Yatte mise, itte kikasete, sasete mite, homete yaraneba, hito wa ugokaji. Show them how, tell them, let them try, and praise them. Otherwise people will not move.
A publication of the city of Hamura attributes the saying to Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, commander of the Combined Fleet. The magazine Bungeishunjū calls it a well-known maxim for leaders, used in management training. Neither names an original document, and their wording differs slightly.