We’ve made two books that were previously only available as ebooks available in print as well.
The reason we’ve now made a print version available is because we wanted to reach people who prefer reading on paper rather than on a screen.
It’s not just because I want to sell books.
I wanted to create something that I could hand out as a substitute for a business card in the future.
By handing over a business card, your name, company, and contact information will be conveyed.
But from what perspective do I view my work?
How do you perceive the problems that occur within the company?
What kind of company do you want to create?
That much information can’t be conveyed through a business card alone.
I feel uncomfortable with the idea that problems that occur in a company should be solved solely through the efforts of individuals.
People quit
Sales are not growing.
Improvement is not progressing.
Nothing gets decided even after the meeting.
Education is not going well.
When these kinds of problems arise, I want to consider not only the employees’ awareness and abilities, but also their work processes, roles, decision-making criteria, equipment, and information sharing.
I compiled those ideas into a book called “How to Navigate a Small and Medium-Sized Business That Isn’t Growing.”
This book categorizes the problems that occur in small and medium-sized enterprises not as human resource issues, but as management and system design issues.
It might not be that the sales team can’t get business, but rather that the company lacks the capacity to secure business.
It’s not that the employees aren’t making improvements, but rather that improvement isn’t officially designated as part of their job responsibilities.
It’s not that the meeting participants are at fault; perhaps there’s simply no system in place to record decisions, responsibilities, and deadlines.
This book is for those who want to avoid dismissing the discomfort they feel at work as mere dissatisfaction and instead consider it as a systemic problem.
The other book, “A Guide to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises for Job Seekers and Recruiters,” is a book about recruitment in small and medium-sized enterprises.
What should job seekers ask during company visits and recruitment events?
What should a hiring company prepare to answer that question?
I put both of them together in the same book.
The questions that job seekers want to ask are not necessarily questions that are inconvenient for the company.
These questions are designed to help you understand what it would be like to work at that company.
If you can’t answer questions about training, you might not understand the process of how new employees are developed.
If they can’t answer questions about performance evaluation, it might mean that even within the company, it’s unclear what we should be striving for.
If you can’t answer questions about the future of your young employees, it might mean there’s no clear path for growth within the company.
This book is for job seekers to evaluate companies, and also for recruiters to improve their own company.
If you read these two books, you should understand what I see in the company, what I consider to be problems, and what I want to change.
It’s difficult to explain your thoughts from scratch every time you meet someone.
It’s impossible to convey everything in a short conversation, and if you go on and on about the company’s structure and management on your first meeting, you might come across as a little intimidating.
That’s why I turned it into a book.
If you read this book, you will understand my way of thinking.
I want to make it something like a user manual for myself.
In the future, I’d like to give these to people I meet at the Chamber of Commerce, during training sessions, and through work.
If I have the opportunity to be involved in business succession or operational improvement, I would like to use it as a way to let people know what kind of person I am and what my thinking is.
E-books are convenient because you can read them instantly.
On the other hand, physical books have the advantage of being able to be given to other people.
You can also pass it around and read it within the company.
You can also leave it on your desk.
You can also place sticky notes on pages that interest you.
Most importantly, you can put your own way of thinking into a book and give it to someone.
This is a printed version not just for selling books, but also to convey what I want to do in the future.
Both books are now available on Amazon in both ebook and print formats.
I hope this will serve as a starting point for people to think about their company’s structure and recruitment process.
This book , “How to Navigate a Small Business That Isn’t Growing,” is a guide for managers and employees to think about the structure of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the same perspective.
This book, “A Guide to Hiring at Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises for Job Seekers and Hiring Managers,
” is a guide for both job seekers and recruiters to consider hiring at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) starting with the same questions.
I’ve also made other suggestions and broken down the system, so please feel free to read them if you’re interested. If
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