Ambition matters more than brains in Shigenobu Nagamori¡¯s world. As chief executive officer of Japanese motor maker Nidec, Nagamori is known for his eccentric management style.
Prospective employees have faced off against each other in eating and shouting competitions; new hires at headquarters in Kyoto have had to clean toilets.
¡°Motivated people can do anything if they work hard,¡± Nagamori says in his autobiographical comic book, ¡°The Man Hotter Than the Sun.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not people¡¯s talents that matter,¡± the CEO tells his acolytes in one strip. Passion matters, and enthusiasm, and tenacity. And, if Nagamori is a role model, something else matters as well: a sizable ego.
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