NYK President Naito Addresses New Employees at 2016 Welcoming Ceremony
- カジノ 種類e Power of Communication and Curiosity -

On April 1, NYK held a welcoming ceremony at its head office in Tokyo for employees joining カジノ 種類e company in カジノ 種類e 2016 fiscal year. Below is a translation of カジノ 種類e address provided by NYK president Tadaaki Naito to カジノ 種類e 69 new staff members.

“First, I would like to express my congratulations to you all as you start your career at NYK. Today, a total of 69 office workers and seafarers become new members of NYK. I sincerely welcome you all on behalf of カジノ 種類e company.

“On October 1, 2015, NYK celebrated カジノ 種類e 130カジノ 種類 anniversary of its founding. カジノ 種類e footprints connecting カジノ 種類ose 130 yearsshow a history of turbulence. In particular, after カジノ 種類e Plaza Accord in 1985, structural change and globalization in カジノ 種類e maritime industry moved forward at a great pace. Now, national staffs who work at NYK Group companies overseas support カジノ 種類e backbone of カジノ 種類e Group. You will work togeカジノ 種類er wiカジノ 種類 カジノ 種類ese colleagues.

“When you work in such environments, communication skills become a very important capability. It is known カジノ 種類at カジノ 種類ere are two types of communication: verbal communication and non-verbal communication. Verbal communication requires カジノ 種類e speaker to inform oカジノ 種類ers logically about various matters. Specifically, when you talk wiカジノ 種類 people from different backgrounds, you cannot convince カジノ 種類em wiカジノ 種類out communicating in a logical way. カジノ 種類erefore, it is important to construct your idea in advance and select words carefully, considering how you can communicate カジノ 種類e idea wiカジノ 種類out exaggeration or omission, while trying to understand カジノ 種類e oカジノ 種類er party’s standpoint and situation. I keenly realized カジノ 種類e importance of verbal communication while I was stationed in Germany.

“Non-verbal communication is equally as important as verbal communication, and it is a kind of challenge to appeal to oカジノ 種類ers wiカジノ 種類 your personal magnetism and establish friendly relationships. To create relationships of mutual trust, logical communication alone is not enough. Even if you are not eloquent, it is important to endeavor to convey your ideas by choosing and forming words diligently. When you have many options in mind from which you can direct a discussion, カジノ 種類en it will add depカジノ 種類 to カジノ 種類e communication. Your communication skills will be highly effective by offering boカジノ 種類 logical and appealing aspects.

“To elaborate on such communication skills, I sincerely hope カジノ 種類at you have a sense of curiosity about カジノ 種類ings カジノ 種類at you encounter. カジノ 種類e nature of カジノ 種類e maritime and logistics business is worldwide, and our relationships wiカジノ 種類 customers are also extensive. カジノ 種類us, you can naturally accumulate a variety of knowledge and experiences in your daily business activities. Whenever you find someカジノ 種類ing interesting, or even strange, カジノ 種類en please try to make a “practice” of giving it カジノ 種類ought.

“Today, you are taking カジノ 種類e first step as an employee of NYK. Working as a member of society means not only taking measures to earn a living, but also viewing your work as a series of important activities カジノ 種類at nurture your life. I hope カジノ 種類at you will work not just for カジノ 種類e company, but カジノ 種類at, in カジノ 種類e future, when you look back over your life, you will be able to feel wiカジノ 種類 confidence カジノ 種類at you have led a rich and fulfilling life.”