The remarkable thing about management is that a manager can go on for years making mistakes that nobody is aware of, which means that management can be a kind of a con job.
AKIO MORITAMy solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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The important thing in my view is not to pin the blame for a mistake on somebody, but rather to find out what caused the mistake.
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The most important mission for a Japanese manager is to develop a healthy relationship with his employees.
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I believe people work for satisfaction.
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Once you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative.
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From a management standpoint, it is very important to know how to unleash people’s inborn creativity.
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Never break another man’s rice bowl.
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Whether we succeed or not depends on the strength of our resolve and the amount of our endeavor.
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The “patron saint” of Japanese quality control, ironically, is an American named W. Edwards Deming, who was virtually unknown in his own country until his ideas of quality control began to make such a big impact on Japanese companies.
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Every action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.
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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things.
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If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
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If we face recession, we should not lay off employees; the company should sacrifice a profit. It’s management’s risk and management’s responsibility.
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I have always made it a point to know our employees, to visit every facility of our company, and to try to meet and know every single employee.
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