August 7, 2024 by Naomi Moriyama

I’m thrilled to share a Leader Interview with Ms. Mervi Airaksinen, CEO, Microsoft Oy Finland, which was published on NikkeiXWOMAN on August 7 (in Japanese). Ms. Airaksinen told me a dramatic story of her turning around a mega IT company from an annual 7 million Euro loss to profitability and transforming it with a new business model, all the while having and parenting the first child who was born two months prematurely.

Plus, here are some of her memorable words:

“The numbers don’t lie (especially in business).”

“We need to take the time off to reflect and learn.”

“Go to the uncomfortable zone.”

“It’s important in life to gather experiences to your toolbox.”

“Think bold, think big.”

“If you say what you want to do out loud, people start to help you make that thing happen.” Wow!

着任後に妊娠が判明　フィンランドのCEO「人生大学」の学びは

遂行すべき課題が数多く同時に生じたときに何をすべきか。リーダーに必要なスキルとは

マイクロソフトのフィンランド法人で最高経営責任者（CEO）を務めるメルヴィ・アイラクシネンさんに、フィンランド在住の文筆家、森山奈保美さんがインタビューしました。アイラクシネンさんがキャリアと家族、そして自己実現の両立に挑戦する中で獲得した「6つの価値観」とは？