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

Who are Asia's biggest business leaders? What kind of leadership skills and philosophies do they possess that have put them at the forefront of their respective industries? What makes these business leaders, in particular, best-equipped to meet the challenges of a 21st century global economy? In Rediscovering Japanese Business Leadership, we gain insights into the leadership strategies of Japan's most successful global brands, including Toyota, Canon, and Nintendo. This book will be the first title in a series on Asian business leaders, leading companies and corporate philosophies in the 21st century. The inaugural volume will focus on business leaders and strategies at Japanese companies that are not only driving and reshaping their respective industries in the 21st century, but are demonstrating a knack for consistently meeting the various challenges of today's rapidly changing world.

Only an insightful writer like Yozo Hasegawa could provide masterful portraits of the new Japanese leaders and describe how great Japanese companies continue to soar. This is a fascinating must-read business book to better understand some of the greatest Japanese business leaders of today.
Dr. Dominique Turpin, The Dentsu Professor IMD

Once again, we face a period of great transformation in our world. In Japan since the 1980s, many managers had increasingly looked to adopt Western business models as the most rational means for success in a globalizing world  only to see those foundations collapse with the “Lehman Shock” of 2008. Amid all the turmoil and the ebb and flow of Eastern versus Western business models, there are those companies that have repeatedly and consistently demonstrated first rate, if not world class, leadership strength. The 15 companies and top managers introduced in this book are just such a breed. Mr. Hasegawa shows us why their ongoing stories offer much from which the world can learn going forward.
Yotaro Kobayashi, Former Chairman, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

Rediscovering Japanese Business Leadership will guide readers through a fascinating exploration of how 15 remarkable leaders are building world class companies through traditional values and practices that have been reinvented to achieve amazing results. Distilled into principles that apply to every company and every manager, it's easy to see a future where Japanese business returns to the forefront of global leadership and innovation.
Jeffrey Hollender, Executive Chairman, Seventh Generation, Author, The Responsibility Revolution

Who are Asia's biggest business leaders? What kind of leadership skills and philosophies do they possess that have put them at the forefront of their respective industries? What makes these business leaders, in particular, best-equipped to meet the challenges of a 21st century global economy? In Japan Inc. we gain insights into the leadership strategies of Japan's most successful global brands, including Toyota, Canon, and Nintendo. This book will be the first title in a series on Asian business leaders, leading companies and corporate philosophies .. Hasegawa offers insights into the leadership strategies of Japan's most successful global brands, including Toyota, Canon, and Nintendo. He focuses on the companies that are driving and reshaping their respective industries in the 21st century and consistently meeting the challenges of today's rapidly changing world