by Lee Fried, on 28 Apr 2006 06:57 am
The Journey
Quote Day
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I chose this quote, because it rings true not only by national standards, but also at the organizational level. The companies that learn how to tap into their most valuable resource (employee creativity) will win! That is why I am so excited about the direction Group Health is going by applying LEAN. We are breaking down the functional barriers of Taylorism and engaging employees at all levels to lead.
“We will win and you will lose. You cannot do anything because your failure is an internal disease. Your companies are based on Taylor’s principles. Worse, your heads are Taylorized too. You firmly believe that sound management means executives on the one side and workers on the other, on the one side men who think and on the other side men who only work.”
Konusuke Matsushita
on 28 Apr 2006 at 7:04 pm 1.Ted Eytan said …
That one is powerful.
I like quote day. It brings another personal connection to this process.
on 06 Jul 2006 at 8:52 am 2.Mark Graban said …
I’ve been collecting lean quotes here, I added the one that you posted, great quote:
http://kanban.blogspot.com/2006/06/looking-for-lean-quotes.html