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.
AKIO MORITAThe “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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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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There are three creativities: creativity in technology, in product planning, and in marketing.
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I often say to my assistants, “Never trust anybody,” but what I mean is that you should never trust someone else to do a job exactly the way you would want it done.
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When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job,
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To create a familylike feeling within the corporation, a feeling that employees and managers share the same fate.
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All you need is the best product in the world, the most efficient production in the world and global marketing.
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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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There is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies.
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Employees are not guilty; why should they suffer?
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You can be totally rational with a machine.
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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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We want everybody to have the best facilities in which to work, but we do not believe in posh and impressive private offices.
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Your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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