We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
AKIO MORITAIf we do our best and make efforts, a peaceful and great future will become ours without fail.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
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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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The best example of this was the Apollo project in the United States.
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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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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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(Japanese Government believes that if you have a big laboratory with all the latest equipment and good funding it will automatically lead to creativity. It doesn’t work that way.
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It’s difficult to see new projects to fruition.
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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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If you trust your colleague today, he may be your competitor tomorrow, because people frequently move from one company to another.
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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion.
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There is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies.
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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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But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
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