Observant : soichiro honda

• Name : Soichiro Honda

• Date of Birth : 17 November 1906

• Nationality : Japanese

• Occupation : Founder of Honda

Observant is defined as giving care or attention details for a thing. The trait is similar as keep on eye what other people do with full concentration and details. In terms of business observant trait can be present by having experience working with other people to observe what is good and bad. The trait is popular among the entrepreneurship around the world. One of famous and successful entrepreneurship who use this trait is Soichiro Honda, the founder of Honda automotive.

Soichiro Honda came from a poor family. There are almost five siblings soichiro die due lack of food. He decide to finish school earlier after he saw his father cannot afford them anymore. He started looking job since he was 15 years old without any higher formal education such bachelor. His higher formal education is passes years 10 grade level. By his effort never give up; he got a job in Tokyo, as a apprentice. After 6 years he working with the workshop, he decide to open his own workshop. He is fully using his experience working with workshop before as a guideline and teaches him what is good and bad to operate his workshop. Sooner later, he opened a factory. He use all his property to build the factory including he sells his wife jewelleries.

At the beginning of operation, his company has a money problem during world war. His company has been bombed twice during the war, but he always went outside looking for empty fuel tank as raw material when the bombed accident happens. He was very lucky because still alive even though his factory been attacked by enemies during the war. He keep creating and making innovation in the war condition. Until one stage where petrol price become expensive and he need a transport which can make his journey easier from one destination to another destination, he got an idea to put engine at his bicycle. He so surprise that there higher demand from people about his new creation. He was unexpected that will be a high request from people for his first motor engine.

Soichiro Honda was a successful entrepreneur. Almost 50% motorcar sell in united state is from Honda brand itself. He manages to operate his business well management. The factory just operates about two years only and it can achieve the international level. Soichiro Honda is responsible to create 450 new creation and 150 of patents. His creation is good because of its effective and safe environment Soichiro Honda been honoured as a doctor by Japan universities. His brand is now well known around the world. People give priority to choose Honda automotive than other automotive because it good design and reasonable price with the quality.

Now there is no more great invention and creator we will be amazed like Soichiro Honda. He passed away in year 1991 due to heart problem. We lost a great people in the world. Popular magazine People recognises him as “25 most intriguing people of the year” and he also known as “Henry ford Japan version”.