Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.
W. EDWARDS DEMINGRational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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Quality’ means what will sell and do a customer some good – at least try to.
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Research shows that the climate of an organization influences an individual’s contribution far more than the individual himself.
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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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What should be the aim of management? What is their job?
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Your workers don’t want to be paid less, so to maintain profits, you increase your prices. That’s inflation.
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The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.
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All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
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Innovation comes from the producer – not from the customer.
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It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
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If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.
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The result of long-term relationships is better and better quality, and lower and lower costs.
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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Lack of knowledge… that is the problem.
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Customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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When a system is stable, telling the worker about mistakes is only tampering.
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