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Walter Andrew Shewhart (1891 – 1967) was an American physicist, statistician, and engineer. Dr. Walter Andrew Shewhart is also known as the founder of today’s statistical quality control. He became known for his role in the development of the PDCA …
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Virginia Satir (June 26, 1916 – September 10, 1988) was an American psychotherapist and author. Virginia Satir is recognized as the pioneer of family therapy for her pioneering work in family reconstruction therapy. She is also known for developing the…
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Vinod Khosla (1955) is an Indian-American businessman, investor and technologist. Vinod Khosla is the co-founder of the well-known Sun Microsystems and also founder of Khosla Ventures. He earned much of his immense wealth from venture capital investments. He did these…
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Tom Peters (1942) is a famous researcher, consultant, writer and management guru in the are of successful business management practices. Tom Peters is best known for his career at McKinsey & Company, his contribution to the 7S Framework (McKinsey) and…
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Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish writer, philosopher, mathematician, and historian. Some books of Thomas Carlyle are today still popular among people around the globe, such as ‘The French Revolution: A History.’ He is…
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Taiichi Ohno (1912 – 1990) was a successful Japanese engineer and the founding father of the Toyota Production System (TPS). This became later the LEAN Manufacturing philosophy which is still used in today’s business and manufacturing world.
Taiichi Ohno…
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Shigeo Shingo (Shigeo Shingō; 1909 – 1990) was a Japanese industrial engineer specialized in quality control. Shigeo Shingo is known for various quality techniques concepts such as Poka-Yoke, Mistake Proofing, SMED, Just in Time Production, and Jidoka…
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Michael Treacy is a professor of management and has over 30 years of experience dealing with organizational issues in the field of market leadership. The ideas of Michael Treacy about value and growth disciplines, together with Fred Wiersema,…
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John Broadus Watson (January 9, 1878 – September 25, 1958) was an American psychologist who published and popularized behaviorism. Thanks to John B. Watson, this new approach to psychology grew into one of the largest psychological schools in the…
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E. Jerome McCarthy (February 20, 1928 – December 3, 2015) was an American marketing professor who has lectured at several universities such as Michigan State University and the University of Notre Dame. E. Jerome McCarthy was also the founder of…
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Jeff Hiatt (Jeffrey M. Hiatt) is an entrepreneur and author who created the ADKAR Model of Change. The model derived from research Jeff Hiatt performed and is additionally presented in his book ‘ADKAR: a model for change in business,…
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Henry Mintzberg, OC, OQ, FRSC (1939) is an internationally renowned academic, author and researcher. Henry Mintzberg is currently professor of Management Studies at the Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This article highlights besides his…
