We treat employees as a member of the family. If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
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You can be totally rational with a machine. But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Working with people often requires empathy and understanding rather than just logical reasoning.
This quote emphasizes the distinction between interacting with machines, which can be approached purely rationally, and dealing with human beings, where understanding and empathy play crucial roles. It suggests that in human interactions, emotional intelligence and relational dynamics sometimes take precedence over strict logic and rationality.
Themes
UnderstandingPeopleRelationshipsEmpathyLogic
In practice
Example use cases
In a team meeting, you might say, 'As Akio Morita pointed out, we must remember that understanding our colleagues is key to collaboration.'
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