Kōnosuke Matsushita was not a great speaker. His voice was evidently frail. He never displayed quick-silver intellect. And, even if he did, it was all too rare—never in public view. He also never warmed his audience with hilarious anecdotes. But, he did what all great leaders do. He motivated large groups of individuals—to improve humanity and its fundamental condition.
What made Matsushita a legend were his timeless mantras. The best part—living through them on a daily basis will make all of us—healthy, wealthy, and wise, for today and tomorrow. When Matsushita died, in the spring of 1989, at age 94, he had become, in the words of the former US President, George Bush, Sr, “an inspiration to people around the world.”
Matsushita’s legacy was, indeed, daunting. Peerless. For a man who helped lead the Japanese economic revival, after World War II, through Panasonic—the firm he founded—aside from a host of other brands and supplied billions of people with household appliances and consumer electronics, Matsushita was nothing short of an inspirational role model. He was, paradoxically, not much known beyond his native land, but, again, by the time he passed away, few organisations on the living planet had more customers.
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