President & Representative Director G&S Global Advisors Inc. Developing a Global Career Path to Leadership Global Summit of Women May 13, 2017 Sakie T. Fukushima President & Representative Director G&S Global Advisors Inc. All rights reserved. 転載禁止
Introduction 1972 Graduated from Seisen University (1970 Attended Japan-America Student Conference) 1972 Married Completed graduate study @ ICU 1974 Moved to the U.S 1974 Instructor of Japanese language @ Harvard University 1978 Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education 1980 Braxton International Inc. (Boston) 1987 MBA , Stanford Graduate School of Business Joined Bain & Company (Boston, Tokyo)
1991 Joined Korn/Ferry International 1993 Promoted to Partner 1995-2007 Board of Directors of HQ (1999 Korn/Ferry listed on the NY Stock Exchange) 2000 President of Japan operations 2002-2006 Board of Directors of Kao Corporation 2003–2010 Board of Directors of Sony Corporation 2004 – 2010 Board of Directors of Benesse Corporation Representative Director & Chairman of Japan operations President & Representative Director, G&S Global Advisors Inc. Board of Directors of Bridgestone Corporation 2011-Present Board of Directors of Ajinomoto Corporation 2011-2016 Vice Chairman of Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) 2012-Present Board of Directors of J Front Retailing 2013-2016 Board of Directors of Mitsubishi Corporation 2016-Present Board of Directors of Ushio Electric
Definition of Diversity All part of Ms. Lee Definition of Diversity Gender Nationality Race Religion Age Other Female Lawyer American Mother Asian Catholic 50 years old Living in Japan
Definition of Diversity Gender, nationality, etc., are among many attributes of an individual “Americans are lazy” “Women are no good” Gaikokujin (Foreigner) Gaikokuseki Jinzai (An individual with foreign nationality) View an individual as a “person” with diverse attributes, not by categories
The Career Path of Global Leaders Lessons Ability to manage people with diverse backgrounds and ways of working Ability to communicate effectively with people whose language, logic, communication style, etc. are different CWDI: Corporate Women Directors International 100 largest Japanese companies 2004: Fortune 200 global companies 27 four women in three companies?
The Career Path of Global Leaders Key Success Factors Professional skills that transcend a specific organization or country Humility, flexibility, and agility 外柔内剛(firm in adhering to core values internally, but flexible in dealing with change and diversity externally) CWDI: Corporate Women Directors International 100 largest Japanese companies 2004: Fortune 200 global companies 27 four women in three companies?