Companies Quote by Alan G. Robinson

People on the front lines have the best ideas for how to improve things.

— Charles Best

“After years of operating in a top-down manner that emphasizes control and conformance, organizations are rife with obstacles to bottom-up ideas that front-line staff…

— Alan G. Robinson

“Employee ideas illustrate the profound understanding of a company's capabilities and customers that only people working on the front-lines can possess.”

— Alan G. Robinson

“Up-front analysis helps us identify the smallest possible piece of work that will usefully achieve a business outcome using”

— Gene Kim

“Successful organizations front-load accountability into their strategy. When front-loaded, accountability breeds better relationships, eliminates surprises, and vastly improves job satisfaction and performance.”

— Henry J. Evans

“The leader and organization improvement process is effective when everyone at all levels of the organization is involved, engaged, and committed.”

— Steven J. Bowen

“An organization is on the road to success when change is part of its nature.”

— Pearl Zhu

“The hardest part of continuous improvement in organizations is changing the behavior of other people.”

— Jurgen Appelo

“Convincing a leader of the value of front-line ideas alone is rarely enough for that person to overcome years of entrenched bad habits and…

— Dean M. Schroeder

“The systems within our organizations continue to churn out disparities and inequities, and all too often, those charged with fixing the problem look to…

— Sara Taylor

“Most organizations fail to manage performance effectively because they fail to look into the system holistically.”

— Pearl Zhu

“organizations are composed of people, and the more effective those people, the stronger the organization.”

— Stephen R. Covey