Rediscovering Japanese Business Leadership: 15 Japanese Managers and the Companies They're Leading to New Growth

1 Succeeding by Destroying a Growth Model (Kanemasa Haraguchi, Secom Co., Ltd. (Service).

2 In the Right Place, Good Things Sell Themselves (Toshifumi Suzuki, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (Retail).

3 Is Something Holding You Back? (Shinzo Maeda, Shiseido Co., Ltd. (Cosmetics).

4 The Customer Always Trumps Legacy (Satoru Iwata, Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Video Games).

5 Standing with Consumers on Deregulated Ground (Kaoru Seto, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (Land Transport).

6 From Japan to the World’s Dinner Tables (Yuzaburo Mogi, Kikkoman Corp. (Food).

7 Matching Brick-and-Mortar Innovation with the IT Revolution (Tadashi Yanai, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (Clothing).

8 Growing in a World of Change (Kazuyasu Kato, Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (Food).

9 Reviving the Engine of Japan Inc. (Akio Mimura, Nippon Steel Corp. (Steel).

10 Adversity is a Reversal of Fortune Opportunity (Fumio Ohtsubo, Panasonic Corp. (Electrical Machinery).

11 When Business Must Not Come First (Yasuchika Hasegawa, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Pharmaceutical).

12 Winning in the New Workplace (Masahiro Sakane, Komatsu Ltd. (Machinery).

13 Increasing Management Quality (Fujio Mitarai, Canon Inc. (Electrical Machinery).

14 Returning to One’s Roots (Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp. (Automobiles).

15 Work Steadily Toward Objectives, Don’t Rush Results (Sadayuki Sakakibara, Toray Industries Inc. (Textiles).

Epilogue.

Bibliography.

Index.