I’d like to introduce the book “When the World Order Changes” that I recently read.

Below are quotes from memorable passages and my notes.

Chapter 3: The Arrival of Zombie Society

The Disappearance of Zombie Employees and Labor Shortage

Here, let me introduce a famous anecdote from the American talent consulting industry. It’s set up as a conversation between a CEO and CIO, where the CEO starts with:

「うちの会社でも社員のリスキリングをやっていかないと、新しいビジネスの流れについていけなくなるぞ」 “We need to start reskilling our employees or we won’t be able to keep up with new business trends.”

The CIO responds:

「でも、高いお金をかけて知識や技術をつけさせた後、他社に引き抜かれたらどうするのですか？」 “But what if we spend a lot of money training them with new knowledge and skills, and then they get poached by other companies?”

The CEO’s reply:

「新しい時代に対応できない社員がこのまま居座り続ける方がもっと大問題だろう」 “Having employees who can’t adapt to the new era continue to stay here would be an even bigger problem.”

📝 The investment in enabling all employees to fully utilize AI is close to this way of thinking.

References

• 日本復活のヒントがここに！『世界秩序が変わるとき 新自由主義からのゲームチェンジ』齋藤ジン | 文春新書
• 世界秩序が変わるとき 新自由主義からのゲームチェンジ (文春新書 1478) | 齋藤 ジン |本 | 通販 | Amazon

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That’s all from the Gemba.