What would Ernst Weichselbaum do?

"Always act in such a way that you increase the total sum of smiles." Ernst Weichselbaum

Ernst Weichselbaum (1944-2024) was the Austrian Deming. During the 1980s, as he rose through the ranks to become general manager at office furniture producer Bene, Weichselbaum created his own, constructivist brand of lean organizing. His thinking effortlessly integrated everything from manufacturing to marketing and HR. From the mid-1990s on, and for three decades, he brought time-oriented organizing to companies as a consultant ñ helping more than 120 companies to transform themselves. Like no other management guru, Weichselbaum combined wit and earnestness, systems thinking and shrewdness, psychology, philosophy and down-to-earth practicality. This is the first book to make Weichselbaum's powerful work aphorisms available in English language.

About the editor: Niels Pflaeging is an entrepreneur, consultant, researcher, creator of socio-tech and practitioner of organizational transformation. Niels is the author of 12 books, including the international bestseller Organize for Complexity. He is the editor of "What would Deming do?", "What would Drucker do?" and "What would Ohno-san do?"