A friend of mine sent me the CD of Brahms Symphony No. 1 by Saito Kinen in New York City with Seiji Ozawa conducting. It was recorded on December 14, 2010 at the Carnegie Hall. I was at the concert, found it extraordinary and thought the day was one of the most memorable days for me. She knew how impressed I was and was kind enough to send me the CD. It is beautiful and every time I listen to it, the emotion I felt at the Carnegie Hall comes back to me.
I have another CD of Brahms No. 1 by Orchestre de Paris with Charles Munch conducting. I had known that Charles Munch is Seiji Ozawa’s hero (from his book) and I bought the CD as I found his tremendous respect for Charles Munch. The concert at the Carnegie Hall in December was so special that I cannnot but feel the incredible impact that music can have on us. How fortunate we are to have great musicians and are able to appreciate its immense beauty!
Yoko Ishikura is a Professor at Hitotsubashi University ICS in the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy in Japan. She has held positions as a professor at the School of International Politics, Economics and Business of Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, as a consultant at McKinsey and Company Inc. Japan and a visiting professor at Darden School.
Professor Ishikura is a consultant to a number of multinational companies and has been a frequent speaker at management conferences, seminars, and workshops throughout the world. She was a member of the Regulatory Reform Committee for the Japanese government and the International Competitiveness Commission for METI. She is currently a Forum Fellow of the World Economic Forum.
She is the author of Strategic Shift from OR choices to AND paradigm, Building Core Skills of Organization , and the co-author of the following publications: Managing Diversity in the 21st Century, Strategy for Cluster Initiatives in Japan , and Building a Career to the World Class Professionals – all in Japanese. Her books in English include: Asian Advantage, Hitotsubashi on Knowledge Management and Trust and Antitrust in Asian Business Alliances.
Professor Ishikura’s current research interests are focused on global competition, innovation, and knowledge management. She received her BA from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan; MBA from Darden School, University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia; and DBA from Harvard Business School.
