Keys to the business breakthrough

Mr. Inamori demonstrated the motto, “Be always creative!”

I think this is a hint of making a “breakthrough”, for those who are working hard but haven’t got any results. Mr. Inamori says the following points. The verses quoted with “” are Mr. Inamori’s words.

Let me explain one by one with Inamori’s words.

1 Have always doubts

“It is important to do the given work as a lifelong work, but it is not enough. While working hard, I always ask myself whether this is the best or not and try to bring some improvements. Keeping such an improvement is quite important. Never repeat the same thing as you did yesterday.  I have always asked “Why does this happen/ why are we supposed to do this?” From yesterday to today, from today to tomorrow, continuing improvements will lead to creative work. By repeating these things, great progress can be made. “

“… I don’t think I had that kind of creativity from the very beginning. Only a limited number of businesses we are working on today in the area that I had known technically well. Most of our technologies are the outcome of the technical skills and efforts of our employees. “

2 Make small progress every day

” I don’t like ‘Repeating the same thing’ . Thus, I encouraged our staff to make efforts every day, such as ‘ delivering something better than yesterday, better tomorrow than today, and better the day after tomorrow than tomorrow’. I have continued to appeal as follows.
‘Even for the cleaning, you should be able to think of various ways, such as sweeping the floor from here today, from there tomorrow, and using a mop to make it even cleaner. Instead of just repeating the same thing day after day, we should devise everything to think about how we can clean more efficiently and effectively. It is important to always work with that kind of mindset.’ “

3 Look always forward

I myself have continued to be creative and ingenious in that way, and when I look back on it now, I feel that I have never walked the same path, that is the path I am accustomed to. I also think that I have been walking forward for a long time without looking back. This road I’m walking on is a completely new road for me, and I’m looking ahead and continuing to walk. “

4 Be open to others’ opinions

Konosuke Matsushita humbly listened to others’ opinions by mentioning “I did not study much”. Actually he had got a lot of insights from others. In other words, by gradually gaining wisdom or insights through “learning by stories from others “. Such a humble attitude has allowed Matsushita to ultimately develop the globally known Matsushita -Panasonic-Group, even though Matsushita himself had not completed elementary school. Matsushita’s remarks based on the knowledge gained in otology are more important than the words of excellent engineers with doctoral degrees. That’s why Matsushita had created innovative works every day with his own ingenuity.

5 Continue earnestly

“Making small but daily improvements seems to be tiny, but in three years, we could realize the outcome. Everyone wonders, “How come that cleaning staff can start running a good building cleaning company?”

When I met the owners of small and medium-sized enterprises, they asked me, ‘I envy Kyocera because you have advanced technology. Where did you acquire such a technique? ‘ Could you tell us how to acquire those technologies?’ They believe that the breakthrough technology that develops the company can be obtained somewhere. But that’s not the case. A company with a lot of money can spend billions of dollars to buy technology. However, not many companies continue to grow and develop in that way. Most of the time, I learned great techniques through daily ingenuity. In other words, by continuing to make small efforts over time that make us wonder, ‘ Can I develop our company with such a tiny effort?’ Technology will be accumulated in the company in the next few years. ・ ・ ・ ・ I said, ‘Let’s all do our best every day. It is not the educational background or specialized knowledge, but the ingenuity that can grow our company. ‘ “

“The reason why I’m talking so hard is because I want you to understand that the company can change as much as you like depending on the ingenuity of the management. Some may think that Kyocera is special, but that’s not the case. Anyone can do that. “

“(Kyocera was profitable from single-item production), but I pursued all possibilities to increase orders …. I rushed around to find a company that was looking for parts that wouldn’t wear out. I was still searching for other applications of ceramics …. (from vacuum tubes to transistors) I didn’t foresee such a technological transition. I’m just satisfied with the current situation. Today’s Kyocera has been created by the attitude of taking on new fields boldly by devising everything. “

In other words, ‘Be always creative’ is the most basic way to move from a small business to a medium-sized company and from a medium-sized company to a large company. ”

The above is Mr. Inamori’s secret to progress and development to succeed.

In summary, there are five points that allow a company or job to achieve its breakthrough.

I think it would be necessary to repeat this ingenuity for my company or my work to move toward success. Appreciate important messages.

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