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Philosophy Keywords of Kazuo Inamori Dr. Kazuo Inamori has condensed the essence of his philosophy. We would like to introduce some of his ideas here. The Heart of Management | Lead a Wonderful Life | Everyone is a Manager | Performing Our Daily Work

The Heart of Management

Management based on the bonds of human minds

Pursue profit fairly

Follow truths and principles

Practice the "customer-first" principle

The extended family principle for management

Follow the merit system

Emphasize partnership

Management by all

Align mental vectors

Value creativity

Transparent management

Aim high

Lead a Wonderful Life

Elevate Our Minds

Hearts in harmony with the "will of the universe"

Choose a loving, sincere and harmonious heart as our basis

Draw a vision with a pure mind

Have an open mind

Always be humble

Be thankful

Always remain cheerful

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Strive for Improvement

Do our best for our colleagues

Establish mutual trust

Adhere to perfection

Work earnestly

Accumulate tedious efforts

Fire yourself up

Love your work

Seek the essence of matters

Be the center of the vortex

Lead by example

Corner yourself

Wrestle in the center of the ring

Discuss frankly

Make unselfish decisions

Have a well-balanced nature

Experience rather than knowledge

Always be creative in your work

Make Correct Decisions

Make decisions with an altruistic mind

Be bold and meticulous

Paying voluntary attention sharpens judgment

Insist on playing fair

Separate personal matters from business

Accomplishing a New Feat

Maintain an ardent desire that penetrates into your subconscious mind

Pursue unlimited human potential

Possess a challenging spirit

Be a pioneer

When you think it's time to give up, the real work begins

Hold on to our convictions

Conceive optimistically, plan pessimistically, and execute optimistically

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Conquer Obstacles

Possess true courage

Raise our fighting spirit

Carve our own way

Boast and make it come true

Think through to visualize the results

Never give up until we succeed

Reflections on Life

The Result of Life or Work = Attitude x Effort x Ability

Live each day earnestly

Your life is an expression of your mind

Have ambitious dreams

Is my motive virtuous or selfish?

A small good is like a great evil

Reflect on our behavior in everyday life

Lead our lives with a pure mind

Everyone is a Manager

Pricing is management

Maximize revenues and minimize expenses (measure your inflow and control your outflow)

Produce a P&L report daily

Only hold sound assets

Project our abilities into the future

Make targets well-known and understood

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Performing Our Daily Work Elevate our cost-consciousness Be frugal Buy only what we need, when we need it Focus on "work floor" management Cherish experiences Make "sharp" products Listen to what the product says Adhere to the principle of "One-to-One Correspondence" Always double-check Grasp matters simply