America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
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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I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work.
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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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To have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.
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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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We want everybody to have the best facilities in which to work, but we do not believe in posh and impressive private offices.
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I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
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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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Never break another man’s rice bowl.
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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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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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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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We treat employees as a member of the family.
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Carefully watch how people live, get an intuitive sense as to what they might want and then go with it.
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