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There Are No Shortcuts to Building Culture

It’s been quite a while since I last updated this blog. With a refreshed mindset, I’ll make sure to post more regularly from now on! At our company, we hold a monthly all-hands morning assembly. It’s my chance to give a speech and share HR-related updates and other announcements. This month’s assembly was held today, September 10. To be honest, preparing a new speech every month for employees can be quite a challenge. Our employees are of many different ages. Naturally, their values and experiences also differ, so I put a lot of thought into the content and wording to make sure my message reaches as many people as possible. I know I still need to keep improving… but I’ll keep trying my best. Today, I spoke about great organizations and great teams. A great organization refers to systems and structures. In today’s information society, with so much knowledge available, organizational differences between companies are said to have become commoditized. So then, what is the difference between companies that grow and those that don’t? It is said to be the difference in the many teams within the company. Why do we even need teams? If each individual

2025.09.10

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For the memorable first content of my blog, I’d like to introduce a book. I struggled quite a bit deciding which book to introduce, haha. After all, it’s the very first post. I love books. Reading allows you to travel while staying in place. It also lets you converse with the author. It gives you perspectives you don’t have. I take books with me wherever I go. I can’t possibly feel at ease without one, and if I forget to bring one, I love books so much that I want to stop by a bookstore and buy a new one. That’s enough about my love for books; let’s get to the main topic. For this memorable first book, I’ll introduce a picture book. It’s called “The Bookbinder.” I bought it for my child, but I ended up becoming completely fascinated with it, and I’ve taken the liberty of placing it at the very front of my child’s bookshelf where it’s visible. In France, there is a profession called “relieur.” “Relieur” means “bookbinding” in French. Craftsmen called “artisans” repair broken books by hand. Not only do they repair them, but they also value the memories of those who used the books,

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There Are No Shortcuts to Building Culture

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