Approach, Then Do, Then Check out, Then Act The Deming Quality Circle
There was a chap known as Deming who served Japan rebuild following the Second World War. One of the points he specialized in was ‘quality’. A mindset of constant improvement. It’s not a poor way of thinking. Not just in organization but in existence as well. Deming also invented the PDCA circle, a repetitive set of measures that you need to use in any approach in your life and they are especially valuable when you are approaching some thing new. Here’s what you do:
Plan – Program what you are going to do. Document it (if want be).
Do – Do a pilot of what you have planned.
Check – Verify the benefits of what you have accomplished. Has it labored? Could it be enhanced?
Act – Do the true factor, following creating changes from the earlier action. Readjust the documentation.
Repeat the approach from the Strategy stage. Sure, it can be a continuous circle of advancement.
When you apply this method you are fundamentally creating a hamster wheel, one that you can by no means really get off (since you are hunting for continuous improvement). This is alright, but as advised just before, celebrate your smilestones and know when you’ve got arrived. Usually strive for better, but often accept where you are in existence (so allow oneself off the hook). You won’t be able to usually get what you want. But if you want to take your company (or lifestyle) to new heights, then PDCA or as the Japanese say: “Kaizen! Kaizen! Kaizen!” (Enhance! Improve! Improve!)
That’s the “Program, Then Do, Then Check, Then Act” way, it’s the Deming Quality Circle. It can be the PDCA way.
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