This sentence comes from kazuo inamori's "kazuo inamori's Management Philosophy", and kazuo inamori also sets an example, which makes people see the wisdom that "self-interest leads to lifelong, while altruism leads to long-term".
"Self-interest begets life, while altruism endures" has always been the most profound sentence in kazuo inamori's memory. Kazuo inamori wants to remind himself all the time that a man must not be selfish, and he must have a broad mind and a self-sacrificing mind in order to gain the respect of others.
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Kazuo inamori, 1932 was born in kagoshima and graduated from kagoshima university. At the age of 27, he founded Kyoto Ceramics Co., Ltd. (now Kyocera), and at the age of 52, he founded Second Telecom (formerly known as DDI, now known as KDDI, now the second largest communication company in Japan after NTT). Both companies entered the world's top 500 in kazuo inamori's lifetime, and they both grew up with amazing strength. ?
Kazuo inamori deplored the trend of choosing smart people as leaders after World War II, ignoring moral norms and ethical standards, which led to frequent scandals in political and business circles. It is suggested that the selection criteria of leaders should be that virtue is higher than talent, that is, people who live above others should have personality first, courage second and ability third.
Kazuo inamori pointed out that love is the torch to ignite the passion of work. No matter what job you do, as long as you go all out to do it, you will have a great sense of accomplishment and self-confidence, and you will have the enthusiasm to challenge the next goal. Successful people are often those who indulge in what they do.
Baidu Encyclopedia-kazuo inamori's Management Philosophy