Last Thursday I received an un asked for spider bite. Since the shop behind my home has it’s share of the little eight legged critters I really should not be surprised. But like so many things that happen to me these days, the bite got me thinking about Dr. Deming, and what he [...]

As Americans we just can’t seem to get past numbers. Listen to any sports broadcast and you will be swamped with numbers. “Ladies and gentlemen, this is ONLY the fourteenth time in six years that Andre Carter has hit a ground ball to second base!” “Way to go…… Andre!”
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Though easily identified as conservative in my thinking, I have been scratching my head trying to figure out what happens to the new men and women we send to Washington. It really seems that there must be a problem with the water. To be fair (as if that were possible), the more liberal [...]

After being exposed to the power, and dare I say, common sense, of the Deming approach to management, I suddenly felt very alone. I found that I was surrounded with “successful” business owners that really believed that their methods worked just fine, and that all they needed was more customers to apply them to. [...]

This is the worst business climate I have seen in Florida in 20 years. Of course every business will want to look at any unnecessary spending but can I caution you. The man that taught the Japanese quality methods taught them to “purchase by lowest total cost.” What does this mean? [...]

The oil spill in the gulf will take years to fully recover from. As a student of the management methods of the late W. Edwards Deming, I can’t help but wonder what the great doctor would have had to say about it. Dr. Deming would have been asking questions. Like what? [...]