W. Edwards Deming Quotes:
Ocupation: Statistician
Life: October 14, 1900 - December 20, 1993
Birthday: October 14
Death: December 20
Our prevailing system of management has destroyed our people. People are born with intrinsic motivation, self-respect, dignity, curiosity to learn, joy in learning. The forces of destruction begin with toddlers - a prize for the best Halloween costume, grades in school, gold stars - and on up through the university. On the job people, teams, and divisions are ranked, reward for the top, punishment for the bottom. Management by Objectives, quotas, incentive pay, business plans, put together separately, division by division, cause further loss, unknown and unknowable.
topic: Jobs, Stars, Motivation, Intrinsic Motivation, Halloween Costume
