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Leadership · Profiles, playbooks, and lessons from leaders, investors, and founders | Showing 3 of 3

Leadership | Leaders, Investors & Entrepreneurs

Profiles, playbooks, and lessons from leaders, investors, and founders.

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Akio Morita: Comparing Japanese and American Business Practices | UW Video

> "[Japanese management] practically lost the right to lay off the people or fire people... Japanese company looks like a **social welfare organization**... all the member of the company we call the **family member** feel this is organization in which everybody share same **Faith**." - **Akio Morita** (Context: Post-war labor law shifts) [[00:02:04](https://youtu.be/b5t4ceerkhg?t=124)] > "I have a responsibility…

Feb 17, 2026·Akio Morita
Akio Morita: Comparing Japanese and American Business Practices | UW Video

The Life Story of Akio Morita: Founder of Sony | Founders Podcast

> "*Morita didn't say we're going to make Sony known for quality. He said we're going to make **Japan** known for quality. He chose a **mission** for Sony that was bigger than Sony.*" - **Jeff Bezos** (Context: Letter describing Sony's influence on Amazon) [[00:02:34](https://youtu.be/ynlY9rIb7O8?t=154)] > "*That is **brilliance** that takes balls to say, 'I'm going to bring out a product that doesn't do what…

Feb 17, 2026
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The Life Story of Akio Morita: Founder of Sony | Founders Podcast

How GE’s CEO used a Japanese manufacturing tactic to turn the company around—and got the stock to outperform Apple and Microsoft last year | Shawn Tully | 26 Jan 2024 | Fortune Magazine

*//Do read incase you're interested in turnaround case studies.* > "We aren't going to solve our problems in conference rooms. We're going to solve them where the work is done." - **Larry Culp** (On the "Gemba" philosophy of shop-floor engagement) > "The breakup wasn’t an admission of failure; it was a realization of potential." - **Larry Culp** (Contextualizing the decision to split GE into three entities)

Feb 15, 2026·Blog / Article
How GE’s CEO used a Japanese manufacturing tactic to turn the company around—and got the stock to outperform Apple and Microsoft last year | Shawn Tully | 26 Jan 2024 | Fortune Magazine
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Akio Morita: Comparing Japanese and American Business Practices | UW Video

"[Japanese management] practically lost the right to lay off the people or fire people... Japanese company looks like a social welfare organization... all the member of the company we call the family member feel this is organization in which everybody share same Faith." - Akio Morita (Context: Post-war labor law shifts) [00:02:04]

"I have a responsibility…

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The Life Story of Akio Morita: Founder of Sony | Founders Podcast

"Morita didn't say we're going to make Sony known for quality. He said we're going to make Japan known for quality. He chose a mission for Sony that was bigger than Sony." - Jeff Bezos (Context: Letter describing Sony's influence on Amazon) [00:02:34]

"*That is brilliance that takes balls to say, 'I'm going to bring out a product that doesn't do what…

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Feb 17, 2026
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How GE’s CEO used a Japanese manufacturing tactic to turn the company around—and got the stock to outperform Apple and Microsoft last year | Shawn Tully | 26 Jan 2024 | Fortune Magazine

//Do read incase you're interested in turnaround case studies.

"We aren't going to solve our problems in conference rooms. We're going to solve them where the work is done." - Larry Culp (On the "Gemba" philosophy of shop-floor engagement)

"The breakup wasn’t an admission of failure; it was a realization of potential." - Larry Culp (Contextualizing the decision to split GE into three entities)

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UJ
Feb 15, 2026