Quotes About Organization

There is no such thing as "healthy" competition within a knowledge organization; all internal competition is destructive. The nature of our work is that it cannot be done by any single person in isolation. Knowledge work is by definition collaborative.

Quality takes time and reduces quantity, so it makes you, in a sense, less efficient. The efficiency-optimized organization recognizes quality as its enemy. That's why many corporate Quality Programs are really Quality Reduction Programs in disguise.

Learning is limited by an organization's ability to keep its people.

in the best organizations, the short term is not the only thing that matters. What matters more is being best. And that's a long-term concept.

Good management is the lifeblood of the healthy corporate body. Getting rid of it to save cost is like losing weight by giving blood.

When people say " I just don't have enough time " they mean " I prioritized something else.

Every evening, write down the six most important things that you must do the next day. Then while you sleep your subconscious will work on the best ways for you to accomplish them. Your next day will go much more smoothly.

Amateurs think about tactics, but professionals think about logistics.

All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.

If your house ain't in order, you ain't in order. It is so much easier to be out there than in here.

In the business world, management is always viewed in terms of productivity. Why? Because productivity is the key to the success of the organization and to your future as a manager.

I was in a hurry, because packing is something which you always do at the last minute. Anyone who packs two days before departure should seek counseling.

to improve the clarity of what you want to achieve or what your goals are exactly you should write them down. This will also improve your chances of success.

Commuting can take a huge toll on people's productivity draining their energy during the early-morning hours, when they might otherwise be most effective. Organizations serve their employees and themselves by allowing employees to commute in off-hours or work from home.

Do you think your people perform better when they're healthier and happier?" Almost invariably, the answer is "Yes." Then we ask one more question: "Does your organization regularly invest in people's health and happiness?" The answer is nearly always "No.

Hon tvättade varje fönster och ordnade bokhyllan, inte efter författare denhär gången utan alfabetiskt. När det var färdigt kom hon att tänka på ett bättre och personligare system och började ordna böckerna efter sig själv, de hon tyckte mest om på översta hyllan och de värsta längst ner. Hon upptäckte förvånad att det inte fanns en enda hon tyckte om.

Meanwhile the Hemulen was arranging firework set pieces in suitable places. They had Bengal Lights, Blue-Star Rain, Silver Fountains, and Rockets that exploded with stars.

T? nhiên không yên l?ng. Nó th??ng xuyên thích thú g?i ??n chúng ta nh?ng n?t nh?c r?i r?c. Nh?ng nó không bao gi? ch?u trao cho chúng ta t? ch?c c?a các n?t nh?c ?ó c?ng nh? không ti?t l? cho chúng ta bí m?t giai ?i?u c?a nó.

Once you acquire the capacity to generate the power to make the impossible happen, it cannot be taken away from you. In fact, it increases over time. That is why executives and leaders must re-invent themselves before they can re-invent an organization, institution, or country effectively. Without the capacity to generate the power to make the impossible happen, how can they possibly succeed?

Some of your "missing and essential" components can be accomplished through continuous improvement. Others will require transformations. All of them will have to be organized and coordinated.

Transformation An alteration in the arena of context. You alter the way you are being to create results that are not currently possible. Transformation provides the creation of that which does not yet exist in the organization and its leaders—a new realm of possibility leading to a new realm of results.

Single-minded, determined, and intelligent organizational talent probably can create an effective army from any group of men.

These RainWings need someone to whip them into shape,

Healthy organizations believe that performance management is almost exclusively about eliminating confusion. They realize that most of their employees want to succeed, and that the best way to allow them to do that is to give them clear direction, regular information about how they're doing, and access to the coaching they need.