I still remember when I first heard about the concept of “driving out fear.” It was 1987 and I was a Production Supervisor. The company for which I was working (Micro Motion, Inc.) was beginning to embrace the “Continuous Improvement Process” (CIP). Gene Perkins, the President of the company, had read the book Out of the Crisis by W. Edwards Deming. Reading this book and beginning to embrace Deming’s “14 Points” … [Read more...]
Adopt And Institute Leadership
The Seventh Of W. Edwards Deming's 14 Points
W. Edwards Deming's 7th point is "Adopt and institute leadership." What was he talking about and how does it translate to the business of the church? In his book Out Of The Crisis, Deming says, "The job of management is not supervision, but leadership." I've devoted lots of writing energy to the topic of good leadership. Check out my Fundamentals Of Leadership for more detail. Specific to this one of Deming's … [Read more...]