# Deming's 14 Points

*Tom Geraghty · Models & Critique, Safety & Human Error*

Examines Deming's 14 Points of Management — particularly 'drive out fear' — and their relevance to psychological safety. Traces Deming's influence on Japanese manufacturing and argues his deep understanding of the psychology of work anticipated the PS field by decades.

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## Connected concepts (8)

- [Out of the Crisis](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/deming-1986.md) (paper)
- [Andon Cord](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-79-the-andon-cord.md)
- [HOP](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/hop-human-and-organisational-performance-training.md)
- [Soft to Each Other, Hard on the System](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/be-soft-to-each-other-and-hard-on-the-system.md)
- [The PS Framework](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-framework.md)
- [Man, The Unknown](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/man-the-unknown.md)
- [Understanding Variation](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/understanding-variation.md)
- [Zero Defects & PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-89-zero-defects.md)