Management of an industrial company must be giving targets to the engineers constantly; that may be the most important job management has in dealing with its engineers.
AKIO MORITAAmericans 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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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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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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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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You can be totally rational with a machine.
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Employees are not guilty; why should they suffer?
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If you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.
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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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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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Advertising and promotion alone will not sustain a bad product or a product that is not right for the times.
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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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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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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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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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People need money, but they also want to be happy in their work and proud of it.
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