I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion.
AKIO MORITAIf we face recession, we should not lay off employees; the company should sacrifice a profit. It’s management’s risk and management’s responsibility.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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People need money, but they also want to be happy in their work and proud of it.
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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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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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America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
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Your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
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I consider it my job to nurture the creativity of the people I work with because at Sony we know that a terrific idea is more likely to happen in an open, free and trusting atmosphere than when everything is calculated.
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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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If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by.
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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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The company must not throw money away on huge bonuses for executives or other frivolities but must share its fate with the workers.
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In the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
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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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A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.
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