I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work.
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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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.
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The best example of this was the Apollo project in the United States.
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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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We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
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I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.
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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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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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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.
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I often say to my assistants, “Never trust anybody,” but what I mean is that you should never trust someone else to do a job exactly the way you would want it done.
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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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I believe people work for satisfaction.
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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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The most important mission for a Japanese manager is to develop a healthy relationship with his employees.
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