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The Founder Konosuke Matsushita

The Founder, Konosuke Matsushtia

Excerpt from the book entitled "MATSUSHITA LEADERSHIP" by Dr. John P. Kotter, Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership at the Harvard Business School.
In 1997, the book won the Global Business Book Awards sponsored by The Financial Times and Booz-Allen & Hamilton.
The excerpt gives us good insight into the character of Konosuke Matsushita.
Afrail, sickly bicycle apprentice who survived unspeakable childhood tragedy, Konosuke Matsushita lacked formal education, wealth, charisma, connections and even a special talent.
Yet, early hardships produced hidden strengths which opened Konosuke Matsushita's mind to the collective wisdom of others. The author reveals how a lifelong thirst for learning fueled the passion that led this humble, shy 5-foot-5-inch humanitarian idealist to pioneer management practices and advance his philosophy that the mission of a manufacturer is to relieve poverty and create wealth, not only for shareholders, but for society.
Chapters of
The Founder,
Konosuke Matsushita
  1. The Early Years
  2. The Beginning of an Electronics Giant
  3. Postwar period to the Electric Application Boom
  4. Dreams Running Unbounded
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Words by Konosuke Matsushita
The Way
The Untrapped Mind
YOUTH
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