Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
by Konosuke Matsushita
Francesco Ianni
Outline
• Overview of the book
• Human Resources
• Collective Wisdom
• Creative Management
• Spirit of Service
• Social Responsibility
• Challenge and Growth
• Quotes from the book
Overview of the book
• The author of the book describes in
vivid details how he built one of the
biggest and most respected electrical
company in the world
• The book contains observations and
insights captured over the years
• He was convinced that an improvement
in management techniques would make
the business prosper
• His entire philosophy of business is
centered on people and the
understanding of human nature
Human Resources
• Trust your employees and
your company will run
smoothly
• Establish clear cut goals
• It is important to have
knowledge
Human Resources
Knowledge Trust
Human
Resources
Goal
Collective Wisdom
• The boss should listen to workers;
employees need to feel important
• “If the tail moves fast, the head will
move fast” (Page 43)
• Getting advice from employees is
valuable
• Delegate: “Leave up to them but do
not abandon them to do it.” “Out of
hand but not out of mind”
• Be honest
Collective Wisdom
Workers need to feel important
If workers do well the company will do well.
Worker’s advice is valuable
Delegate
Be Honest
Creative Management
• “Intuition make sense.” We
have to rely on our own
intuition
• Intuition and science are by no
means incompatible. They are
like two wheels of a bicycle,
when either is missing, the
bike cannot move. (page 61)
Spirit of Service
• Service is the key to keeping
customers
• Persuasion is very important
• If you watch and listen, you
can learn a lot from people’s
experience
• Complaints give the
opportunity to establish direct
contact
A growing company will…..
Create
Contacts
Watch
Service Listen
Persuasion
Social Responsibility
Paying attention to the
details is very important.
For example, in a school
system paying attention to
the master schedule is
extremely important for a
good fiscal budget.
Challenge and Growth
• Worry and having
responsibility are part of the
job
• In any system/organization
recess is the best time for
training personnel
Quotes from the book
“I have found that people are
generally more willing to cooperate
when you solicit their advice than
when you try to tell them how to do
everything. If I have any “secret,”
it is natural inclination to trust my
staff and seek their cooperation.”
Page 31
Quotes from the book
“I would say that a manager
ought to give at least seventy
percent of his attention to the
positive qualities of his
subordinates; thirty percent is
enough for those points that need
improvement or changing.”
Page 35
Quotes from the book
“The manager must also
be willing to listen to what
his subordinates have to
say about management
and day‐by‐ day
operations.”
Page 43
Quotes from the book
“What one likes, one will
do well.”
Page 47
Quotes from the book
“The worst thing to do
is to ignore a complaint.
Rather, make the best
use of an opportunity at
hand.”
Page 76
Quotes from the book
“Determination is one
thing, but stubborn
persistence in a narrowly
conceived point of view is
another.”
Page 132