Okay so I have to be honest. When I first saw him, I thought 'oh well he looks like another one of those narrow-minded business men.' In retrospect, I think this was partially for his tight up salary-man-like- outfit and also for the soft voice he had when he spoke. For Hibiya gakucho, she had much more energy and liveliness so those were huge differences for me. However, there is no denying that there was something about mr. Kitashiro that makes you sense his presence, a kind of aura only few people have.
Anyways, as the presentation went on, I realized that this man was definitely not 'some guy in a suit.' I know IBM and I know that their business wasn't going as well as it once did. However, his innovative idea to change directions had turned the company around completely. Him becoming CEO of Asia after that actually gives me a sense of hope because in Japan, I always thought that age and experience mattered, not talent. However, for mr. Kitashiro he wasn't chosen because he had been there longest. It was because he had actually proved a point.
Another point that was interesting was his positive vibe. It was something rare and I think if it weren't for that, mr. Kitashiro would not have had the space in himself to even be creative.
I always thought in order to succeed, you had to give up your life completely and I do think Mr. Kitashiro had to sacrifice a lot of time with his family for his job. However, he had always kept a balance following ATM( Akaruku, Tanoshiku, Mae?forgot that one.lol)
One thing that bothers me though is that this all isn't adaptable to women the same way. I mean, if we are going to have a family and have kids, we have no choice but to keep away from our jobs for a certain amount of time. That obviously gives us a late start for promotions. I mean look at Germany's Merkel or Australia's former prime minister Gillard. They are both woman leaders but don't have children....
Gah, it just makes me feel reallyREALLY pessimistic.
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