Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
AKIO MORITAThe only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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To have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.
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If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
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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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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job,
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Without an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period.
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To gain profit is important, but you must invest to build up assets that you can cash in in the future.
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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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America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
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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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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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But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
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Employees are not guilty; why should they suffer?
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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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