Meet Haruka Nishimatsu, the President and CEO of JAL. His is an amazing story of humility and sense of team with his company and workers.
By internet standards, I know this may be old news, but I just had to post the CNN interview with Mr. Nishimatsu, given my previous posts about the US Auto Industry bailout drama. If you haven’t seen yet, please take the 2 minutes 20 seconds to watch.
Nishimatsuさんありがとう
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The focus on the long-term picture rather than just
short-term quarterly profits is something that more
executives need. Many of the best executives in Japan
seem to be concerned about long-term trends and
while not ignoring the need for short-term profits,
they are not overly myoptic about it.
I saw this video a while ago and put it on the vodpod videos section of my blog. Can you imagine if CEOs in the U.S. were even half as humble and concerned about their company and employees as Nishimatsu is? Wow, what an example.
[...] and a new mindset. I often think about JAL’s CEO & President Haruka Nishimatsu and his unique perspective on executive management during these difficult economic times. The White House officials and [...]