“The most valuable "currency" of any organization is the initiative and creativity of its members. Every leader has the solemn moral responsibility to develop these to the maximum in all his people. This is the leader's highest priority.” PeopleLeadershipResponsibilityLeaderMoralCreativityMembersHighestOrganizationValuablePrioritiesInitiativeCurrencyMaximumSolemnPersonal ResponsibilityMoral Responsibility Author:W. Edwards Deming
“Effective teamwork will not take the place of knowing how to do the job or how to manage the work. Poor teamwork, however, can prevent effective final performance. And it can also prevent team members from gaining satisfaction in being a member of a team and the organization.” JobsPoorKnowingTeamMembersPerformancesOrganizationFinalsSatisfactionManageTeamworkTeam BuildingTeam WorkTeamwTeam WorkingTeam MemberTeam Work InspirationalTeamwork In EducationTeams Not Working Together Author:Robert Bales
“When any organizational entity expands beyond 21 members, the real power will be in some smaller body.” RealBodyRealityMembersOrganizationEntityOrganizationalReal Power Author:C. Northcote Parkinson
“As difficult as it is to build a team, it is not complicated. In fact, keeping it simple is critical, whether you run the executive staff at a multi-national company, a small department within a larger organization, or even if you are merely a member of a team that needs improvement.” IfsNeedsFactsRunningDifficultSimpleCompanyTeamBuildingMembersOrganizationComplicatedCriticalImprovementDepartmentExecutivesStaffTeam Building Author:Patrick Lencioni
“Culture is the deeper level of basic assumptions and beliefs that are shared by members of an organization, that operate unconsciously and define in a basic 'taken for granted' fashion an organization's view of its self and its environment.” SelfCultureBeliefLevelsViewsTakenEnvironmentFashionMembersOrganizationDeeperGrantedAssumptionTaken For Granted Author:Edgar Schein
“The productivity of a work group seems to depend on how the group members see their own goals in relation to the goals of the organization.” SeemsGoalLeadershipInspiringGroupsDependsMembersOrganizationRelationProductivity Author:Ken Blanchard