I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
AKIO MORITAIf you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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The 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.
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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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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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When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job,
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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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I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion.
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Your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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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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The company must not throw money away on huge bonuses for executives or other frivolities but must share its fate with the workers.
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We want to keep the company healthy and its employees happy, and we want to keep them on the job and productive.
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Management of an industrial company must be giving targets to the engineers constantly; that may be the most important job management has in dealing with its engineers.
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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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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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