There is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies. - Akio Morita

...the key factor in industry is creativity. I said 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 in business.

In all my years in business I can recall very few people I have wanted to fire for making mistakes.

...without an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period, it's difficult to see new projects to fruition.