Big problem Quote by W. Edwards Deming

“If you wait for people to come to you, you'll only get small problems. You must go and find them. The big problems are where people don't realize they have one in the first place.” quote by W. Edwards Deming — Download Open image

“If you wait for people to come to you, you'll only get small problems. You must go and find them. The big problems are where people don't realize they have one in the first place.”

W. Edwards Deming

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