Setting high goals (5) “My desire to someday take on the challenge of forging carbon steel Wa-Gyutos in-house” was replaced by a sense of crisis: “If I am too lazy, I may not be able to make it by the … Read More
Setting high goals (4) It is a strange thing, once this mind-change was completed, I saw things differently than I had seen them before. 高い目標を掲げること (4) そして不思議なもので、一旦このようにマインドチェンジが完了すると、今まで見ていたものが、違って見えてきました。 Members-only content from this point forward. You can apply for membership here. Click … Read More
Setting high goals (3) A book about a business owner inspired me, who, like me, took over the business from his father when he was young.However, he had difficulty envisioning how he and the company would grow, and his feelings … Read More
Setting high goals (2) The biggest change over the past 20 years has been the ever-increasing demand for Japanese kitchen knives around the world, and at the same time, it has become increasingly difficult to arrange for kitchen knives from … Read More
Setting high goals (1) Next year will mark 20 years since we launched Konosuke.During this time, many things have happened within our company. 高い目標を掲げること (1) 幸之祐を立ち上げてから、来年で２０年になります。この間、自社内では色んなことがありました。 Members-only content from this point forward. You can apply for membership here. Click here … Read More
A Visit to business partners in Canada (7) I asked them about the “Wa-Gyuto,” which is made by craftsmen outside of Japan from steel materials and even has a handle of his own making. カナダの取引先さんへの訪問(7) 日本国外の職人さんが鋼材から作り上げ、自作の柄までを挿げた『和牛刀』について色々と聞いてみました。 Members-only content from this … Read More
A Visit to business partners in Canada (6) As we reported in【No.96】, I also visited Tosho Knife Arts in Toronto during my business trip to Canada last month.And there, too, I made a great discovery. カナダの取引先さんへの訪問(6) 先月のカナダ出張では【No.96】でもお伝えした通り、トロントのTosho Knife Artsさんも訪問しました。そして、そこでも大きな発見がありました。 Members-only … Read More
Subsequent status of young craftsman B (8) After that, he told me, “I’m really enjoying the fact that my sharpened products have become products. 若手職人 B のその後 (8) その後も彼の話を聞いていると、『自分の研いだものが商品になり、がぜん楽しくなってきている』とのことです。 Members-only content from this point forward. You can apply for membership … Read More
Subsequent status of young craftsman B (7) When I gave him these frank impressions, his expression instantly brightened. 若手職人 B のその後 (7) このような率直な感想を伝えると、彼の表情はとたんに明るくなりました。 Members-only content from this point forward. You can apply for membership here. Click here to log in. … Read More
Subsequent status of young craftsman B (6) When he told me about it, of course I told him, ‘Don’t worry at all about not being able to contribute to sales at this time. 若手職人 B のその後 (6) 彼からその話を聞いたときにはもちろん、『今のうちは売上に貢献できないことなど 全く気にしなくていい』と伝えました。 Members-only … Read More