I often say to my assistants, "Never trust anybody," but what I mean is that you should never trust someone else to do a job exactly the way you would want it done.
I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work. People need money, but they also want to be ha… - Akio Morita
I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work. People need money, but they also want to be ha…
- Akio Morita
The important thing in my view is not to pin the blame for a mistake on somebody, but rather to find out what caused the mistake. - Akio Morita
The important thing in my view is not to pin the blame for a mistake on somebody, but rather to find out what caused the mistake.
Never break another man's rice bowl. - Akio Morita
Never break another man's rice bowl.
Curiosity is the key to creativity. - Akio Morita
Curiosity is the key to creativity.
A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management. - Akio Morita
A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.
I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion. - Akio Morita
I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion.
You can be totally rational with a machine. But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding. - Akio Morita
You can be totally rational with a machine. But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
My chief job is to constantly stir or rekindle the curiosity of people that gets driven out by bureaucracy and formal schooling systems. - Akio Morita
My chief job is to constantly stir or rekindle the curiosity of people that gets driven out by bureaucracy and formal schooling systems.
Once you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative. - Akio Morita
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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