An inspiring discourse on the educational philosophy of GLOBIS in this third book by Yoshito Hori, President of the Graduate School of Management, Globis University
Dear Visionary Leaders who Create and Innovate the Society
Available from March 6
From the Introduction:
Dear Visionary Leaders who Create and Innovate the Society
I suspect many readers may be surprised by the use of shishi, a somewhat old-fashioned Japanese term for leaders, in the title Sozo to Henkaku no Shishi-tachi e (Dear Visionary Leaders who Create and Innovate the Society). I have been strongly drawn to this phrase, which came out during a brainstorming session with my peers, and have since decided to adopt it as the bedrock educational philosophy of GLOBIS.
In these times of upheaval, GLOBIS aspires to nurture “Leaders who Create and Innovate the Society,” to turn out men and women with the resolve to break through the sense of stagnation that has permeated Japan.
Shoin Yoshida, who guided many such leaders toward the end of the Edo period, defined shishi as one who “possesses powerful resolve and unwavering principles.”
A shishi has grand ideals and maintains his or her beliefs, principles and opinions with unbending conviction. Once this level of resolve is attained, one no longer needs to depend upon anyone else or on society as a whole. One can confidently stand above the fray, with a broadened perspective of heaven and earth, past and present.
It is my hope to nurture shishi at the Graduate School of Management, Globis University.
I believe the GLOBIS mission is to advance, one devoted step at a time, every day, to establish a quality school, ultimately leading to the creation of a social environment in which people can live in happiness and fulfillment.
Yoshito Hori
President, Graduate School of
Management, Globis University
Product Details
Title: Dear Visionary Leaders who Create and Innovate the Society – How to Hone Yourself to Attain the True Power of Execution
Author: Yoshito Hori, President, Graduate School of Management, Globis University
Price: ¥1,575 (tax included)
Description: hardcover, 5.0 × 7.25 inches, 224 pages
Release date: March 6, 2009
ISBN: 978-4-569-70755-6
Publisher: PHP Institute, Inc.
Contents
Introduction: Dear Visionary Leaders who Create and Innovate the Society
Chapter 1: Skill Development – What to Learn and How
Chapter 2: Resolve – Attaining a Powerful Resolve to Pursue Your Mission
Chapter 3: Human Networks – Developing Opportunities for Creating and Innovating
Chapter 4: Creating and Innovating – Taking One Step Forward in a New Challenge
Chapter 5: Shishi – The Mentality Required of Leaders who Create and Innovate
In Personal Mission Statement, New Edition, Yoshito Hori, CEO of GLOBIS Group, discusses his personal experiences, starting with his studies at Harvard Business School up to the establishment of the GLOBIS Group and his challenges in the venture capital business. Through these experiences, he reveals insights into his own career, entrepreneurship and business management as well as his aspiration to bring change to Japanese society.
(This new edition includes revisions and additions to the original‚ published in 2002.)
This is the sequel to Personal Mission Statement (Toyo Keizai, Inc.) by Yoshito Hori, CEO of GLOBIS Group. Mr. Hori, an entrepreneur and international businessman, shares his views on a way of life in this book, drawing upon his various business activities from the perspectives of six dimensions: Individual, Family Man, Company Man, Japanese, Asian and Human Being.
