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.
AKIO MORITAThe 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.
AKIO MORITAThe best example of this was the Apollo project in the United States.
AKIO MORITAAll you need is the best product in the world, the most efficient production in the world and global marketing.
AKIO MORITA(Japanese Government believes that if you have a big laboratory with all the latest equipment and good funding it will automatically lead to creativity. It doesn’t work that way.
AKIO MORITAThere are three creativities: creativity in technology, in product planning, and in marketing.
AKIO MORITAIt’s difficult to see new projects to fruition.
AKIO MORITAWe all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
AKIO MORITAAnd then we grow up and learn to blend our innate abilities with the rules or principles we have learned.
AKIO MORITAWhile the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
AKIO MORITAThe public does not know what is possible. We do.
AKIO MORITAIf management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
AKIO MORITAI 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 MORITAThe 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.
AKIO MORITAAmenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
AKIO MORITABut if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
AKIO MORITAWe 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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