“An expert is not someone who gives you the answer, it is someone who asks you the right question.” Quote by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
“Most companies don't die because they are wrong; they die because they don't commit themselves. They fritter away their momentum and their valuable resources while attempting to make a decision. The greatest danger is standing still.” StillsDiesDecisionCompanyDangerResourcesStandingValuableCommitAttemptingMomentumStanding Still Author:Andy Grove
“Tomorrow when you come to work, if it doesn't make the customer happy, move the business forward, and save us money - don't do it.” IfsMovingTomorrowCustomers Author:Reed Hastings
“If we are to remain mission focused, as we must be if we are to be relevant in an uncertain age, the abandoning those things that do not further the mission is a leadership imperative.” IfsAgeMissionsFocusedRelevantUncertainImperatives Book:Hesselbein on Leadership Source: Hesselbein on Leadership
“It is the quality and the character of the leader that determines the results and performance.” CharacterResultsQualityLeaderPerformancesDetermine Author:Frances Hesselbein
“The best part of the character and quality of the leader is expressing who you are in the work you do and how you do it.” CharacterQualityLeaderWho You Are Author:Frances Hesselbein
“You should be a living practicing example of what you are preaching.” ShouldExamplePreaching Author:Frances Hesselbein
“Few leaders are born. We learn to be leaders. We learn by working with other people and working through our philosophy.” PeoplePhilosophyBornLeaderWorking With Others Author:Frances Hesselbein
“It is impossible to improve any process until it is standardized. If the process is shifting from here to there, then any improvement will just be one more variation that is occasionally used and mostly ignored. One must standardize, and thus stabilize the process, before continuous improvement can be made.” IfsMadeUsedProcessImpossibleImprovementIgnoredShiftingVariationContinuous Improvement Author:Masaaki Imai
“Japanese management practices succeed simply because they are good management practices. This success has little to do with cultural factors. And the lack of cultural bias means that these practices can be - and are - just as successfully employed elsewhere.” MeanLittlesPracticeSucceedManagementFactorsGood ManElsewhereBiasEmployed Author:Masaaki Imai
“The Kaizen Philosophy assumes that our way of life - be it our working life, our social life, or our home life - deserves to be constantly improved.” WayPhilosophyHomeLife IsSocialDeserveAssumingSocial LifeHome LifeWorking LifeKaizen Author:Masaaki Imai