Soichiro Honda

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SOICHIRO HONDA

DRIVEN AT THE CORE BY A DREAM! DRIVEN AT THE CORE BY A DREAM!

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ABOUT

Born In November 17, 1906 Born In November 17, 1906 He was born

He was born in Yamahigashi.in Yamahigashi.

At 15, without any formal education, Honda At 15, without any formal education, Honda left home and headed to Tokyo to look for

left home and headed to Tokyo to look for work.

work.

He obtained an apprenticeship at a garage in He obtained an apprenticeship at a garage in 1922.

1922.

Thereafter he left that to start his own auto Thereafter he left that to start his own auto repair business in 1928 at the age of 22.

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W

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1906 15 yrs At age of 15, without any formal 1906 15 yrs At age of 15, without any formal education, Soichiro Honda left to Tokyo, 270 education, Soichiro Honda left to Tokyo, 270 kilometers away from his home town, to take an kilometers away from his home town, to take an apprenticeship at an automobile repair shop

apprenticeship at an automobile repair shop

1921 31 yrs Honda invented his first piston ring 1921 31 yrs Honda invented his first piston ring .

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1945 42 yrs Soichiro Honda incorporates 1945 42 yrs Soichiro Honda incorporates Honda Technical Research Institute and Honda Technical Research Institute and

renames it Honda Motor Co., Ltd., capitalized renames it Honda Motor Co., Ltd., capitalized at one million yen.

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1948 43 yrs Honda introduced his 98cc two-stroke 1948 43 yrs Honda introduced his 98cc two-stroke motorcycle appropriately named 'Dream¶.

motorcycle appropriately named 'Dream¶.

1954 49 yrs Honda leads Japan in motorcycle 1954 49 yrs Honda leads Japan in motorcycle production volume .

production volume .

1955 52 yrs Honda launches Super Cub 1955 52 yrs Honda launches Super Cub

motorcycle in Japan, helping make Honda the motorcycle in Japan, helping make Honda the sales leader .

sales leader .

1958 53 yrs Honda establishes American Honda 1958 53 yrs Honda establishes American Honda Motor Co., Inc. The Super Cub, the Dream and Motor Co., Inc. The Super Cub, the Dream and the Benly motorcycles are the first products.

the Benly motorcycles are the first products.

1959 57 yrs Honda was the top selling motorcycle 1959 57 yrs Honda was the top selling motorcycle brand

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LEADERSHIP STYLE

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Soichiro Honda was a Soichiro Honda was a

TRANSFORMATIONAL leader and working TRANSFORMATIONAL leader and working for him was a wonderful and uplifting

for him was a wonderful and uplifting experience.

experience.

Honda injected enthusiasm and energy into Honda injected enthusiasm and energy into people around him and they helped him to people around him and they helped him to achieve great things.

achieve great things.

Leaders of this type have the ability to put Leaders of this type have the ability to put passion and energy into everything. They care passion and energy into everything. They care about you and want you to become successful about you and want you to become successful..

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Transformational Leadership

Characteristics

CHARISMA. CHARISMA. VISION. VISION. INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION. INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION. INSPIRATION. INSPIRATION.

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MOTIVATION

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Soichiro Honda had the clear aim and created a Soichiro Honda had the clear aim and created a trustworthy atmosphere in the company.

trustworthy atmosphere in the company.

People recognized his total determination to People recognized his total determination to succeed and to establish an engineering

succeed and to establish an engineering business.

business.

Soichiro Honda placed human initiative and Soichiro Honda placed human initiative and attention to all workers on the first place.

attention to all workers on the first place.

He tried to create a better environment for his He tried to create a better environment for his employees, attract specialists and motivate them employees, attract specialists and motivate them to do their work in the best possible way.

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He was the innovator and was against the He was the innovator and was against the hierarchy management structure.

hierarchy management structure.

Honda understood that encouraging his Honda understood that encouraging his

worker·s personal development, their wish for worker·s personal development, their wish for self-actualization will bring him success in

self-actualization will bring him success in business.

business.

Honda did not admit defeat and could risk Honda did not admit defeat and could risk everything he had achieved for the sake of his everything he had achieved for the sake of his beliefs and ideas. These thoughts also rubbed beliefs and ideas. These thoughts also rubbed onto the shoulders of his employees.

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TEAM BUILDING

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company will never get people better than you are.

Always remember that you find outstanding people

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Soichiro Honda had the ability to create a Soichiro Honda had the ability to create a healthy working atmosphere within the team. healthy working atmosphere within the team. Honda focused efforts and activities of a team Honda focused efforts and activities of a team for achieving the desired goal ² effective and for achieving the desired goal ² effective and successful team work.

successful team work.

He realized that although team work and team He realized that although team work and team building suppose many challenges, the final

building suppose many challenges, the final result from a high performance team is worth result from a high performance team is worth all the efforts and time spent on achieving it. all the efforts and time spent on achieving it.

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Honda understood the way a team plays as a whole Honda understood the way a team plays as a whole determines its success and he treated others as

determines its success and he treated others as equal and often worked in a workshop with his equal and often worked in a workshop with his employees being the owner of a corporation. employees being the owner of a corporation.

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NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES

Short tempered Short tempered

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LEARNINGS

Openness To Experiences. Openness To Experiences.

Pragmatic, Transformational and Charismatic Pragmatic, Transformational and Charismatic Leader.

Leader.

Person Job Fit. Person Job Fit. Team

Team W W ork.ork. Determination. Determination.

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REFERENCES

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By:-ABHISHEK KUMAR ABHISHEK KUMAR

SIZZIL ISLAM CHOUDHURY SIZZIL ISLAM CHOUDHURY NARESH KUMAR N

NARESH KUMAR N

VINEET SHASHIDHARAN VINEET SHASHIDHARAN VINAY KUMAR REDDY K VINAY KUMAR REDDY K