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Hello, I’m Yasui, president of a company that mainly conducts inspections of high-pressure gas facilities.
Let me start with three recommended books:
Jeff Bezos – Invent & Wander
A great book for developing a long-term perspective.Stephen R. Covey – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
A must-read for building a better life and mindset.Tadashi Yanai – Face Reality
In this book, the founder of UNIQLO explains what it truly means to “face reality.” It helps develop a broader, more objective perspective. His thinking, influenced by Peter Drucker, is well worth learning from.
Time flies—it’s already May.
Golden Week is nearing its end.
The past two months since March have been intense.
So many things have happened and passed by.
And even after they pass, more keep coming.
One after another, without pause.
Why do problems keep happening?
…Actually, that’s not quite the right way to look at it.
First of all, ideally, problems shouldn’t occur in the first place.
We should remove issues before they grow into problems.
Of course, there are things beyond our control.
But the things we can control—we should deal with them early.
A company where everyone does this is, in my opinion, a smart organization.
But in reality, not everyone operates that way.
If you can remove the “seeds of problems” even from the field next to yours,
that’s what makes a strong team.
However, more and more people only care about their own field.
Even if the neighboring field is full of problems, they don’t care.
Personally, if I see those “seeds of problems” next door, I want to remove them.
But what if I’m not allowed into that field?
Then it’s outside my control.
All I can do is ask to be let in.
And if the gate never opens,
all I can do is stand there and watch—
trusting that the person responsible will handle it.
So then, what abilities really matter in work?
Technical skills?
Sales ability?
Both are important.
Without them, you can’t create value.
And even with great skills, without sales ability, no one will ever know about them.
But above all, the most important skill is communication.
In today’s world, knowledge and skills can often be acquired from elsewhere.
But if you lack the ability to connect with people, it becomes a critical weakness.
Non-cognitive skills matter more than cognitive ability.
At home, at school, at work—
how many people suffer simply because communication breaks down?
Most of us have experienced that at least once.
I consider myself imperfect.
I know I fall short in many ways.
But highly intelligent people sometimes believe they are already superior,
and because of that, they struggle to admit their own shortcomings.
“If others don’t understand me, it’s because they’re not smart enough.”
That’s how it can look.
But the order is backwards.
First, you try to understand others.
Only then is there a chance—a chance—that they will understand you.
If you only push your own opinions,
if you don’t try to understand your customers,
if you don’t consider their position,
or if you don’t even clearly know who your customer is—
then things won’t work.
During this Golden Week, a lot happened.
And through those experiences, I feel like I learned something condensed and important.
I’ve started to understand the root cause of my own mental instability.
But understanding alone isn’t enough.
What matters is how I apply it.
At the end of the day, I just have to keep going and put it into practice.
Thank you very much for reading to the end!
See you next time!
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