"'The government has only
gathered temporary measures to be implemented year by year, and such measures
will not change Japan's economic structure at all," Tenporin said.
"We should not be criticized
by a business leader who failed to manage his own company," Yoshiro Mori,
chairman of the LDP's General Council, reportedly said" (Daimon 1).
This quote, taken from
a scholarly article found in MSU's online library collection, tells a
lot about a leader in the business world. Although we are unaware of
the entire situation at hand from the quotes above, we get a strong feeling
that without trust and past success, a leader is nothing. Mori says that he
should not be criticized by someone who could not manage his own company. This
is something everyone can relate to, even if we are not involved in the
business world. If someone doesn't know how to bake a cake, then who are
they to tell us that we are baking our cake wrong?
After learning about businesses
and leaders and how important it is to build good rapport and trust with
employees and partners, I agree with this criticism. It is so easy to doubt
someone that is doing a poor job of something. It makes the person less
trustworthy and less reliable. No smart business leader would leave his/her
company in the hands of someone who has failed in the past.
Mori's argument is
strong. Based on the qualities of a "good" business leader, Tenporin
does not fit this description. Later on in the article, Mori again disputes
Tenporin and proves to be the more knowledgable one when it comes to ethics and
being trustworthy.
Although this article is older
(from 1998), it is very reliable. It discusses a common problem in
business today that will continue to be a problem in the future. I learned just how important it is to be trustworthy and successful by reading this and by getting a feeling of other's attitudes about such a topic.
Works Cited
Daimon,
Sayuri. "Criticism of Hashimoto by Business Execs Grows." (n.d.): n.
pag. 4 May 1998. Web. 13 Oct. 2013.
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