The public does not know what is possible. We do.
AKIO MORITAWithout an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
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America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
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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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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
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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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More people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods.
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I believe people work for satisfaction.
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I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work.
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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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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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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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But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
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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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My chief job is to constantly stir or rekindle the curiosity of people that gets driven out by bureaucracy and formal schooling systems.
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