I learned a lot of things from Leena Niar. Especially, she always wanted to achieve big and make changes in society. In my case, I am still looking for what I want to do. So I was really impressed. Also she has great leadership skills. For example, She said without mercy, “Hey, I’m not looking at a list if it’s not 50-50.” I felt I want to work at her company. I felt also I have to do something right now.
Learned from Yayoi Kusama
She tells me about self-expression from her life. She overcame many difficulties and faced her mental illness. She expressed her “hallucinations” which are meshes and dots in paintings and press her works to the world. Her work touched the hearts of many people. I was inspired by her. I want to take care of myself and protect by myself.
And I headed my classmate’s presentation. I could learn that there are many grates leader in the world.
Tsai Ing-wen (Kano Temmadate)
#1 Childhood
Tsai Ing-wen was born in Taipei city, Taiwan in 1956. She is also related Hakka or indigenous people of the China.
She grew up in a typical Taiwanese small business family. Her father ran own companies. He started the company from scratch and he owned transportation and auto repair company. She was growing up in such a family, she affected by many parts of her father. For example, spirit of professionalism, flexibility, tenacity, hard work and so on.
Source: https://www.taiwanembassy.org/jp_ja/post/31838.html
#2 Education, training, and mentor of Tsai Ing-wen
She studied law at her father’s suggestion.
1978: [Taiwan] Graduated from National Taiwan University, College of Law
1980: [U.S.] Receivees a Master of Laws;LL.M from Cornell Law School
1984: [U.K.]Receives a Doctor of Juridical Science;SJD from the London School of Economics
After returning to Taiwan, she took up professorships at National Chengchi University and Soochow University. Specialized in international economic law.
She graduated from the highest academic institution. Also, she received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree and is extremely well-educated.
In Taiwan, academic background is an advantage in getting elected, and many people obtain master’s and doctoral degrees for the sake of their titles.
#3 Accomplishments and ways Tsai Ing-wen overcome challenges
【Same-sex marriage in Taiwan】
She made same-sex marriage legal in 2019. Taiwan was the first country in Asia to do this. Many conservative groups and politicians did not agree, but she supported the 2017 court ruling that said banning same-sex marriage was not right. She talked with lawmakers, activists, and the public to get support. This was a big step for LGBTQ+ rights in Taiwan and showed the world Taiwan’s strong values for progress and human rights.
Karen Lynch Saki Yoshimoto
1 Karen S. Lynch was born on December 30, 1963. She was born in Massachusetts. She attended Ware Middle School and Ware High School. She attended the Carroll School of Business at Boston University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). A local CPA came as a guest speaker for her high school class. During the visit, she explained that accounting provides a technical foundation for a variety of careers. She was good at math, so she thought, “Why not give it a try?” Even in high school, she stood out for her hard work. “She closed the library every night,” recalls her freshman roommate, Cathy Lucey.
2 She became CEO of CVS Health, a major American drugstore chain. This makes CVS Health, ranked 5th in the Fortune 500, the largest company in the world led by a woman. As a leader, she says she wants to revolutionize healthcare. Her leadership style is often described as empathetic, collaborative, and visionary. She values open communication, encourages diverse perspectives within her team, and fosters an environment that fosters creativity and innovation.
3 Karen S. Lynch is president and chief executive officer of CVS Health®, leading more than 300,000 colleagues who are passionate about building a world of health around every consumer. Prior to becoming president and CEO in February 2021, she was executive vice president of CVS Health and president of Aetna®. Before joining CVS Health, Karen held executive positions at Cigna® and Magellan Health®, where she served as president. She began her career with Ernst & Young as a certified public accountant.
Makiko Ono – Suzaka Kanda
(6/20 #1)
She was born on March 16, 1960. She graduated from the Department of Foreign Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in 1982. After graduating from university, she joined Suntory. At the age of 31 and in her ninth year with the company, she was Suntory’s first female expatriate and was stationed in Paris for about five years. After gaining a lot of experience, he was appointed president of Suntory Foods International in 2023. She is a fine Japanese businesswoman.
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/otekomachi/20230316-OYT8T50006/
(6/27 #2)
Mr. Ono is single. She admits that she gave up marriage and raising children in order to advance her career and become a leader. But she says the company can now refrain from making such tough choices. “100% of people like these women are returning to work,” she says. This is a new culture that she has built. “When the opportunity comes, just go for it and even if you fail, you’re not bound to it for the rest of your life. So, try it with an open mind.” She said.
https://time.com/collection/women-of-the-year/6257842/makiko-ono-2
(7/11 #3)
She joined Santory Company in 1982. She became International Business Department Manager in 1997. more ten years later, she moved to the overseas division and became London branch manager in 2011. At first, she was shocked with the fact that only men were hired, but she was able to challenge herself by asking,「Aren’t women really allowed to go overseas?」After gaining various experiences, he became COO of Orangina Suntory France in 2020. She became one of Japan’s leading female managers.
https://e-wms.jp/speakers/makiko-ono/embed/#?secret=QDprbXy4Hk#?secret=dBZut7fZDE
Claudia Goldin-Sakino Takiya
Claudia Goldin is an American economist, particularly known for her work in labor and gender economics. Her research focuses on wage inequality, gender-based discrimination in the labor market, and factors related to women’s labor participation. She also teaches at Harvard University and is one of the most influential economists in academia.
