2019.4.29

二代目社長の苦悩を英語で！

今日はファミリビジネスに関する英語です。

二代目社長のお悩みはこれです。
この方のお父さんは、誰もが神様とあがめるような、普通の人とはレベルが違う、大変優秀な経営者です。

神様のような存在であった社長の後を継ぐ者として、今後の心構えは何か？ 21世紀に勝ち残る企業の経営者になる前に準備しておかなくてはいけないことは何か?、世代交代をスムーズに行うために必要なこと、絶対にしてはいけないことは何か?

これについて質問があり、稲盛氏が答えていらっしゃいます。

まず心の準備が大切だとおっしゃいます。社員の多くが、息子さんはお父さんに比べて大したことがないだろうと思っていたとしても、ここ数年の間に勉強されて、全従業員があっと驚くような素晴らしい話をされたとすると、「いや、この数年でえらく変わったな」と舌を巻かれるはずです。そのためには猛烈な勉強を今からやらないといけません。

これを英語にしてみましょう

The second generation leader’s dilemma

Case: Naomi is the daughter of the entrepreneur and the owner of a trading house. She, same as all the staffs, respects his father, Norio, as the God of commercial trading. Norio, from the beginning, has gained a sort of worship from all the staffs due to his excellent knowledge and management skills as well as his personality as a leader.

Naomi asked Mr. Inamori* how to gain the respect from the staffs.

Q. Be honest, I’m very much overwhelmed with my position and with what I am supposed to do. I can’t be a good leader called “God” like my father. What should I do?

A: Well, you should demonstrate your dignity as a leader. Tell your staffs, “Please follow me as now I am the leader of this company! ” 

Q: But I am very much afraid that no one want to listen me even though I declare my commitments….

A: Of course, they wouldn’t respect you, unless you change your attitude. Firstly, you should always remain humble. Never get arrogant simply because you are the leader. All you have to do is to work harder than anyone else in your company. You should take troublesome assignments that no one else wants to do. Work from early in the morning till late at night. Then gradually people would notice that the new leader looks quite immature compared to the former one, but at least she works hard. That would be the moment when you declare to your people, “Look, please follow me! I know I am still young and immature as a leader but I am keeping my efforts to be a good leader. So please listen to me as a top management…”. Not everyone but some of your staffs would listen to you and start respecting you.

いかがでしょうか？日本語と照らしてみてみてください！！