Kazuo Inamori is a Japanese philanthropist, entrepreneur and the founder of Kyocera Corporation and KDDI Corporation. He is the chairman of Japan Airlines. In 2011, he received the Othmer Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to progress in science and chemistry.
Inamori is also a Zen Buddhist priest, established the Inamori Foundation in 1984, which awards the annual Kyoto Prize to honor those who have made "extraordinary contributions to science, civilization, and the spirituality of humankind."
I think this is quite a balanced book on a performance management system. And I think it is executable over time when the management put in the will power to execute them.
The objectives of Amoeba management: 1. Establish a market-oriented divisional accounting system 2. Develop leaders with management awareness 3. Practice “management by all”
Each Amoeba has its own P&L, control over a complete process/ product, and must align towards organisational goal.
Pricing is management.
Be on the ground and look at the numbers.
Train your people through corrections in the meeting.
“Profit = Price - Cost” vs “Price = Cost + Profit” philosophy. Inamori believes in the previous.
Calculate the P&L per hour rate to create the sense of urgency.
Business plan is the reflection of the leaders’ will power.
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