新年を迎えて
2009年1月3日、ジットグループは18回目の新年会を今年は改装したジット甲府プラザで社員と社員のご家族の皆さんと迎える事ができました。感謝致します。18年前は6人で始めた新年会も、今年は236名の皆さんと一緒に迎えられました。私は本当に幸せ者です。
今回は、今年の抱負と私がなぜ社員と社員のご家族の皆さんと毎年新年会をしているのか、お話したいと思います。
人は何かを伝えるため、自分の使命を見出すために生きていると私は考えています。今の自分に気が付けば、毎日勉強しなければいけないことに、自ずと気が付きます。
私が尊敬する人物の中のひとりである武田信玄は『人は石垣、人は城』と言っています。松下幸之助氏の言葉には『人が全て』とあります。毎日私は彼らの本を読み、その生き方や経営哲学を学んでいます。二人に共通する『人』を大事にするという事です。また、尊敬するYSK e-comの飯室社長からは『謙虚』に生きることを教えていただきました。何事も速く、早く、急ぐことが多い私に、もっとゆっくりと亀のようにしっかりと地に足を着いて行くことを諭してくださいました。周囲がどう動こうと、どう評価しようと、そのことに左右されずに、まだまだ小さい自分自身を認識し、足元からしっかりと固めていきます。
ジットで一緒に働く社員と家族は皆同じ家族です。まずは社員の幸せを願い、社員の家族の皆さんに幸せになってもらい、そして地域の皆さんに幸せになってもらうことが私の幸せです。地元、山梨のためにも、少しでも元気になってもらえるように、同じ気持ちで同じ方向に向かっていくために、足元から、社会に貢献していきます。
このジット甲府プラザの改装後、初めての催し物として新年会で社員とご家族の皆さんに見て頂きたいと思い、この場を提供させていただきました。地域の皆さんにはこのジット甲府プラザを是非利用して頂きたいと思います。この不景気な時だからこそ、ジット甲府プラザを改装し、新しく、明るくする事で、地域の皆さんを私たちジットから、少しでも元気にしたいと思っています。
また、今年はヴァンフォーレ甲府のユニフォームスポンサーになります。より一層、ヴァンフォーレ甲府の活躍を願い、応援して行きます。
昨年から引き続く世界的な大不況の中、ジットグループは『景気良し、不景気さらに良し』と言う気持ちで地域密着、社会貢献に努めていきます。厳しい時代だからこそ、人を大切にしていきます。
今年も、どうぞよろしくお願い致します。自分の成長、幸せに限界はありません。
Welcoming a New Year
On January 3rd, 2009, at the remodeled JIT Plaza in nearby Kofu, JIT held its 18th annual New Year’s party, giving employees and their families a time to gather together and welcome the new year. I am very grateful to all those employees and their families that were able to attend. Eighteen years ago when JIT its first New Year’s party, only 6 people were there; this year, however, over 230 were in attendance, reminding me once again how very fortunate I am.
This year it was my pleasure to speak about not only my ambitions for this year but also why JIT has a party every year for its employees and their families. In short, it is because I believe humans exist for the sake of communicating their thoughts and discovering their mission. When you really take notice of yourself, you will naturally realize the need for daily study.
One of the people I truly respect is TAKEDA Shingen (c.1521-1573) who wrote “People are stone walls. People are castles.” MATSUSHITA Kounosuke (1894-1989) later wrote, “People are everything. Every day I read books written by these men and through them am learning about their ways of life and management philosophies: both men shared a common regard for man. In addition to these two men, I also deeply respect the president of YSKe-com, Mr. IMURO, who taught me how to live humbly. He admonished me, saying that, like a tortoise, I should firmly plant my feet on the ground instead of running around with the idea that everything must be “fast, early, and in haste.” Without being blinded by the questions of how to move and evaluate our surroundings but instead recognizing how small we are, we must fortify from the ground up.
At JIT, our employees and their families are all one family. I wish first for the happiness of my employees and their families, but then also for the hapiness of everyone. Such is my own happiness. For the well-being of my hometown Yamanashi, we will work together under a common sentiment in order to build up society from the ground up.
I wanted the first event at JIT Plaza in Kofu after renovations were finished to be the New Year’s party with my employees and their families. Moreover, I hope that everyone in the area will take advantage of the plaza for in this period of poor economy, it is my hope that the renovations, through their feeling of newness and illumination, will give even just a little energy to those who use it.
This year JIT will also serve as the official uniform sponsor for the Ventforet soccer team. JIT is wishing and rooting for Ventforet’s success!
In the midst of this deep economic slump facing the world lately, JIT, with an attitude of “A good economy is good, but a bad economy is also good,” will work closely with its local community to build up society. Particularly in such severe times, we cherish human life and ask that you remember us in the following year. Remember, there are no limits to either your growth or your happiness.
