Tomiko Takeuchi Mazda Motor CorporationYuka Hirose SCSK Corporation [1] Abenomics Report 2019, January, 2019. [2] From the Women Executives Information Website, sponsored by the Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Offi ce.The seminar, given by lecturers from Harvard Business School, impressed participants as “confronting us with a completely different set of values,” and “broadening our perspective.” Top left: David A. Moss in Macroeconomics Environment. Lower left: Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr. in Leadership. Above: Hirotaka Takeuchi in Competitive Strategy.COMMENTS FROM TWO PARTICIPANTSThe lessons taught by the three lecturers, each an expert in his field, were both inspiring and enlightening. I learned that in decision-making, a leader cannot expect to find a single correct solution, and business cannot survive unless it is useful to society. I had never understood the macro economy, but now I clearly see how my work ■ ts in the global context.From the case study approach, I learned to assume that there will always be a number of different views on any given issue. The dynamics of using dialogue to find the best possible strategy is a valuable lesson. If women executives become more numerous and influential, more decisions will be made from woman’s view points, and that will create greater diversity in society.at a hotel near the program site and spent a full one week, under the guidance of three professors of HBS, the case study method. The globally relevant and diverse cases were drawn from difficult issues that confront executives in this rapidly changing business environment and addressed situations the participants have not previously confronted in their careers. The participants were encouraged to look at the cases from a CEO’s point of view, and trained to arrive at comprehensive solutions through speaking with the lecturers and other attendees.through learning The attendees expressed great satisfaction with seminar, giving such comments as: “It made me aware that a leader must often make a decision even when there is no single correct answer,” “When I saw all the different approaches to the same case, my own perspective expanded,” and “We were able to deepen our networking with attendees from other businesses and regions.” Professor Hirotaka Takeuchi, one of the lecturers, sees Japanese women as flexible thinkers who nevertheless, once committed to a course of action, rigorously carry it to completion: “The impression I the received from these women is that they will give the Japanese economy a big boost.” When women are promoted to leadership positions, various new values take root in a company, opening up possibilities for human resource development and leading to a society that embraces rich diversity. As they listened to the speech, repeatedly nodded in agreement with Prime Minister Abe’s words. Their faces showed a strong resolve to put the lessons into practice and change their organizations, so as to lead Japan into the future. the women 11
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