Curiosity is the key to creativity.
AKIO MORITA- 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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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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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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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
AKIO MORITAAn enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
AKIO MORITAAmenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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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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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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The best example of this was the Apollo project in the United States.
AKIO MORITAThe best example of this was the Apollo project in the United States.
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There is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies.
AKIO MORITAThere is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies.
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If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
AKIO MORITAIf management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
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My concept is that anybody has creative ability, but very few people know how to use it.
AKIO MORITAMy concept is that anybody has creative ability, but very few people know how to use it.
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Americans make money by playing `money games,’ namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth … instead of creating and producing goods with some actual value.
AKIO MORITAAmericans make money by playing `money games,’ namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth … instead of creating and producing goods with some actual value.
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Japanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes.
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I knew we needed a weapon to break through to the US market, and it had to be something different, something that nobody else was making.
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Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things.
AKIO MORITAExecutives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things.
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But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
AKIO MORITABut if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
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In the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
AKIO MORITAIn the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
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