I just read a news.com interview with Kim Ssang Su, CEO of LG. It was a real eye-opener.
Read his personal website for an insight into real leadership. His ideas, words, and communication with LG employes are a model for combining innovation with the kind of dedication and persistence needed to achieve ambitious goals. A quick perusual of company communications from the CEO also provides insight into the dramatic difference between how leaders with Asian cultural backgrounds differ from western leaders in similar positions.
Regardless of cultural differences, I cannot help but contrast Kim's style and ideas with those of similar CEOs in American companies. While he speaks of exciting and socially beneficial exploration of new territory, many American CEOs words read like attack plans for war on competitors with little or no regard for the consequences of such thinking on thier customers.
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