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“Few leaders are born. We learn to be leaders. We learn by working with other people and working through our philosophy.”

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Frances Hesselbein

Frances Hesselbein is an American author born on November 1, 1916. Her works primarily focus on leadership and organizational management, particularly known for her contributions to the leadership of non-profit organizations. more

“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.”

Ifs Made Used Process Impossible Improvement Ignored Shifting Variation Continuous 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.”

Mean Littles Practice Succeed Management Factors Good Man Elsewhere Bias Employed

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.”

Way Philosophy Home Life Is Social Deserve Assuming Social Life Home Life Working Life Kaizen

Author:Masaaki Imai

“Quality control which cannot show results is not quality control. Let us engage in QC which makes so much money for the company that we do not know what to do with it.”

Knows Shows Results Quality Company Quality Control

Author:Kaoru Ishikawa

“It is most important that top management be quality-minded. In the absence of sincere manifestation of interest at the top, little will happen below.”

Littles Important Happens Interest Quality Management Absence Manifestation Sincere Top Management

Book:Management of Inspection and Quality Control

Source: Management of Inspection and Quality Control

“What I want to do has no end, since I am on the endless frontier of a branch of knowledge.”

Want Ends Endless Branches Frontiers

Book:Managerial Breakthrough: The Classic Book on Improving Management Performance

Source: Managerial Breakthrough: The Classic Book on Improving Management Performance

“Nor problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.”

Humans Problem Peace Human Beings Destiny Problem Solving No Problem Being At Peace Fate Destiny Oval Fate And Destiny Human Problems Solved Problems Life Destiny Life And Destiny Destiny And Choice

Author:John F. Kennedy

“Never underestimate the magnitude of the power of the forces that reinforce the status quo.”

Force Underestimate Status Quo Magnitude Never Underestimate

Author:John P. Kotter

“If you get invited to be part of a team, don't look at it as a burden to get out of, but rather an opportunity to inspire, invigorate, and bring life to the team.”

Ifs Looks Opportunity Team Inspire Burden Invited

Author:John Novak

“A robust internal auditing program shows its presence both at the beginning and end of continual improvement projects. In the beginning, internal audits identify opportunities for improvement, at the end, internal audits provide a mechanism for monitoring the implemented improvement in order to sustain its benefits for the long term.”

Long Ends Shows Order Opportunity Term Benefits Projects Program Improvement Long Term Internals Mechanism Robust Monitoring Beginnings And Ends Continual Improvement

Author:John Novak

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