The average American worker has fifty interruptions a day, of which seventy percent have nothing to do with work.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGQuality’ means what will sell and do a customer some good – at least try to.
More W. Edwards Deming Quotes
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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In 1945, the world was in a shambles. American companies had no competition.
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It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
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If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.
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Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.
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Customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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You should not ask questions without knowledge.
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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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All customer expectations are only what you and your competitor have led him to expect. He knows nothing else.
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So nobody really thought much about quality. Why should they? The world bought everything America produced. It was a prescription for disaster.
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All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
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People don’t like to make mistakes.
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The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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Any manager can do well in an expanding market.
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