Jobs Quote by W. Edwards Deming
“Management's job is to optimize the whole system.”
About This Quote
Source Book: Out of the Crisis, 1982
Management must improve the entire organization, not just parts.
In simple terms: Optimize the whole system.
Align all functions toward system-wide efficiency.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- process redesign
- cross‑functional teams
- performance metrics
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you see your role in the whole system?
- What barriers hinder whole‑system optimization?
Complex systems resist simple fixes.