努力は当たり前に
2月に入りました。先月は、出張ばかりで工場のラインを見ることができませんでしたが、今月は1週間の研修のあと、工場内を回り、また皆さんとコミュニケーションを図っていきます。
出張先で、たくさんの会社を訪問し大勢の皆さんと会うことができました。勉強になりました、ありがとうございます。その中で、ある企業の役員様と食事をさせていただきました。日本を代表する企業であり、毎年増益増収企業の方です。53歳になるその方は、ここ数年は連休がを取れない程仕事をしていると話されていました。自分を含める幹部社員は、全員7時には会社に来て会議を行い、日本全国を回り、現場を見ているそうです。一生懸命さが伝わりました。一生懸命している本人は一生懸命しているとは思っていません。あたり前のことだと捉えています。そこに、当たり前の違いを感じました。一生懸命かどうかは、自分が決めるのではなく、周りが決めるものです。上司が一生懸命していれば、社員や協力会社が安心して仕事ができます。会社の組織は、逆ピラミッドの形で成り立ちます。人が増えたら、それだけ負担が増えます。1番は、社長です。これは、当たり前のことです。
当たり前のことを当たり前にすること。努力は裏切りません。人は「自分は頑張っている」と思った瞬間に、終わってしまいます。自分の足を運んで、自分の目で見て、勉強して、現場の人と会話をする。日本のトップ企業や勢いのある会社は違います。努力を当たり前のこととしています。
本日より、4名の新入社員が増えました。100名の応募の中からの4名です。私の知り合いの方からも紹介を受けましたが、人選は全て人事課長に一任しています。会社や、皆さんの幸せ、将来のことを考えて、お断りをさせていただきました。
ジットの社風は、先輩社員が教えていってください。あいさつ、返事、掃除、時間を守ること。人として、当たり前のことができる人を育てるのがジットです。仕事の完成より人としての完成を大切にしています。当たり前の事を当たり前に行動し新入社員が真似をできるような振る舞いをお願いします。
寒い日が続いていますが、寒さに負けずに、良い品物を作ることに全力投球行動お願い致します。
Exertion is Common
February is already here. Throughout the majority of January, I was away on business trips which meant that I was unable to see what was going on in the development lines. This month, however, aside from a week-long study session, I will be here, walking through the lines, observing and communication with the employees.
During the past few business trips, I was able to visit many companies and meet many people, affording me an opportunity for which I am very grateful. One of these visits afforded me the opportunity to each with a the exec of the company. This company is not only representative of Japan but also shows an increase in revenue every year. This particular exec, himself 53 years old, told me that in these many years he has never taken days off back to back. He said that he and the company execs begin meetings at the office at 7am, looking at all the spots of sale across Japan. Hearing that, I realized how hard he was working. Those who are truly working to the best of their ability do not believe that they are doing so. For them, such action is cmmonplace. It was there that I felt the difference between this exeuctive and myself. The question of whether or not you are working to the best of your ability is not something that can be answered by you. It is something that is decided by those around you. If managers work hard, the employees will all feel a sense of reliefand will be able to handle their work. The structure of JIT is one of an upside down pyramid with me in the bottom position. Burdens increase only as the number of people increase. This is common.
Routine action and exertion will not betray you. The minute someone thinks to himself, “I’m really working hard,” his exertion ends. Move by your own power, see through your own eyes, study, and talk with people at the scene. The level of exertion at Japan’s top companies is different.
Today four new employees began working at JIT. Out of the 100 people interviewed, these four were chosen. Although some of the applicants are introduced to me by those I know, the selection of personnel is entrusted entirely to the head of the personnel department. Rejections were made after careful consideration for the future of JIT and the happiness of all its employees.
I ask that the seniors teach those beneath them the JIT culture: greetings, responses, cleaning, and punctuality. JIT is a company that raises employees who, as people, are able to complete commonplace things. We value the completion of a person over the completion of a job. Please be reliable in the everyday things and act in ways that the new employees can immitate.
The cold days continue but, without losing to the cold, work as hard as you can to create a good product.
