I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
AKIO MORITAIn the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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Your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
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We treat employees as a member of the family.
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Every action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.
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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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The best example of this was the Apollo project in the United States.
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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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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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People need money, but they also want to be happy in their work and proud of it.
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I knew we needed a weapon to break through to the US market, and it had to be something different, something that nobody else was making.
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Carefully watch how people live, get an intuitive sense as to what they might want and then go with it.
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In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty.
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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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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 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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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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