I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work.
AKIO MORITAEvery action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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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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To have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.
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Don’t do market research.
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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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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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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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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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A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.
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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 best example of this was the Apollo project in the United States.
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All you need is the best product in the world, the most efficient production in the world and global marketing.
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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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To create a familylike feeling within the corporation, a feeling that employees and managers share the same fate.
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We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
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If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by.
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