Philosophy
Not strategy but philosophy, for our business growth
2021年12月3日 Philosophy
I started my career in a Japanese consulting firm. After a 12 years of career, I quitted that company, studied abroad, then came back to Japan to join a non-Japanese investment bank. Around that time, in Japanese business practice, ethical mindset and attitudes were highly valued to be a good Japanese businessperson. On the other …
How to change the world you belong to
2021年11月18日 Philosophy
Kyocera made its breakthrough in their start- up stage. Inamori, the founder of Kyocera, remembered why he made such a growth around that time. “Like a satellite or spacecraft, a crew can enjoy floating without gravity as he is in space, while the people on the ground, who look up at the sky, say they …
To ride on the dynamic waves of the new era
2021年11月16日 Philosophy
Inamori had his boyhood and adolescence before and after World War II. Around that time, sacrificing ourselves to the country and fulfilling our family with materials were highly valued in our society. However, after the war, Japan entered into the period of high economic growth driven by industrial expansion and improvements led by corporations. Small …
How to reconcile your minds of both conscious and subconscious
2021年10月26日 Philosophy
Some people say that we are eventually born into this world. Others said that we had already been allocated our roles and functions in this world before our birth. However, Inamori said that each of us has its own mission in this world. So we must complete that mission seriously and sincerely. Let’s think about …
Criteria of leaders who can turn around their business
2021年10月19日 Philosophy
Some leaders have improved the performance of their companies since they started learning business philosophy from Inamori*. On the other hand, the companies of some leaders haven’t shown little progress or even remained the same. I was wondering what the differences are. From the psychological viewpoint, the former believe their destiny becomes better, while the …
The manual for entrepreneur-how to develop presidential mindset-
2021年10月5日 Philosophy
Inamori started Kyocera at the age of 25, and the initial motivation was simply to release his ideas and technical products to the market. Since then, he developed Kyocera to a several billion USD sales company, also developed a large telecommunication company, and saved JAL from its bankruptcy. Looking back on his career, especially during …
Feel the wind of new era, – to be proactive-
2021年9月28日 Philosophy
Under the COVID pandemic, many companies have been forced to experience a sort of change. Under the so-called VULCA world, we hardly expect what society would look like. However, Kyocera, over its 60 years of history, has successfully been launching new products, which respond to the demand of the new era. Inamori developed Kyocera to …
More profitable company even under the recession
2021年9月21日 Philosophy
For the past 60 yrs of history, Kyocera has never recorded a loss. Even under the recession, their profit ratio has increased. How come it is possible? Inamori shared Kyocera’s business strategies which allowed them to be more profitable under recessions. Keys are as follows 1 Everyone is sales force 2 Sales is the …
Secrets of Concentration for Leaders
2021年9月14日 Philosophy
Inamori has reiterated that leaders must concentrate all the time for an issue raised in front of them. Even though it is a tiny issue, we leaders must concentrate on our thoughts and make the best decision on them. For us to do that, at every moment of our daily management we must keep concentrating …
Knowledge , Lesson and Motto
2021年9月2日 Philosophy
Inamori , when he shares the tips of business administration in terms of leadership, has reiterated that a leader needs to develop knowledge to his own motto, through lessons learned. Inamori refers to the phrase of Masahiro Yasuoka, who was the famous philosophers influenced the showa era of 1940- 1990. Yasuoka said that …
