We tell our young managers: 'Don't be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice'. - Akio Morita

"While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers." '

The American system of management, in my opinion, also relies too much on outsiders to help make business decisions., and this is because of the insecurity that American decision makers feel in their jobs, as compared with most top Japanese corporate executives.

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 our innate abilities with the rules or principles we have learned.