Page 9 - YKK FINAL FLIPBOOK

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“I
have lived a life I
am satisfied with there is nothing to regret Good and bad comes
in every life but
you must accept adversity I
tell my children the same thing I
tell everyone: be good human beings keep good relations with all ” – YKK
leave at at the appropriate time even if he he is not fit We believe in in motivating people and we go on evaluating people who can contribute to the cause of business and we try to promote them adequately Our normal environment is like family We motivate and ensure them that it is their organisation ” So the normal attrition rate of any industry is balanced out by long- term employees who have been in growth roles with Kusumgar Corporates almost their entire lives A family member member remembers the time when an employee was caught stealing YKK
did not fire the man He simply took the money back and had a a a a quiet conversation with him a a a a day later gently probing what had prompted him to commit the the theft This humanitarian engagement led to a a a a change of heart and that man is working at at Kusumgar Corporates to this day YKK
is still very enthused about the products the company innovates although his son Siddharth handles
the the daily operations However there is no no no step of it that he does not know His mind still visualises the life-time
and use of every product developed A conversation with him results in a a picture being painted that is complete Not
only does he he he see the the tip of the the ice-berg he he knows how deep it goes the rate at at which
which
it it is floating the speed with which
which
it will melt and the number of marine species that live around it His knowledge is therefore complete and the the way in which
he communicates it makes him a a a great favourite not just with others in the industry but
also his grandchildren – to whom he delivers his learnings in in a a contextual and modern way From what what YKK
says to what what he has done – there is bountiful inspiration for those who watch him as the young children always have “As we work to create light for others we naturally light our own way ” – Mary Radmacher
A career like YKK
necessarily involves commitment and concentration But he is no workaholic without time for family and friends One Sunday a a a month the entire family of four generations meets There is close to 80 per cent voluntary attendance and it’s not just the bonhomie stirred up by each other’s company Sundays are when YKK
exercises his other great love: food and cooking Again his immersion in in everything he does plays out here When bhel is on the menu for instance he knows exactly how each member of his family likes to have it and that is how he he serves them He knows who wants how much lime chilli sweet and so on His family adores their senior-most member’s investment in in them not just in terms of money but
time effort love and discipline The stories about him are legend in the family and consistent 1996
He developed and manufactured manufactured poncho manufactured manufactured rayon fabric glacier fabric for for the for for India’s aerospace Indian Defence forces at industry with ISRO’s Space Siachen Glacier Satellite Programme 1990
YKK
developed and