And then we grow up and learn to blend our innate abilities with the rules or principles we have learned.
AKIO MORITAWe don’t believe in market research for a new product unknown to the public. So we never do any.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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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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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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We treat employees as a member of the family.
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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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Don’t do market research.
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The “patron saint” of Japanese quality control, ironically, is an American named W. Edwards Deming, who was virtually unknown in his own country until his ideas of quality control began to make such a big impact on Japanese companies.
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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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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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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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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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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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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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The remarkable thing about management is that a manager can go on for years making mistakes that nobody is aware of, which means that management can be a kind of a con job.
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Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
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But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
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