“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.”
–Edwards Deming
Posts Tagged ‘Quotes’
Quote of the day
Posted by Christophe on February 10, 2008
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Quote of the day
Posted by Christophe on November 2, 2007
“Brilliant process management is our strategy. We get brilliant results from average people managing brilliant processes. We observe that our competitors often get average (or worse) results from brilliant people managing broken processes.”
-A senior Toyota executive
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Quote of the day
Posted by Christophe on November 2, 2007
“Motivation is what gets you starting; practice is what keeps you going”
-Unknown
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Quote of the day
Posted by Christophe on October 15, 2007
“Management is directing & controlling a process (ie having control); Leadership is influencing & trusting people (ie releasing control)”
–Unknown
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Quote of the day
Posted by Christophe on October 14, 2007
“Management is getting people to do what needs to be done. Leadership is getting people to want to do what needs to be done”
-John Cotter
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Quote of the day
Posted by Christophe on October 7, 2007
“Quality is not a project based variable, but a corporate asset“
-Ken Schwaber
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Quote of the day
Posted by Christophe on October 6, 2007
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein, “Time Enough for Love”
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Quote of the day
Posted by Christophe on October 2, 2007
“A leader creates a place where people want to be“
-Pollyanna Pixton
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