There is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies.
AKIO MORITAAmerica looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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My concept is that anybody has creative ability, but very few people know how to use it.
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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.
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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.
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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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Management of an industrial company must be giving targets to the engineers constantly; that may be the most important job management has in dealing with its engineers.
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A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.
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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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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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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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In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty.
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In the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
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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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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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