Kikkoman Corporation President, Yuzaburo Mogi has transformed the fate of Kikkoman into one of the most desirable global corporations. It is the right time to hear from one of the most respected Japanese business seniors’ advice for business leaders to expand globally during post pandemic!
Mr. Mogi’s stepping stone with Kikkoman back in 1970s was radical said Forbes.
He was so ambitious to build a factory in U.S. Today almost 75% of his business profit comes from overseas. Having the project kicked off in America, he continued to spread his wings to Europe, Africa, and Asia.
For global business struggling to recover from pandemic, Mr. Mogi argued that chief executives must be forward-looking. This is not simply about being able to predict and measure the future but being able to project and navigate properly. He adds that CEOs muct be decisive. There would be many possibilities in the future, leaders must judge well. This includes having a clear decision after examining and evaluating it. Most importantly, leaders should not only give orders but lead people in the chosen direction. It requires guiding and persuading the employees said Mr. Mogi.
As a business senior, he knows exactly changes in business environment. He predicts that from now to two decades forward it would be a bumpy ride for businesses. Learning from pandemic, the outbreak something that leaders cannot predict before. So leaders must learn to utilize technology and data for their decision references.
But literally, big data is this bulk of data bank for the leaders to investigate. They are just data as it is. This can help, but in the end of day, “data don’t make decisions; people do,” said him quoted by Forbes.