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.
AKIO MORITAIn the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
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If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
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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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Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
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And then we grow up and learn to blend our innate abilities with the rules or principles we have learned.
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Every action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.
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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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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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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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In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty.
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The best example of this was the Apollo project in the United States.
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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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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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To create a familylike feeling within the corporation, a feeling that employees and managers share the same fate.
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There is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies.
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Employees are not guilty; why should they suffer?
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