My concept is that anybody has creative ability, but very few people know how to use it.
AKIO MORITAThe public does not know what is possible. We do.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
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Americans make money by playing `money games,’ namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth … instead of creating and producing goods with some actual value.
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Don’t do market research.
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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.
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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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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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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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Without an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period.
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We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
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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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In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty.
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When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job,
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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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Never break another man’s rice bowl.
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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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