From a management standpoint, it is very important to know how to unleash people’s inborn creativity.
AKIO MORITAIf management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
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To gain profit is important, but you must invest to build up assets that you can cash in in the future.
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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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Never break another man’s rice bowl.
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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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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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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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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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Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
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Don’t do market research.
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More people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods.
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When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job,
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We will try to create conditions where persons could come together in a spirit of teamwork, and exercise to their heart’s desire their technological capacity.
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There are three creativities: creativity in technology, in product planning, and in marketing.
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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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If you trust your colleague today, he may be your competitor tomorrow, because people frequently move from one company to another.
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