Quotes About Organization

He had no ability to plan and organize and pay attention and switch focus; he had never been able to tailor his behavior to what the goals at hand reasonably required.

The organization therefore needed a set of internal rationalizations that would allow it to trust a man who, while he knew little, was entirely confident of his own gut instincts and reflexive opinions, however frequently they might change.

Your organization is perfectly designed to produce the results it's producing.

The thought of having become an item in a file calms me. I imagine the volume, its cloth binding; its slightly sad cover; I gently flatten myself between the pages; I am squashed.

Clutter cleaning is about acquiring an ability to rely solely upon oneself to create an environment that is nurturing and supportive. It does not depend on someone else." (Acknowledgements)

It is true that clutter cleaning helps us release mental energy that makes us feel better. But decluttering also has a positive impact on the quality of the space. (Chapter 4)

For the happiest life, rigorously plan your days, leave your nights open to chance.

For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance.

Compartmentalize

The problem is that most of us have been educated and trained to build, serve and lead the organization of the church. Most of us have actually never been trained to make disciples. Seminary

The problem is that most of us have been educated and trained to build, serve and lead the organization of the church. Most of us have actually never been trained to make disciples.

No one should sign up for more than one or two cards at a time.

Planning is everything. Plans are nothing." —Field Marshal Helmuth Graf von Moltke

Even with a well-intentioned and highly communicative team, it is possible that the results of an iteration could be found worthless when shown to the broader organization or external users at the conclusion of the iteration.

Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.

IMPAIRMENT: Lacking part or all of…or having a defective limb, organism or mechanism of the body DISABILITY: The disadvantage or restriction of activity caused by a contemporary social organization which takes no or little account of people who have physical [and/or cognitive/developmental/mental] impairments and thus excludes them from the mainstream of society. ~

It is generally not possible simply to maintain a level of process performance. A process will tend to erode no matter what, even if a standard is defined, explained to everyone, and posted. […] Any organized process naturally tends to decline to a chaotic state if we leave it alone. […] A process is either slipping back or being improved.«

los demás directivos y jefes hacia la pauta de comportamiento deseada. Los altos directivos no pueden delegar el tipo de cambio cultural del que estamos hablando.

Recuerde que la capacidad de su compañía para ser competitiva y sobrevivir reside no tanto en las propias soluciones sino en la capacidad de las personas de su organización para interpretar una situación y establecer soluciones. Además, usted no tiene que ser perfecto, sino tan solo mejor que sus competidores en lo que se refiere a su producto o servicio.

management: The systematic pursuit of desired conditions by utilizing human capabilities in a concerted way.

A committee is a group that keeps the minutes and loses hours.

A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours.

If you can't handle providing all the courses for your dinner party, you can't handle the hosting duties of a dinner party.

I was thoroughly fed up with the system. I had followed the rules for all these years, but there was no way I could stay in the system and do what I wanted to do. The whole reason why the organization of Gion Kobu had been systematized in the first place was to ensure the dignity and financial independence of the women who worked there. Yet the strictures of the Inoue School kept us subservient to its authority. There was no room for any sort of autonomy.