Change & leadership
W. Edwards Deming
A quality thinker emphasizing systems, variation and management responsibility. His approach challenges blaming people for outcomes shaped by processes.
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CORE FRAMEWORK · ORIGINAL SUMMARY
Study variation and improve the system before judging its people.
Reverse-engineer. Don’t idolize.
What the herd copied
Quality slogans and pressure for numbers.
What actually worked
Learning from variation and changing processes.
What survives
Use evidence, not fear, to improve the system.
Use it Monday at work
Make a company decision.
Chart a repeated company outcome and test a process change with a named owner.
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