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A leader's job is to help his people.
W. Edwards Deming
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W. Edwards Deming
Age: 93 †
Born: 1900
Born: October 18
Died: 1993
Died: December 20
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Sioux City
Iowa
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The questions are more important than the answers.
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In God we trust all others bring data.
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The aim proposed here for any organization is for everybody to gain - stockholders, employees, suppliers, customers, community, the environment - over the long term.
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Understanding variation is the key to success in quality and business.
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It does not happen all at once. There is no instant pudding.
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A man who knows not his limitations is of no use to anyone.
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Shrink, shrink variation, to reduce the loss.
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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.
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We are here to learn, to make a difference and to have fun.
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