Sustainable pace?
I like to point out that the slower but consistent tortoise causes less waste and is much more desirable than the speedy hare who races ahead and then stops occasionally to doze. Taiichi Ohno
Wisdom
To manage or to lead?
Management is doing things right; Leadership is doing the right things. Peter Drucker
To be efficient or effective?
Efficiency is doing things right; Effectiveness is doing the right things. Peter Drucker
Where to build quality in?
Quality comes not from inspection, but from improvement of the production process. William Edwards Deming
Manage the system or people?
A bad system will beat a good person every time. William Edwards Deming
Set, change, to infinity and beyond?
Where there is no standard, there can be no kaizen. Taiichi Ohno
Individual agency or collective intent?
A boat doesn’t go forward if each one is rowing their own way. Swahili Proverb
Value people first?
If you destroy the people of a company, you do not have much left. William Edwards Deming
Who should own the process?
Standards should not be forced down from above, but rather set by the production workers themselves. Taiichi Ohno
Frame questions first?
A problem thoroughly understood is always fairly simple. Found your opinions on facts, not prejudices. We know too many things that are not true. Charles Franklin Kettering