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“In difficult ground, press on. In encircled ground, devise stratagems. In death ground, fight.”
“There’s only one person in Cape Town who deals with finding the weird,’ he says. ‘You need to see Jackie Ronin.”
― Apocalypse Now Now
― Apocalypse Now Now
“Quality begins when everybody in the organization commits to never sending rejects or imperfect information to the next process.”
― Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy
― Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy
“Your very great pardon, Cousin,” said Sphene, “but this having meetings so we can plan to have meetings business is bullshit. I want to talk about ancillaries.”
― Ancillary Mercy
― Ancillary Mercy
“We start from the presumption that our people are talented and want to contribute. We accept that, without meaning to, our company is stifling that talent in myriad unseen ways. Finally, we try to identify those impediments and fix them.”
― Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
― Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
“You've got to look out for number one. If you're really worried about not being spoiled, just pound on through that book guys. Just read the shit out of it.”
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