An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
AKIO MORITAOur plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
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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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It’s difficult to see new projects to fruition.
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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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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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When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job,
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But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
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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.
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Americans make money by playing `money games,’ namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth … instead of creating and producing goods with some actual value.
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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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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by.
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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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If we do our best and make efforts, a peaceful and great future will become ours without fail.
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Of course we have to make a profit, but we have to make a profit over the long haul, not just the short term, and that means we must keep investing in research and development.
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I believe people work for satisfaction.
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