アメリカ大統領選挙を見てると
民主主義が機能する国と
そうでない国のリーダーの資質は全く違う
これが良く分かりますね。
トランプもハリスも本当に良くしゃべりますが
これ
民主主義の国だから通用するんですよね。
ロシアとか北朝鮮や中国
これらの国の指導者はことごとく無口で
気難しく見える人間ばかりです。
過去にはポルポトとか金正日なんてのは
気難しいどころか
言葉自体ほとんど発しませんでしたし
そもそも人前にあまり出て来ませんでしたよね。
つまり独裁者は恐怖で国を支配する訳ですから
ナメられないように
なるべく言葉は発せずに怖いイメージを国民に植え付ける
これが有効なのだと思います。
ですから
指導者を見れば
その国が民主義なのか独裁なのか
すぐに判断できます。
これ面白いですよね
国の体制によって
求められる指導者の資質が
気難しい人と明るい人
真っ二つに分かれるのです。
ただ
私たちのように一度民主主義を経験すると
どうも気難しい人を指導者にしよう
なんて気にはなりませんよね。
その意味では独裁国家が民主主義になる事はあっても
その逆はあまり起こらない
そんな風にも思えます。
ただ
絶対に独裁国家には戻らないのか？
と言えばそうではありません
国の存立の危機が起これば
国民は強権的な指導者を求める
これは歴史でもはっきり見て取れます。
ですから
日本も民主主義を通したいのであれば
なるべく危機が来ないように
指導者はしっかりかじ取りしてもらいたいですよね。
私は大きな会社に勤めた事はありませんが
この原理は会社にも働く
そんな話を聞きました。
それは日産です。
経営危機になった時に
ルノーからカルロスゴーンをトップに迎え入れて再建を図った訳ですが
このゴーンさん
大ナタを振るうのが仕事ですから
強権的な経営が求められます。
でも直接知ってる人達の話を聞くと
小男で大人しく独裁者とはかけ離れた人間に見えたそうです。
そんな人がどうやって独裁体制を築いたか
この話も元側近の方から直接聞きましたが
大人しい性格ですから
直接部下を声を荒げて叱る事はありませんが
ゴーンに逆らうと
黙って首を切ったそうです。
それを繰り返してる内に
周りは逆らわない人間ばかりになり
独裁体制が見事に完成したそうです。
これも独裁国家が粛清を繰り返して出来上がるのと全く一緒ですよね。
しかし独裁者の皆さん
これで喜んでは行けませんね。
逆らわないと言っても
周りは面従腹背の輩ばかりになりますからね
少しでも独裁者が落ち目になると一気に襲い掛かってくる
これが取り巻きの皆さんの本性です。
結果カルロスゴーンも
スーツケースに隠れて逃げ出す
こんな恥ずかしい末路となったのです。
小さな会社でも
恐怖で会社を纏める経営者と
そうでは無い経営者がいます。
特に不動産の世界では
昔は独裁者型経営者が蔓延していました。
しかし
このタイプの会社は破滅の公式でもあります。
ほとんどが消え去りました。
恐怖型支配は
社員に高額の収入を与えて初めて成り立ちます
そのために無理な営業を繰り返すのですが
最後は顧客の信用を失い
消えて行くのです。
最近ではビッグモータが一番良い例です。
そんな訳で
私はたくさんの不動産屋の末路を見てきましたので
華々しい業績は期待できなくても
民主主義経営が長く会社を続けるためには一番
そう信じてるのです。
だから
社員も極力叱らずに
ある程度好きにやらせてるのです。
自由は責任とセット
当社の社員はそれも良く理解しています。
叱る事は無くても
それぞれ自らの責任感で
良く頑張ってくれていますので
私自身の方針は間違っていない
今はそう確信しています。
When I look at the US presidential election,
I can see that the conditions of leaders in countries where democracy works and those where it doesn't are completely different.
Both Trump and Harris are really talkative,
But they can be leader because of America is democratic country
The leaders of these countries, like Russia, North Korea, and China, are all quiet and seem difficult to get along with.
In the past, Pol Pot and Kim Jong-il were not only not difficult to get along with,
but they hardly spoke at all
and didn't appear in public much anyway.
In other words,
dictators rule their countries through fear,
so I think it's effective to keep to silent as much as possible
and instill a scary image in the people so that they are not underestimated.
Therefore, by looking at the leader,
we can immediately tell whether a country is democratic or dictatorial. It's interesting, isn't it? Depending on the country's system,
the qualities of a leader required are divided into two: difficult and cheerful.
However, once we have experienced democracy, like us,
we don't feel like making a difficult person our leader.
In that sense, it seems that while dictatorships can become democracies, the reverse is not so common.
However, that doesn't mean that the country will never return to a dictatorship.
When a crisis of national existence occurs,
the people will seek out a strong leader.
This is clearly seen in history.
So, if Japan wants to maintain its democracy, we need a leader who can steer the country firmly to prevent crises as much as possible.
I've never worked for a large company, but I've heard that this principle also exist in companies.
It is obvious example the Nissan.
When the company was in a management crisis,
they brought in Carlos Ghosn from Renault to take over the company and tried to rebuild it, but since Ghosn's job is to wield a big axe,
he needed to manage in a strong manner.
But from people who know him personally,
he seems like a small, quiet man, far from a dictator.
I heard this story directly from a former aide, but how did such a person build a dictatorial system?
Because he had a quiet personality,
he never raised his voice and scolded his subordinates,
but if they opposed Ghosn,
he silently fired them.
As he did this repeatedly, the people around him were all people who would not oppose him, and his dictatorial system was perfectly completed.
This is exactly the same as how a dictatorship in countries were built up through repeated purges.
However, dictators should not be happy about this.
Even if they say they will not oppose dictators
They are hiding discontents to the dictator
When a dictator shows even the slightest sign of decline,
they will attack all at once.
This is the true nature of those around them.
As a result, Carlos Ghosn hid in a suitcase and ran away, meeting such an embarrassing end. Even in small companies,
there are managers who manage the company through fear and those who do not.
In the past, dictatorial managers were particularly prevalent in the real estate world.
However, this type of company is also a formula for ruin.
Most of them have disappeared.
Fear-based control only works with high salaries,
and in order to do so,
They repeatedly make forceful sales moves,
but in the end,
they lose the trust of your customers and disappear.
Big Motor is the best recent example.
That's why I've seen the fate of many real estate agencies,
so I believe that even if we can't expect spectacular business performance,
democratic management is the best way to keep a company going for a long time.
That's why I try not to scold my employees as much as possible and let them do what they want to a certain extent.
Freedom comes with responsibility, and our employees understand that very well.
Even though I don't scold them, they each work hard out of their own sense of responsibility, so I'm now convinced that my policies are not wrong.
