Peter Scholtes


In Memory


Peter Scholtes died peacefully the morning of July 11, 2009. His family was with him. The past few months he suffered several strokes. We will continue to support his memory in our work. If you wish to add a comment to a memorial blog , please go to the following website: http://management.curiouscatblog.net/2009/07/11/peter-scholtes/


[Also see www.PeterScholtes.com]

Peter Scholtes was an internationally known author, lecturer, and consultant. From 1987 to 1993 Mr. Scholtes shared the platform with W. Edwards Deming, helping to educate corporations about the new philosophy of the Quality movement. He was one of the first to synthesize the principles of the organizational development field with the teachings of Dr. Deming. Mr. Scholtes is the author of The Team Handbook and The Leader’s Handbook: Making things happen and getting things done. He has written award-winning articles on several Quality-related topics, especially with Dr. Deming’s encouragement, on the controversial topic of performance appraisal: What’s wrong with it and what to do instead. In March of 1995, Quality Digest recognized Mr. Scholtes as one of the 50 Quality leaders of this decade.

Peter’s work continues to inspire organizational change. To read a review of Peter’s book, The Leader’s Handbook, please click here.