Japan CEO Moves To India & Realises Within A Month: 'The World Needs Indian Leadership'

Naotaka Nishiyama, CEO of a Japan-based company, made a pivotal decision to relocate to India for business. In just a month, he had a revelation: the world needs Indian leadership. Pointing to the success stories of Indian CEOs leading giants like Google and Microsoft, Nishiyama highlights India's blend of competition and collaboration, positioning it as a frontrunner for global leadership.

Japanese CEO amazed with India's diversity

Acknowledging the trend where many business leaders prefer not to live in India despite wanting to do business there, Naotaka Nishiyama chose a different path.

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He writes in a post on LinkedIn that he wants to not just be a business traveler, but also live with the local people and build the business together with them.

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Reflecting on his recent move to India, Nishiyama shared, "It has been a month since I moved to India, and once again I am amazed at the diversity of values in India. It is a miracle that India is one country despite being a large country with various religions, races, and values."

How India's leadership is well-suited for tackling global challenges

The techier, who is also the founder of a Japan-based non-profit named giv, contrasted India's approach to leadership with that of Japan.

He points out that in Japan, there's a tendency to maintain a uniform way of thinking and control within a small framework of shared values. In contrast, India, with its diverse population and history, embraces a broader framework that accommodates various perspectives and values.

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Nishiyama suggests that India's leadership style, which balances competition and collaboration, is well-suited for navigating the global challenges we face.

He mentions successful Indian-origin leaders like Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella, who have excelled globally, showcasing India's capability for leadership.

How others reacted

Nishiyama's post has garnered nearly 2,000 reactions already, with each person sharing their unique viewpoint.

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One person commented, "This is a very insightful and informative perspective. For me it talks to both the differences and richness of cultures and more specifically diversity. Their is immense richness in diversity if properly leveraged and harmonized which I think the India model confirms and demonstrates as per your articulation. A matter of there is not only Ą°one way but many ways."

Another individual added, "Really a very interesting depth analysis in almost minimum words. Having been in Japan for 1 year, I think there is still to learn a lot from Japanese culture. But your point about accepting and managing diversity in the current volatile time is very important and India: a nation of unity in diversity has a very important role to play."

A different commenter remarked, "Indians have a knack for finding order in chaos, confusion, constraints and change."

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