My chief job is to constantly stir or rekindle the curiosity of people that gets driven out by bureaucracy and formal schooling systems.
AKIO MORITABut make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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My chief job is to constantly stir or rekindle the curiosity of people that gets driven out by bureaucracy and formal schooling systems.
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The important thing in my view is not to pin the blame for a mistake on somebody, but rather to find out what caused the mistake.
AKIO MORITAThe important thing in my view is not to pin the blame for a mistake on somebody, but rather to find out what caused the mistake.
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Whether we succeed or not depends on the strength of our resolve and the amount of our endeavor.
AKIO MORITAWhether we succeed or not depends on the strength of our resolve and the amount of our endeavor.
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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.
AKIO MORITAOnce you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative.
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Japanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes.
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More people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods.
AKIO MORITAMore people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods.
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Your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
AKIO MORITAYour business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
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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.
AKIO MORITAWe 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 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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It has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
AKIO MORITAIt has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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I established the rule that once we hire an employee, his school records are a matter of the past and are no longer used to evaluate his work or decide on his promotion.
AKIO MORITAI established the rule that once we hire an employee, his school records are a matter of the past and are no longer used to evaluate his work or decide on his promotion.
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It’s difficult to see new projects to fruition.
AKIO MORITAIt’s difficult to see new projects to fruition.
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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.
AKIO MORITAOf 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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We treat employees as a member of the family.
AKIO MORITAWe treat employees as a member of the family.
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