“Part of America's industrial problems is the aim of its corporate managers. Most American executives think they are in the business to make money, rather than products or service. The Japanese corporate credo, on the other hand, is that a company should become the world's most efficient provider of whatever product and service it offers. Once it becomes the world leader and continues to offer good products, profits follow.” ThinkingWorldShouldProblemHandsAmericaCompanyLeaderProductsOffersAimProfitManagersMaking MoneyCorporateExecutivesEfficientWorld LeaderProvidersCredo Author:W. Edwards Deming
“Japanese tend to put sales and market share first. They make many products with the aim of raising sales. But then profits decline, and companies find themselves falling into debt... I changed the mindset at Canon by getting people to realize that profits come first.” PeopleFirstsFallRealizingCompanyShareChangedProductsAimProfitDebtMindsetDeclineCanon Author:Fujio Mitarai
“I think as a rough estimate, you should aim to give about 10% of the company to the first 10 employees.” ThinkingGivingShouldFirstsCompanyTeamAimEmployeeRough Author:Sam Altman