I consider it my job to nurture the creativity of the people I work with because at Sony we know that a terrific idea is more likely to happen in an open, free and trusting atmosphere than when everything is calculated.
AKIO MORITADon’t do market research.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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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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If we do our best and make efforts, a peaceful and great future will become ours without fail.
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Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
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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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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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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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To have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.
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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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Japanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes.
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Your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
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Don’t do market research.
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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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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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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.
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