Re: Misconceptions about Deming

[Alan Meekings <alan@meekings.demon.co.uk>]

I just wanted to support the proposition that attention to funding is
indeed an unavoidable "fact of life", especially for public companies.

Many CEOs may not be good at managing their organisations as a system.
However, this in no way reduces the need for them to be good at managing
investor perceptions concurrently.

In short, they need to be able to rub their tummies and pat their heads
at the same time.  I don't think that's too much to ask of CEOs today.  

The problem, as I see it, for those of us who subscribe to Deming's way
of thinking, is that we may actually undermine the credibility of his
teaching in the real world if we fail to recognise the relevance
practical considerations such as investor confidence.

Regards,

Alan Meekings
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