Conversation with Danone Japan President Rodrigo Lima

On February 6th, I was pleased to speak onstage with Danone Japan President Rodrigo Lima. Below are my takeaways from the conversation.
Do the Right Thing

A CEO client of mine lamented a crisis. Union members were protesting vocally in front of one of the business’s retail stores, and a concomitant social media pressure campaign was simultaneously underway, garnering a degree of public sympathy online. An executive at the company had decided to lay off a non-performing sixty-year-old manager. The manager […]
When Everyone Cheats

Around a decade ago, the CEO of the Japanese subsidiary of a European building infrastructure and engineering services company told me his business had repeatedly experienced safety failures and accidents. One person had died and others might have in other incidents but fortunately had not. He told me he suspected the cause was the failure […]