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.
AKIO MORITAWe all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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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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If you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.
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My concept is that anybody has creative ability, but very few people know how to use it.
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Never break another man’s rice bowl.
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A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.
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We treat employees as a member of the family.
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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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Don’t do market research.
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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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There is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies.
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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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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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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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Carefully watch how people live, get an intuitive sense as to what they might want and then go with it.
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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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