Newcomers!

New ISOWA-bito (new-hire) who joined ISOWA in April had training until the end of June in each department.

In the sales department, they had presentations with the theme “what is waku-waku(which means exciting) business in ISOWA like?”.

Here’s the digest of their presentations.

 

Mr. I

Mr. I said “I love crafting. When I saw the test sheets and cases that would be thrown away, I thought that there are opportunities to make them into another craft.”

It’s wonderful if they can be up-cycled (not recycled) like Mr. Shimazu, the corrugated board artist from the movie ”Tabisuru Danboru (Traveling to find Corrugated boxes -2019)”.   I asked him to make this happen while I am still alive.

 

Mr.Sa

Mr.Sa. found that “waku-waku” has two opposite meanings.

Then he listed the favorable points and unfavorable points of the sales department and integrated them.  What an advanced idea he has!

Mr. M

Mr. M always makes a clear response to each question and idea from the audience.

It’s great!

He summarized the features of the ISOWA Web Store and gathered them into a catalog.

It was quite elaborate.

 

Mr. K

“I listed more concrete images of the abstract word ‘waku-waku’,” said Mr. K.

“I divided the list into two groups and extracted a common denominator from each group.”

He converted the abstract word to concrete images and abstracted their common factors from them.

It’s not easy to reconvert an abstract word to another abstract image through concrete images of the original abstract word.

Mr. Se

Mr.Se compared the interesting features of the sales department to “onsen” (Japanese hot spring).

I asked him “why do you think so?”

He answered, “even though they may all look alike, you can find differences in each when you enter”.

Such a unique perspective. I guess he has a high ability to think in the abstract.

Mr. C

“Whether you can win the order from the customer or not is a result.  You can feel ‘waku-waku’ in the process of receiving the order.  Even if you fail to win the order, you can feel another waku-waku by thinking about what you can do for the next opportunity,” he said.

I was impressed by his idea. It is splendid to have such a way of thinking at the time of new employee probation.

I appreciate each ISOWA-bito who completed this new-hire three-month training in each department. Thank you so much.

New ISOWA-bito, don’t forget the following guiding principle:

First, brighten the atmosphere.

Then, extend a hand.

And, take the initiative as much as you can.

Above all, safety first.

Go for it!