Quality is pride of workmanship.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGThe prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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Customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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I predicted in 1950 that in five years, manufacturers the world over would be screaming for protection. It took only four years.
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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In Japan, a company worker’s position is secure. He is retrained for another job if his present job is eliminated by productivity improvement.
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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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Innovation comes from the producer – not from the customer.
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The big problems are where people don’t realise they have one in the first place.
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You should not ask questions without knowledge.
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The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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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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Quality’ means what will sell and do a customer some good – at least try to.
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Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.
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What should be the aim of management? What is their job?
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A man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he’s put in charge anyway.
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Quality is the responsibility of the top people. Its origin is in the boardroom. They are the ones who decide.
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