 Comments

Management: Geeks and Deming

Posted on May 11, 2006 by John Hunter

Why Business Needs More Geeks [the broken link was removed] by Robert May: then along came Wall Street. Obsessed with quarterly profit increases and seeing them as disconnected from value creation, Wall Street encouraged businesses to think short-term. The things … Continue reading →

Posted in Deming, Innovation, Management, Management Articles | Tagged Deming, IT, management, technology | 2 Comments

Problems with Bonuses

Posted on April 3, 2006 by John Hunter

What sort of bonuses should we pay? by Seth Godin: Money, it’s been shown time and time again, is a demotivator. I’m not talking about a fair or even generous salary. Being a cheapskate is no way to find a … Continue reading →

Posted in Deming, Management, Performance Appraisal, Psychology, Systems thinking | Tagged bonus, Deming, demotivate, extrinsic motivation, incentives, Psychology | 5 Comments

A Company’s Purpose is to be Useful to Society

Posted on April 2, 2006 by John Hunter

Toyota powers to the front [the broken link was removed] (Toyota President, Katsuaki Watanabe) eschews the normal management mantra of shareholder value above all. A company’s purpose, Watanabe insists, is to be useful to society. W. Edwards Deming described the … Continue reading →

Posted in Deming, Lean thinking, Management, Toyota Production System (TPS) | Tagged aim, Deming, lean manufacturing, purpose, Systems thinking, Toyota, Toyota Production System (TPS) | 1 Comment

Deming and Toyota

Posted on March 17, 2006 by John Hunter

In response to Deming Electronic Network message, Deming and Toyota (broken link removed): I have read a few of the threads referring to Toyota and their success. I am somewhat familiar with the Toyota Production System (where Lean principles sprouted … Continue reading →

Posted in Deming, Management, Popular, Toyota Production System (TPS) | Tagged Deming, management system, Toyota, Toyota Production System (TPS) | 1 Comment

Cease Mass Inspection for Quality

Posted on March 4, 2006 by John Hunter

Comment in response to, Re-Discovering W. Edwards Deming, a partial quote from that post: Not all of the Deming approach is part of core TPS thinking. In particular, Deming advocated a statistical sampling approach to quality inspection, while Toyota focuses … Continue reading →

Posted in Data, Deming, Lean thinking, Management, Process improvement, Quality tools | Tagged Deming, inspection, management, organization as a system, Process improvement | 4 Comments

Deming’s 14 Obligations of Management

Posted on February 25, 2006 by John Hunter

Deming and his 14 Points [the broken link was removed] with comments from the Random Thoughts from a CTO blog. Curious Cat’s Deming on Management Deming’s 14 Points on the Curious Cat site 2 minute webcast of Deming (and Robert … Continue reading →

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The Deming Difference

Posted on February 19, 2006 by John Hunter

The Deming Difference (broken link removed): Everyone wants instant pudding. Then, Dr. Deming stands up and says there is no such thing as instant pudding. That we must learn how to integrate knowledge of people, statistics, and theory of knowledge … Continue reading →

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