Claudia Goldin was born in 1946. She is a Boston native and received her B.A. from Yale University and her M.A. from Boston University. She then received her PhD from Harvard University in 1972. Goldin as a graduate student in the early 1970s with fellow scholars including her mentor Nobel laureate Robert Fogel.
Goldin works professionally in the fields of labor and gender economics and is particularly known for her research on gender wage differentials in the labor market and women’s labor participation. Her research explores how technological advances and social changes affect women’s occupational choices and economic outcomes.
She is a professor in the Department of Economics at Harvard University and the recipient of many prestigious awards and fellowships, including the John Bates Clark Award and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has also served as president of the American Economic Association.
Her work has been widely cited to advance understanding in the relationship between labor markets and gender, and her research has influenced contemporary economic policy.
Goldin is the first female professor to receive tenure at Harvard’s Department of Economics and the third woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.
https://time.com/collection/women-of-the-year/
Chiharu Sasaki – Oprah Winfrey
#1
She have experience from survivors of childhood abuse. She was born in 1954 and she was raised by her grandmother on a farm. A lonely child, she found solace in books. She was hired to read news in the local radio station at 17. Two years later, she was hired as Nashville’s first female and first black TV-news anchor. Then, In 1984 she moved on the host of A.M, Chicago, which became The Oprah Winfrey Show.
#2
Winfrey received a full scholarship to Tennessee State University but left to pursue a career in broadcasting; she eventually earned her degree in 1986.
Her leader’s accomplishments is create of Oprah’s Angel Network, which sponsors charitable initiatives worldwide. In 2007 she opened a $40 million school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa. She became an outspoken crusader against child abuse and received many honors and awards from civic, philanthropic, and entertainment organizations. She is doing this kind of activity with the wish that people will never happen again such the abuse and poverty.
#3
She always asked herself “Does this feel right?”
In 1986, she went to her first boss and said “Richard makes more money than I, and we’re doing the same job. And so I feel that I should get a raise.” However, boss didn’t say OK. After that she quieted her job. This situation was such fuel for her. She think there are a lot of us of my generation and other generations who swallowed a lot. There’s an old spiritual that says, “Trouble don’t last always.” She always knew there would come a time when she would be in a position where she wouldn’t have to swallow it.
Nao Makita – Leader: Kusama, Yayoi
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2. My leader’s education, training, and mentors
Kusama Yayoi belonged to the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts to study Nihonga in 1948. And she learned the traditional ‘Nihonga’ painting style of Japan. However, frustrated with the restrictions of the style and she attracted by the creative environment in America. he engaged in correspondence with Georgia O’Keeffe, a leading American modernist painter. As a result, she moved to America to pursue her artistic career. After that, her career continued to grow. And She had her first American solo exhibition of her paintings in America when she was 27.
草間彌生 略歴 – 日本の現代美術家の事実、幼少期、家庭生活、業績 (thefamouspeople.com)
草間彌生 アート・バイオ・アイデア |TheArtStory(ザ・アートストーリー)
3. my leader’s accomplishments and ways he/she overcame challenges
Yayoi Kusama concerns about mental illness from an early age. And she has continued to draw to overcome her mental illness. As a result, art became an essential thing for Kusama’s life. She was often taking ill and returned to Japan while at the same time, she creates many famous works. Kusama gained recognition in the 1960s with her avant-garde works, particularly her “Infinity Mirror Rooms.” Her works, such as the “Infinity Nets” and “Narcissus Garden” which were created by her hallucinations and anxieties. became iconic in contemporary art.
my leader’s accomplishments and ways he/she overcame challenges
Yayoi Kusama concerns about mental illness from an early age. And she has continued to draw to overcome her mental illness. As a result, art became an essential thing for Kusama’s life. She was often taking ill and returned to Japan while at the same time, she creates many famous works. Kusama gained recognition in the 1960s with her avant-garde works, particularly her “Infinity Mirror Rooms.” Her works, such as the “Infinity Nets” and “Narcissus Garden” which were created by her hallucinations and anxieties. became iconic in contemporary art.
My leader’s education, training, and mentors
Kusama Yayoi belonged to the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts to study Nihonga in 1948. And she learned the traditional ‘Nihonga’ painting style of Japan. However, frustrated with the restrictions of the style and she attracted by the creative environment in America. he engaged in correspondence with Georgia O’Keeffe, a leading American modernist painter. As a result, she moved to America to pursue her artistic career. After that, her career continued to grow. And She had her first American solo exhibition of her paintings in America when she was 27.