The book explores the life of Alice Paul, a determined suffragist who transformed from a studious Quaker girl into a leading figure of the American suffrage movement. After being inspired in England, she spearheaded the militant "Silent Sentinels," who famously picketed the White House. Their courageous protests included hunger strikes and enduring brutal treatment while advocating for women's rights. Alice Paul's commitment to nonviolent civil disobedience predated many later movements, highlighting her pivotal role in the fight for equality.
In this valuable resource for managers, Mary Walton offers practical applications of the highly acclaimed Deming Management Method, developed by the genius who revitalized Japanese industry. Using examples, quotations, and stories, Walton describes the method as it is used by companies and organizations from throughout the business spectrum - large and small, from service industries to manufacturiong to local government agencies.
An insightful account of the redesigning of the Ford Taurus, chronicling firsthand the clashes between departments at Ford as the new machine takes shape on the assembly line.
Whether you're the owner of our own small business, a middle manager in a mid-sized company, or the CEO of a multinational, this book can show you how to improve your profits and productivity. How? By following the principles of The Deming Management Method. Middle- and top-echelon managers in particular will find Dr. Deming's method provocative and controversial. He is for a total revamping of the way American managers manage. Some of his pet peeves are: managers who manage by slogans or by setting quotas, managers who don't know what their jobs are and who can't define the responsibilities of the workers under them, managers who tend to blame workers, not realizing that workers want to take pride in their work. Change, Dr. Deming beliees, starts at the top with an informed, quality-conscious management. This book includes excellent advice on how to achieve that level of management expertise in the author's analysis of Dr. Deming's famous 14 Points for Managers and his Deadly diseases of management. Dr. Deming's management techniques are all carefully explained in this detailed, step-by-step treatment of their major points and of their practical applications to everyday business life. A large portion of The Deming Management Method is devoted to practical applications of the method by some of American's most innovative firms, including Honeywell, AT&T and Campbell's Soup.
