Kyoto is rich with small eateries and tiny bars. Some of them are hidden away, perhaps even intimidating to enter. But if they are advertising sake in some way, they can be hard to resist. Sometimes, we’re as interested in seeing what kind of food is being served as we are in the sake…
(Kazuhiro Sakurai, holding a bottle of Dassai 23) Successful companies rise to greatness through leadership. Without it, talent too readily loses focus. Company culture struggles to find identity. Work becomes mere motion, not a source of inspiration that fuels itself in a virtuous circle, leading to meaningful products and services. Dassai is quite possibly…