An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
AKIO MORITAOur plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
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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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Employees are not guilty; why should they suffer?
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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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To have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.
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You can be totally rational with a machine.
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Every action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.
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Without an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period.
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Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things.
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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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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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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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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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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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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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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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