Zennovation: An East-West Approach to Business Success
Author(s): Tomio Taki & Adam Taki
As an entrepreneur, manager, and problem solver, Tomio Taki has shared his advice with businesspeople ranging from managers of mom-and-pops to high-powered executives from across the globe. Zennovation showcases his breadth of life experience and illustrates how you can mesh the principles of Eastern and Western business practices as a powerful source for success.
Zennovation imparts insights won through a lifetime of growth as a leader. Taki's business and related successes are striking, having helped companies rise from the ashes of potential bankruptcy to streamlining and growing corporate giants. Learn the benefits of asking the simple questions, the importance of establishing one's credibility, and the wisdom of going against the grain. Discover the keys to getting others to see things your way, through a mixture of reason and hard negotiating tactics.
While language barriers will always exist, Taki's personal experiences illustrate how cultural differences affect communication among businesspersons most acutely. Yet, certain fundamental aspects of business and life are universal and cross latitudinal and longitudinal lines. When businesspeople seek to understand the cultures of their counterparts, they will discover lasting success with their global business relationships.
The breadth of Tomio Taki's understandings and exposure to a dazzling panoply of cultures and industries has produced a treasure trove of life lessons that anyone can apply to their own journey as an entrepreneur, manager, or simply an individual
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TOMIO TAKI is credited with bringing Western fashion to Japanese consumers. He guided his family's 250-year-old company, Takihyo Co., through nearly forty years of unprecedented growth, transforming it from a leading kimono manufacturer to a broad-based publicly held company. He was first to implement mass-manufactured sportswear in the US when he bought the Anne Klein Company, ultimately becoming the owner of the company and the man behind Donna Karan. He has consulted for, financed, or directly managed both private and public companies on nearly every continent. He has been involved in ventures ranging from the birth of high-definition television to owning and operating private golf clubs around the world.
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- : John Wiley & Sons
- : John Wiley & Sons
- : 419.0
- : books
Special Fields
- : 161(W) x 228(H) x 23(T) mm
- : Tomio Taki & Adam Taki
- : BB
- : Hardback
- : 226