Like a Jewish meeting: Make the company achieve amazing changes in a short time

Author: [Japan] Tatsutaro Ohashi
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: During the second week of my internship, under the scorching midday sun almost on the equator, amidst drenching sweat and blinding dizziness, I lost my way. "What am I doing here?" I couldn’t help but ask myself repeatedly. Although my goal was the company president, it seemed like a castle in the air—completely unrealistic. In the hell-like training camp life, it was precisely because of the dream of becoming the president that I persevered with all my might. But on this day when my goal had, it was merely a hell to me. My sluggishness was easy for others to notice. One day, I was called in by the training director, who was as stern as a drill sergeant. "Do you want me to decide?" It meant, "Do you want to be fired?" It wasn’t a joke. For me, resigning myself wasn’t a big deal, but being dismissed was absolutely unacceptable. "Next week, I will improve my performance as per your instructions," I replied, then left the training director’s office. A few days later, one morning, it was my turn to start the generator. At an oil extraction site, power is usually supplied by the site’s own generator, and the training center was no different. As I was about to pour fuel into the tank using a funnel, something unexpected happened—the funnel fell with a loud "" into the oil tank. "Ah