One day in 20 10, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama visited a 78-year-old man and said to him, "Sir, J
One day in 20 10, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama visited a 78-year-old man and said to him, "Sir, Japan's wings are going to break, please save it."
Originally in 20 10, JAL went bankrupt, and the Japanese government was eager to rebuild JAL, so there was this scene at the beginning of the article.
This old man is the famous entrepreneur kazuo inamori, a saint of Japanese management. He has founded Kyocera Corporation of Japan and KDDI, two Fortune 500 companies, which are well-known and successful.
When kazuo inamori asked people around him about whether to take over JAL, everyone objected. You are so old and successful in your career, why do you accept this challenge?
However, kazuo inamori thought twice and decided to accept the invitation to take charge of JAL for three main reasons:
First, due to the strong demand of the Japanese government.
Second, saving JAL may improve the depressed Japanese economy.
Third, I want to keep the jobs of thousands of JAL employees.
This is kazuo inamori. He has been adhering to the "altruistic heart" since he founded the company for the first time. He values the interests of the country, society and the public, not personal gain. He said: "As long as it is beneficial to the world and society, I will accept the challenge even if I die."
When an expert takes action, he knows whether there is one. Unsurprisingly, in just 14 months, JAL turned losses into profits in one fell swoop, from the annual loss of1440 million yuan to the profit of1500 million yuan, which set an annual profit record in the world aviation history and shocked the whole world.
Afterwards, kazuo inamori told the truth in a speech: "I don't have any experience and knowledge about air transportation, but I only brought philosophy and amoeba management (a management mode of dividing small units into accounting)".
In fact, Ji Xianlin, a famous scholar, once commented: "According to my observation in 70 or 80 years, people who are both entrepreneurs and philosophers, who hold two jobs at the same time, are simply rare. Yes, starting with Mr. kazuo inamori! "
Kazuo inamori, in the book Heart: kazuo inamori's Life Entrustment, combined with his decades of business practice and thoughts, comprehensively analyzed his mental journey of lifelong learning and lifelong growth.
Next, let's take a look at kazuo inamori's "anecdote" from the book Heart: kazuo inamori's Life Entrustment, and see what makes kazuo inamori successful.
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Kazuo inamori loves to cry?
L family poverty has created their hard-working quality and perseverance.
From 65438 to 0932, kazuo inamori was born into a small business owner's family in Kagoshima, Japan, with five brothers and sisters. As a result of World War II, the United States bombed Japan, and his small printing house and house were destroyed. Since then, the life of a family of seven has been in trouble. Mother was forced to sell exquisite kimonos and other valuables to subsidize her family, while father did some small business to barely maintain the family's life.
As a child, kazuo inamori was very timid. She often loses in battles and then goes home crying. When her mother asks why, as long as kazuo inamori is right, her mother always gives him a broom to win. Later, it was this indomitable character that made kazuo inamori a "king of the children".
His mother's words and deeds had an important influence on kazuo inamori, and he gradually developed a character of perseverance and competitiveness.
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Why did kazuo inamori lose his job just after he went to work?
L experienced ups and downs, honed the ability to improvise and the endurance of being fearless in times of crisis.
Due to the economic depression, kazuo inamori, who graduated from university, managed to find a job and engage in the research of chemical materials under the recommendation of his teacher. But he didn't go to work for a few years, and the company was going to close down because of poor management.
In desperation, 1959, kazuo inamori, who was only 27 years old, founded Kyocera Company, which was actually a small street workshop with only 28 people.
The initial difficulties of starting a business were beyond kazuo inamori's imagination. Kazuo inamori's book "Heart" said that when Kyocera was first established, because there was no business, Kyocera did all the business that its peers could not or were unwilling to do, and the company still lacked funds and technology.
Being short of hands, kazuo inamori did it himself. He took the lead in developing new products, managing the company, studying, thinking and working, which made kazuo inamori grow rapidly and gradually formed his own unique management style.
When Kyocera Company was first established, he always encouraged employees. We want the street first, then the district first, Kyoto first, Japan first, and finally the world first.
It can be seen that lofty ideals and clear goals are the only way for an enterprise to succeed.
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How does kazuo inamori face the storm of employees' collective resignation?
L altruistic thoughts have formed the unity of helping each other in the same boat and the feelings of respecting heaven and loving others.
In the third year when kazuo inamori founded Kyocera, the company's income was very small, with only a few dozen employees. One day, more than 10 employees who just joined last year put forward various demands such as salary increase and future security, and their attitude was tough. If kazuo inamori refused, they collectively offered to resign.
This incident made kazuo inamori very nervous. The company has just been established, and the conditions in all aspects are still very poor, so it is impossible to agree to their requirements. However, it is dishonest to agree to their demands, and kazuo inamori is unwilling to do so.
In desperation, kazuo inamori decided to have a good talk with them. After three days and nights of long talks, he finally persuaded them to stay and did not resign.
Afterwards, after deep reflection, kazuo inamori came to a conclusion that influenced his life: the company exists not to realize his personal ambition, but to protect the lives of employees and bring them a happy life. From this, he determined the mission of the company and pursued the material and spiritual happiness of all employees.
Kazuo inamori, on the other hand, donated all his shares to employees of his own enterprise after retirement, and often ate and chatted with employees in the canteen. This is the "altruism" that kazuo inamori has always advocated.
abstract
Jackie Chan's song "True Hero" has a very good lyric: "No one can succeed casually". The road to success is not smooth. In fact, as early as 200 1, the global internet bubble burst, and many enterprises fell into the tide of bankruptcy. Huawei is no exception. R&D personnel left with the core technology, with internal and external troubles. ...
At this point, Ren was very worried. He went to Japan to find kazuo inamori, the god of Japanese business, to find a solution. Kazuo inamori told Ren: "The moment you enter the watch, it is the beginning of enterprise recession. In order to avoid this situation, you must constantly enter new business and succeed. "
After returning to China, he carried out drastic reforms. Huawei finally survived the winter and embarked on the road of rapid growth.
Regarding the influence of kazuo inamori's thoughts on himself, Ren said: I have read many books, and I like kazuo inamori's books, but I don't know which book influenced me and how my thoughts came into being.
Philosopher and entrepreneur kazuo inamori, as the only person in the world who founded two Fortune 500 companies by himself, has been doing middle school, doing middle school and growing up for life, which perfectly explains the life essence of "knowing and doing as one".
It is no accident that kazuo inamori has achieved such great success. I think there are three main reasons:
First, clear objectives;
The second is a strong will;
The third is altruism.
In the book "Heart: kazuo inamori's Life Entrustment", kazuo inamori revealed what is the heart from the philosophical and humanistic perspective of the unity of man and nature. Why is the essence of the heart truth, goodness and beauty? Why does thought decide everything?
For the answer, please read the book Heart: kazuo inamori's Life Entrustment. You can feel kazuo inamori's thoughts, and have more enlightenment for your career and life.
Truth: kazuo inamori's life entrustment is worth seeing! Highly recommended!