Chairman Nakakita shares a side of him we don't usually see in this heart-warming video message to all Hitachi staff in ASEAN. He encourages everyone to remain resilient and to be mindful of their health and safety during this difficult time.
Greetings from Chairman
- Tokyo went into soft lockdown.
- I appreciate how comfortable the office was.
- COVID-19 is changing my work ethic.
- So, I think it's drastically changing our lifestyle and our normal is changing day-to-day.
Our real situation, our new norm
- A lot of people are suffering from this incident.
- And especially Tokyo is going through a difficulty where they cannot host the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
- Our lifestyle is changing.
- People in Wuhan are saying, their normal is different now.
- Every store, every place you go and everywhere you go, you're detected.
- That shows the changes our life completely around and are affecting a lot of businesses.
We need to change, we will change
- It is a good timing to revisit our lifestyle.
- We need to revisit our work ethics.
- Frasers Property in Singapore - we go into smart city businesses together with them.
- And we are trying to make a showcase building for Hitachi Ltd. to show what we are capable of doing it in terms of smart cities with better office.
- Let’s think hard of what will be the best way to select this new office; one with a better atmosphere, modern, more IT-oriented.
We are strong, we need to grow stronger
- Our financial report for 2019 - we are finishing very strongly despite of this COVID-19 incident.
- Thanks for your participation and thanks for your hard work. We are resilient.
- We need to come up with a new business portfolio to overcome this Covid19 incident.
- With our new strengths, let us together think what will be the next phase for Hitachi Asia to grow ourselves.
We are here, we will be the first for our customers
- Our customers are suffering as well.
- They are coming to us to co-create a new business together.
- A lot of customers will come to you, especially in a tough timing like this.
- So, let’s give a thought, not only ourselves, the customers, how we can help them to change their lifestyle, their new businesses.
- We want to be the first one there for them.
You need to be happy, your happiness matters
- We need to be happy ourselves too.
- Our lifestyle has to change. And I think it is very important to identify what is your most, happiest part of your life.
We are diversified, we are united
- Each individual is unique and different and everybody has different thoughts. But as a leader, I want to show how appreciative I am.
- I think right now we share a common difficulty and I think we are becoming more of a team right now.
- And I think we can just speak freely about our difficulties, our problems, and we can share our good ideas.
We are separated, we are connected
- Whenever we see the same moon, we share the same moment.
- We are separated from each other, but if you are looking at this video message then I think we are connected.
Our new business model, our future.
- Our new business will be through digitalization.
- I pick smart cities because our living style will change due to this COVID-19.
- One Bangkok would be a symbolic smart city initiative in Thailand which we could replicate it in all other nations.
- One Bangkok would be the future aspiration for other regions.
We need you, you need your ideas
- Now what is a better quality of life?
- It's not about Hitachi providing just only the technology, but this is idea coming from you day to day.
- So, I think from all of you in each region, your thoughts, your idea is very highly important for management to understand and make this a great opportunity to grow our businesses.
- So, we need you all to chip in your ideas for this new concept of a smart city.
We are One Hitachi, we can win it!
- I think we belong to a good company. I think Hitachi is a good company.
- And we are big enough. We are not going to go away.
- Let’s stay focus and just protect your family and stay safe.
- And let's not forget we're working for Hitachi and this is One Hitachi.
- Let's win it together. Thank you.
Date of recording: 19 May 2020