Business Quote by Gene Kim

“Across organizations in services, manufacturing, healthcare and government, eighty percent of an organization’s improvement potential lies in front-line ideas.”

— Alan G. Robinson

“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

“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

So it's worth some real up front time to think through the long term value and the defensibility of the business.

— Sam Altman

“Figure out what the impact areas are in your business.”

— Chet Holmes

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

— Charles Best

Good and solid analysis and a formal way of looking at a problem [are the core ingredients of good decisions].

— Colin Powell

In the final analysis, finding a way to do clean business and not to pay bribes actually improves your bottom line.

— Mo Ibrahim

“Running IT as a business begins with understanding the true business needs, strengthens the weak links in the organization, and improves the business top-line…

— Pearl Zhu

Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes not only in solving problems, but also in anticipating…

— Anonymous

My business is the analytical framework.

— Todd Gitlin

“Gaining an in-depth understanding of business capabilities helps today’s business leaders craft good strategy and implement it effectively.”

— Pearl Zhu