I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work.
AKIO MORITAAmericans make money by playing `money games,’ namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth … instead of creating and producing goods with some actual value.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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Never break another man’s rice bowl.
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To have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.
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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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And then we grow up and learn to blend our innate abilities with the rules or principles we have learned.
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Japanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes.
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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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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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Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
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From a management standpoint, it is very important to know how to unleash people’s inborn creativity.
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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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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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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
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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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