07:54 Jun 16, 2015 |
Japanese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Satoko Kitamura Italy Local time: 12:44 | ||||||
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Humanity is everything: the success of business is depending on its leader's humanity. Explanation: This is a phrase expressed by a founder of Yasuda Financial Group, Zenjiro Yasuda. It is described in a book titled <商売繁盛 老舗のしきたり>(published by PHP Shinsho) by Hideki Izumi as follows: [事業の成否は、リーダーの人間性によって決する](Success or failure of business is decided by humanity of its leader). |
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All depend on the leader's character Explanation: I would translate 人物 as character. Leader's character is of the utmost importance and everything depend on his/her character. http://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/the-character-of-... |
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the success of an organization hinges solely upon its leader Explanation: You could change the leader to leaders or leadership depending on who and what this is referring to. |
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