Topic N1

N1 9๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversation

Business - Corporate Governance and Leadership

N1 Conversation lesson 4: Business - Corporate Governance and Leadership

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

A

ไธๆธฌใฎไบ‹ๆ…‹ใซใŠใ„ใฆใ‚‚่ฟ…้€Ÿใชๆฑบๆ–ญใ‚’ไธ‹ใ›ใ‚‹ใƒชใƒผใƒ€ใƒผใ‚ทใƒƒใƒ—ใŒใ€ไปŠใฎไผๆฅญใซใฏๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Leadership that can make quick decisions even in unforeseen circumstances is required of current companies.

ใˆใˆใ€‚็‹ฌๆ–ญๅฐ‚่กŒใซ้™ฅใ‚‹ใ“ใจใชใใ€ๅคšๆง˜ใชๆ„่ฆ‹ใ‚’ๅธใ„ไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ๆŸ”่ปŸๆ€งใ‚‚ไฝตใ›ๆŒใคในใใงใ™ใญใ€‚

Yes. They should also possess the flexibility to absorb diverse opinions without falling into arbitrary decision-making.

B
A

้€ๆ˜Žๆ€งใฎ้ซ˜ใ„็ตŒๅ–ถใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใ€ใ‚นใƒ†ใƒผใ‚ฏใƒ›ใƒซใƒ€ใƒผใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎไฟก้ ผใ‚’ๅ‹ใกๅ–ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒไธๅฏๆฌ ใงใ™ใ€‚

Winning trust from stakeholders through highly transparent management is essential.

ใŠใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‹้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚ไธ็ฅฅไบ‹ใŒ็›ธๆฌกใๆ˜จไปŠใ€ใ‚ฌใƒใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใฎๅผทๅŒ–ใฏๅ–ซ็ทŠใฎ่ชฒ้กŒใจ่จ€ใˆใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

Exactly. With scandals occurring one after another recently, it can be said that strengthening governance is an urgent issue.

B
A

ๅค–้ƒจๅ–็ท ๅฝนใฎ็™ป็”จใชใฉใ‚‚้€ฒใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ๅฝขๅผ็š„ใชใ‚‚ใฎใซ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๅทฅๅคซใŒๅฟ…่ฆใงใ™ใ€‚

The appointment of outside directors is progressing, but contrivances are needed so that it doesn't end up being merely formal.

ใฏใ„ใ€‚็ตŒๅ–ถ้™ฃใซๅฏพใ™ใ‚‹ๅฎŸ่ณช็š„ใช็›ฃ็ฃๆฉŸ่ƒฝใŒๅƒใ„ใฆใ“ใใ€ๆ„ๅ‘ณใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚

Yes. Because it only becomes meaningful when a substantial supervisory function over the management team is actually working.

B
A

ใใ—ใฆใ€ๅณๅŠนๆ€งใฏใชใ„ใพใงใ‚‚ใ€ไธญ้•ทๆœŸ็š„ใชไผๆฅญไพกๅ€คใฎๅ‘ไธŠใฎใŸใ‚ใซใฏใ€ESGใธใฎๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใฟใ‚‚้ฟใ‘ใฆใฏ้€šใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

And even if it doesn't have an immediate effect, for the medium-to-long-term improvement of corporate value, engagement in ESG cannot be avoided either.

ใˆใˆใ€‚็’ฐๅขƒ้ขใ‚„็คพไผš้ขใงใฎใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏใ‚’้ฉๅˆ‡ใซ็ฎก็†ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ€ๆŒ็ถš็š„ใชๆˆ้•ทใฎ้ตใจใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes. Appropriately managing risks on the environmental and social fronts is the key to sustainable growth.

B
A

็ต„็น”ใฎ้ขจ้€šใ—ใ‚’่‰ฏใใ—ใ€ไธ€ไบบใฒใจใ‚ŠใŒไธปไฝ“็š„ใซ่กŒๅ‹•ใงใใ‚‹ๅœŸๅฃŒใ‚’่‚ฒใ‚€ใ“ใจใ‚‚้‡่ฆใงใ™ใญใ€‚

It is also important to improve the transparency of the organization and foster a soil where each individual can proactively act.

ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚็พๅ ดใฎๅฃฐใ‚’็ตŒๅ–ถใซๅๆ˜ ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ไป•็ต„ใฟใŒใ€ไผๆฅญใฎใƒฌใ‚ธใƒชใ‚จใƒณใ‚นใ‚’้ซ˜ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซ็›ด็ตใ™ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚

That's right. A mechanism that reflects the voices from the field in management can be said to be directly linked to enhancing the resilience of the company.

B
A

ใฏใ„ใ€‚ๆจฉ้™ๅง”่ญฒใ‚’้€ฒใ‚ใ€่‡ชๅพ‹็š„ใช็ต„็น”้‹ๅ–ถใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ™ไผๆฅญใŒๅข—ใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚‚้ ทใ‘ใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes. It is understandable that an increasing number of companies are promoting the delegation of authority and aiming for autonomous organizational management.

