Mr. Kitashiro

For today's class, Mr. Kitashiro came in to give us a speech on leadership. It was incredible to know all the things he have done to bring back IBM back to business. He gave a lot of advice he learned throughout his own experience which we can implement in real life from today. 

One of the things he talked about that I thought was important was to always try your best in anything. Even if that task is something you dislike or disagree, never complain but try your best and change the factor that will change that problem. Moreover, another thing he mentioned was to choose the difficult whenever you have a choice. There are more things you can learn when you choose the difficult. It was interesting because Shiho and I were having a similar conversation whether to challenge every opportunity and be really busy or to refrain from complicated challenges. I strongly believe that taking in and appreciating every opportunity is essential in order to bring yourself up to a new stage. Therefore, I try never to miss an opportunity whenever I encounter one.

Hearing from Hibiya sensei and Mr. Kitashiro, and reading several books by successful leaders made me realize how all leaders carry similar  traits. Having an optimistic mind, carrying and sharing a common long-term objective, having passion and so on. I think that these qualities are not only crucial for a leader to enhance, but are also pivotal in order to become a good human being.