盛田昭夫

Quotes

• “We tell our young managers: 'Don't be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice'.”
• “More people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods.”
• “Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things.”
• “A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.”
• “There is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies.”
• “The most important mission for a Japanese manager is to develop a healthy relationship with his employees, to create a familylike feeling within the corporation, a feeling that employees and managers share the same fate.”

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Key facts

Born

( 1921-01-26 ) January 26, 1921, Nagoya , Empire of Japan

Died

October 3, 1999 (1999-10-03) (aged 78), Tokyo , Japan

Education

Osaka University ( BS )

Known for

Co-founder of Sony

Spouse

Yoshiko Kamei

Awards

Albert Medal (1982)

Allegiance

Empire of Japan

Branch

Imperial Japanese Navy

Rank

Sub-Lieutenant

Conflicts

World War II

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Wikidata facts

Image

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