Edward Deming suggested 14 practices that can significantly improve the quality and overall performance of both private and public organizations. Here, assess how your own organization is doing on each and identify specific means that could help incorporate his ideas into the culture of your organization. Finally, feel free to disagree with Deming’s assertions but make sure to support your view with specific examples and logical evidence. The 14 points of the Deming Way are:
Number one, create consistency and continuity of purpose, plan products with an eye to the long-range needs of the company, don’t succumb to the pressures of the quarterly report, do you do things for the long haul, or do you succumb to the quarterly report?