ใˆใˆใ€‚ๅผท็กฌใชใƒˆใƒƒใƒ—ใƒ€ใ‚ฆใƒณใ ใ‘ใงใฏใ€่ค‡้›‘ๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ๅธ‚ๅ ด็’ฐๅขƒใซ้ฉๅฟœใ—ใใ‚Œใชใ„ใฎใŒๅฎŸๆƒ…ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚

Yes. Because the reality is that with rigid top-down management alone, it is impossible to fully adapt to an increasingly complex market environment.

B

โญKey Expressions

๏ฝžใใ‚‹ / ๏ฝžใใ‚Œใชใ„

Expresses completing something to the end or the inability to do so due to volume or difficulty.

๏ฝžใชใ„ใพใงใ‚‚

Used to say that even if an ideal level A is not reached, at least level B is achieved.

๏ฝž๏ผˆใซ๏ผ‰็›ด็ตใ™ใ‚‹

States that action A will immediately cause result B.

๏ฝž๏ผˆใ‚’๏ผ‰้€šใ˜ใฆ / ๏ฝž๏ผˆใ‚’๏ผ‰้€šใ—ใฆ

Indicates a means, intermediary, or a state lasting throughout a period.

โ“Questions

1

Bใฏ็ตŒๅ–ถใซใŠใ„ใฆใ€ใ‚ฌใƒใƒŠใƒณใ‚นๅผทๅŒ–ใฎใŸใ‚ใซไฝ•ใŒๅคงๅˆ‡ใ ใจ่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๅˆฉ็›Šใ‚’่ฟฝๆฑ‚ใ—็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
B.ๅค–้ƒจๅ–็ท ๅฝนใฎๆ•ฐใ‚’ๅข—ใ‚„ใ™ใ“ใจ
C.ๅฎŸ่ณช็š„ใช็›ฃ็ฃๆฉŸ่ƒฝใŒๅƒใใ“ใจ
D.็ต„็น”ใฎใƒˆใƒƒใƒ—ใƒ€ใ‚ฆใƒณใ‚’ๅผทใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
2

ไผๆฅญใฎใƒฌใ‚ธใƒชใ‚จใƒณใ‚นใ‚’้ซ˜ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซ็›ด็ตใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๆตทๅค–้€ฒๅ‡บใฎๆ‹กๅคง
B.ๅผท็กฌใชใƒˆใƒƒใƒ—ใƒ€ใ‚ฆใƒณใฎๅฐŽๅ…ฅ
C.ESGใธใฎไธ€ๆ™‚็š„ใชๅฏพๅฟœ
D.็พๅ ดใฎๅฃฐใ‚’ๅๆ˜ ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ไป•็ต„ใฟ
3

ใ€Œไธ็ฅฅไบ‹ใŒ็›ธๆฌกใใ€ใจใฏใฉใ†ใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.่‰ฏใ„ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใŒ็ถšใ
B.ๆ‚ชใ„ๅ‡บๆฅไบ‹ใ‚„ไธๅ่ช‰ใชไบ‹ไปถใŒ็ซ‹ใฆ็ถšใ‘ใซ่ตทใ“ใ‚‹
C.ๅˆฉ็›ŠใŒๆ€ฅๅข—ใ™ใ‚‹
D.ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ๆŠ€่ก“ใŒ้–‹็™บใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹
4

ไปŠใฎไผๆฅญใซใŠใ„ใฆใ€ๅผท็กฌใชใƒˆใƒƒใƒ—ใƒ€ใ‚ฆใƒณใ ใ‘ใงใฏใชใœๅ•้กŒใ ใจใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.่ค‡้›‘ๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ๅธ‚ๅ ด็’ฐๅขƒใซ้ฉๅฟœใงใใชใใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰
B.ๅพ“ๆฅญๅ“กใŒๅคšใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰
C.ใ‚ณใ‚นใƒˆใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰
D.ๆณ•ไฝ“็ณปใซๅใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

ไธๆธฌ

ใตใใ

unforeseen / unexpected

็‹ฌๆ–ญๅฐ‚่กŒ

ใฉใใ ใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“ใ“ใ†

arbitrary decision-making

ไธ็ฅฅไบ‹

ใตใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ˜

scandal / misconduct

้ขจ้€šใ—

ใ‹ใœใจใŠใ—

transparency / openness

ไธปไฝ“็š„

ใ—ใ‚…ใŸใ„ใฆใ

proactive / independent

้ ทใ‘ใ‚‹

ใ†ใชใšใ‘ใ‚‹

understandable / acceptable

็™ป็”จ

ใจใ†ใ‚ˆใ†

appointment / promotion

็›ฃ็ฃ

ใ‹ใ‚“ใจใ

supervision / direction

ๆจฉ้™ๅง”่ญฒ

ใ‘ใ‚“ใ’ใ‚“ใ„ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†

delegation of authority

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