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Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things.

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Akio Morita
Age: 78 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 26
Died: 1999
Died: October 3
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I have always made it a point to know our employees, to visit every facility of our company, and to try to meet and know every single employee.
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My chief job is to constantly stir or rekindle the curiosity of people that gets driven out by bureaucracy and formal schooling systems.
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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 hands of the people you hire.
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