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Description
Bob Browne is the former CEO of the Great Plains Coca Cola Bottling Company and soon to be author of a new book, The Sys-Tao Way, that outlines his application of the Deming Philosophy.
Bob gives a brief history of the Great Plains Coca Cola Bottling Company, his introduction to the Deming Philosophy and experiences incorporating many of the teachings into his organization. Bob states how the Four Pillars are the key to understanding Deming with a special focus on the theory of knowledge and working relationships.
He describes the difficulty of letting go of his own established paradigms while incorporating the the teachings of W. Edwards Deming - it required constancy of purpose and faith that this was a better way. Bob also shares thoughts on where a CEO or change agent starts and he discusses organizational change and adoption of these ideas
Publication Date
9-28-2014
Publisher
The W. Edwards Deming Institute
Keywords
management
Disciplines
Business | Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Recommended Citation
Babbitt, Tripp and Browne, Bob, "Bob Browne, former CEO of the Great Plains Coca Cola Bottling Company" (2014). The W. Edwards Deming Institute Podcast. 10.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/deming_podcast/10
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This podcast was originally published by The W. Edwards Deming Institute Podcast.