Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Innovation comes from people who take joy in their work.
W. Edwards Deming
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
W. Edwards Deming
Age: 93 †
Born: 1900
Born: October 18
Died: 1993
Died: December 20
Composer
Economist
Engineer
Industrial Engineer
Statistician
University Teacher
Sioux City
Iowa
William Edwards Deming
W.E. Deming
W. E. Deming
Innovation
Management
Joy
Comes
Take
Work
People
More quotes by W. Edwards Deming
Transformation is not automatic. It must be learned it must be led.
W. Edwards Deming
Just because you can measure everything doesn't mean that you should.
W. Edwards Deming
Sub-optimization is when everyone is for himself. Optimization is when everyone is working to help the company.
W. Edwards Deming
People learn in different ways: reading, listening, pictures, watching.
W. Edwards Deming
We cannot rely on mass inspection to improve quality, though there are times when 100 percent inspection is necessary. As Harold S. Dodge said many years ago, 'You cannot inspect quality into a product.' The quality is there or it isn't by the time it's inspected.
W. Edwards Deming
3% of the problems have figures, 97% of the problems do not.
W. Edwards Deming
It is not enough that top management commit themselves for life to quality and productivity. They must know what it is that they are committed to - that is, what they must do. These obligations cannot be delegated. Support is not enough action is required.
W. Edwards Deming
The problem is that most courses teach what is wrong.
W. Edwards Deming
The aim should be to work on the method of management.
W. Edwards Deming
Judging people does not help them.
W. Edwards Deming
In God we trust all others bring data.
W. Edwards Deming
The job can't be finished only improved to please the customer.
W. Edwards Deming
Understanding variation is the key to success in quality and business.
W. Edwards Deming
Adopt a new philosophy of cooperation (win-win) in which everybody wins.
W. Edwards Deming
No requirement of industry is so much neglected as operational definitions.
W. Edwards Deming
To manage one must lead. To lead, one must understand the work that he and his people are responsible for
W. Edwards Deming
Hard work and best efforts will not by themselves dig us out of the pit.
W. Edwards Deming
A leader knows who is outside of the system and needs special help.
W. Edwards Deming
Information is not knowledge. Let's not confuse the two.
W. Edwards Deming
You can not hear what you do not understand.
W. Edwards Deming
