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Five-minute Deming: Drive out fear
You can’t improve what people are afraid to tell you
Jan 14 • Michael Carr
Five-minute Deming: The danger of sub-optimization
Why making one department “win” can make the whole company lose
Jan 7 • Michael Carr
5:18
Five-minute Deming: Why improve if everything's great?
The best time to improve is when things are going well
Jan 1 • Michael Carr
6:21
Five-minute Deming: Annual growth targets
Replacing resolutions with improvement built on aim and method
Dec 26, 2025 • Michael Carr
7:52
Five-minute Deming: Leading people vs. leading a system
Designing work so ordinary people can succeed on an ordinary day
Dec 17, 2025 • Michael Carr
7:06
Five-minute Deming: Quotas, commissions, and sales targets
You can tell a lot about a company by what it pays people to do
Dec 10, 2025 • Michael Carr
7:01
Five-minute Deming: Teaching the system
Role of a Manager of People #1: Teach the meaning of a system
Dec 3, 2025 • Michael Carr
4:53
Five-minute Deming: Psychology
Why trying to “motivate” your team might be killing their motivation
Nov 26, 2025 • Michael Carr
5:04
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