People need money, but they also want to be happy in their work and proud of it.
AKIO MORITAI believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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If you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.
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The “patron saint” of Japanese quality control, ironically, is an American named W. Edwards Deming, who was virtually unknown in his own country until his ideas of quality control began to make such a big impact on Japanese companies.
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(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.
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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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But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
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Never break another man’s rice bowl.
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More people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods.
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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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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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We 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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It’s difficult to see new projects to fruition.
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When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job,
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The most important mission for a Japanese manager is to develop a healthy relationship with his employees.
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I believe people work for satisfaction.
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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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