People don’t like to make mistakes.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGWe are here to make another world.
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Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures.
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All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
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People with targets and jobs dependent upon meeting them will probably meet the targets – even if they have to destroy the enterprise to do it.
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The prevailing – and foolish – attitude is that a good manager can be a good manager anywhere, with no special knowledge of the production process he’s managing.
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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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Export anything to a friendly country except American management.
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The big problems are where people don’t realise they have one in the first place.
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers.
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Lack of knowledge… that is the problem.
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Declining productivity and quality means your unit production costs stay high but you don’t have as much to sell.
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The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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Quality is everyone’s responsibility.
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Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.
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