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Organization Quotes by W. Edwards Deming

8 Organization quotes by W. Edwards Deming

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Deming’s eight pithy observations on the art of organizing provide a quick primer on his quality‑focused mindset. They distill his philosophy into digestible nuggets for anyone interested in efficient systems.

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It is management's job to direct the efforts of all components toward the aim of the system. The first step is clarification:…

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The most important figures for management of any organization are unknown and unknowable.

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Research shows that the climate of an organization influences an individuals contribution far more than the individual himself.

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The most valuable "currency" of any organization is the initiative and creativity of its members. Every leader has the solemn moral responsibility…

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...a person and an organization must have goals, take actions to achieve those goals, gather evidence of achievement, study and reflect on…

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You must not run your Organization as a functional hierarchy. You must understand it as a System.

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The aim proposed here for any organization is for everybody to gain - stockholders, employees, suppliers, customers, community, the environment - over…

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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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Absence of defects does not necessarily build business... Something more is required.

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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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We are here to make another world.

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It is a mistake to assume that if everybody does his job, it will be all right. The whole system may be in trouble.

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Innovation comes from the producer - not from the customer.

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The only useful function of a statistician is to make predictions, and thus to provide a basis for action.

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A leader is a coach, not a judge.

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It does not happen all at once. There is no instant pudding.

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Sub-optimization is when everyone is for himself. Optimization is when everyone is working to help the company.

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We know what we told him, but we don't know what he heard.

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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.

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A manager of people needs to understand that all people are different. This is not ranking people. He needs to understand that the performance…

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“It is not enough to just do your best or work hard; You must know what to work on.”

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You have to manage a system. The system doesn't manage itself.

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Two basic rules of life are: 1) Change is inevitable. 2) Everybody resists change.

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