All Akio Morita Quotes
- My chief job is to constantly stir or rekindle the curiosity of people that gets driven out by bureaucracy and formal schooling systems. Bureaucracy
- 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… Action
- My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target. Creativity
- From a management standpoint, it is very important to know how to unleash people's inborn creativity. My concept is that anybody has creative ability, but… Ability
- There is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies. Best
- Carefully watch how people live, get an intuitive sense as to what they might want and then go with it. Don’t do market research. Carefully
- If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by. All
- But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice. Don T
- You can be totally rational with a machine. But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding. Backseat
- A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management. All
- 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… Blame
- Once you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative. Creative
- To gain profit is important, but you must invest to build up assets that you can cash in in the future. Assets
- In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty, your business and its future are in the… Business
- We will try to create conditions where persons could come together in a spirit of teamwork, and exercise to their heart's desire their technological capacity. Capacity
- When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job, I feel it is my fault because I made the decision… Decision
- 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. Employee
- The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things. Business
- We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business. And then we grow up and learn to blend… Abilities
- There are three creativities: creativity in technology, in product planning, and in marketing. To have any one of these without the others is self defeating… Any
- Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable. Adjusted
- The public does not know what is possible. We do. Business
- Curiosity is the key to creativity. Creativity
- An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force. Business
- Don't be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice. Afraid