America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
AKIO MORITAThere are three creativities: creativity in technology, in product planning, and in marketing.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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We treat employees as a member of the family.
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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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I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
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Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
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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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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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Don’t do market research.
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The most important mission for a Japanese manager is to develop a healthy relationship with his employees.
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We want to keep the company healthy and its employees happy, and we want to keep them on the job and productive.
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But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
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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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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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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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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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