“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo Da Vinci
"Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall." - Stephen R. Covey
“Keep things simple. People get lost when a systematic approach becomes over-complex and they loose sight of the actual goal.” – Richard Branson
“You cannot improve what you cannot measure.” Anonymous
“Take away the cause and the effect ceases.” – Cervantes
”We strive for the one best way, as of today. Of course, that one best way changes with time.” - Lillian M. Gilbreth
“The starting point for improvement is to recognize the need.” – Imai
"We cling to hierarchies because our place in a hierarchy is, rightly or wrongly, a major indicator of our social worth." - Harold J. Leavitt
“Participation by the worker in developing the method eliminates many causes of resistance and assures enthusiastic acceptance. This is more important than all the techniques put together.” - Ben S. Graham
“Only through the collective efforts of their individual members do companies change; companies are incapable of changing themselves.” – V. Daniel Hunt