Eighty-five percent of the reasons for failure are deficiencies in the systems and process rather than the employee. The role of management is to change the process rather than badgering individuals to do better.
W. Edwards DemingIt is important that an aim never be defined in terms of a specific activity or method. It must always relate to a better life for everyone.
W. Edwards DemingWhen asked what single event was most helpful in developing the Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein replied, "Figuring out how to think about the problem".
W. Edwards Deming