An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
AKIO MORITATo have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
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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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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 don’t believe in market research for a new product unknown to the public. So we never do any.
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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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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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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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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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Employees are not guilty; why should they suffer?
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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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I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
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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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When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job,
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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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