Five-minute Deming: Theory of knowledge

How great managers turn experiments into predictable success.

Nov 19 • 

Michael Carr

1

4:53

Five-minute Deming: Understanding variation

Understanding variation is how leaders learn to see reality.

Nov 12 • 

Michael Carr

2

5:22

Five-minute Deming: Appreciation for a system

Seeing your organization as a system may be the most important leadership shift you’ll ever make.

Nov 5 • 

Michael Carr

2

2

6:20

October 2025

Lockheed Martin's Deming transformation

How Deming’s philosophy took flight at Lockheed Martin and changed everything

Oct 26 • 

Michael Carr

2

4

1

Lights, camera, leadership: Deming in movies and TV

Put down that airport business book, grab some popcorn, and turn on Netflix.

Oct 1 • 

Michael Carr

3

3

June 2025

In the event of failure

Learning from the D-Day speech Eisenhower never needed to give

Jun 6 • 

Michael Carr

4

May 2025

Wedding of profound knowledge

Marriage based on W. Edwards Deming's System of Profound Knowledge ... or not!

May 24 • 

Michael Carr

3

1

January 2023

Weaponizing the annual performance review

Does anybody remember the original aim of this widely accepted process?

Jan 30, 2023 • 

Michael Carr

 and 

Michael Lewis

4

1

What business leaders can learn from athletic coaches about giving feedback

Continual, real-time, on-the-job feedback combined with clarity of aim results in predictable improvement.

Jan 24, 2023 • 

Michael Carr

4

Quality management in action: Virgin Atlantic

What do Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson have in common? A belief that engaged employees who experience joy in work are a company's biggest…

Jan 16, 2023 • 

Michael Carr

 and 

Michael Lewis

2

Deming principles in action: How Walgreens increased inclusivity through systems thinking

The story of how, in 2003, Walgreens committed to make its distribution centers more inclusive to people with disabilities

Jan 9, 2023 • 

Michael Carr

 and 

Michael Lewis

5

1

December 2022

Systems thinking and the National Football League (NFL)

Deming's revolutionary ideas apply to all types of organizations, not just manufacturing

Dec 29, 2022 • 

Michael Carr

 and 

Michael Lewis

2