Akio Toyoda shares words and candid answers with Toyota employees｜Toyota Times News

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Toyota Times News is now a regular program! Every Monday at 5 pm, host Yuta Tomikawa brings the latest from Toyota, in Japan and abroad. For this episode, Tomikawa focuses on President Akio Toyoda’s January 10 New Year’s greeting. Akio’s message was followed by an impromptu Q&A session, during which employees asked whatever was on their minds and sought the president’s guidance. Drawing on his own life experiences, what advice did Akio offer?
00:00:24 Toyota’s New Year’s tradition
00:01:34 “No such job as a salaryman” - New Year’s greeting highlights
00:03:00 Q&A begins with a question from “newcomer” Yuta Tomikawa
00:08:40 Akio talks about fostering talent
00:12:25 Was 20-year-old Akio a “terrible person”?
00:17:50 Akio’s turn to ask the questions
00:19:55 Akio’s tips for interpersonal relation
00:23:45 New Year’s report from Toyota Thailand
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