The Essence of Corporate Innovation Management Series (1): The Professional Mindset | The Pathology of Corporate Organizations | The Laws of Human Nature

Hello. I am Hong-jip Kim, a powertrain engineer and retired executive with 40 years of experience in major and mid-sized corporations (including Hyundai Motor Group and its affiliates), including 18 years as an executive, CTO, and CEO. I have built my expertise on the front lines of the fierce corporate battlefield. Based on the insights and knowledge systems I have gained firsthand over the decades, I would like to share how my experience can help you solve the problems of "organizational ills" and "career stagnation" that you encounter in your professional life. 1. What problems do I solve? Many employees feel that their company is like a "mental landfill" piled high with all sorts of issues. Within organizations, there are "jackals" who only look out for their own interests and steal credit from others, polluting the workplace with "bullshit" designed solely to manipulate others without any regard for the truth. In such environments, the majority of "sheep" remain silent, accumulating "ressentiment"—a passive resentment—and eventually falling into a "valley of death" where their careers seem to have ground to a halt. I solve the problem of surviving in these irrational organizational environments and finding a breakthrough for stalled growth. 2. How do I solve them? I solve your problems not through theory, but through three core strategies proven over 40 years of experience. First, technical armament to become an "autonomous being (the angry sheep)": I teach you how to neutralize the "bullshit" of the jackals through "technical mastery"—overwhelming skill that goes beyond mere complaining—and "logical criticism" based on cold data. Furthermore, I equip you with an invincible armor that remains unshaken by any political pressure through a mindset of "graceful defeat," where you gain inner freedom by facing the fear of dismissal or demotion head-on. Second, building a "professional mindset" to read Strategic Inflection Points (SIP): Beyond simply working hard, I help you develop an eye for detecting "tenfold changes" that rewrite market rules. I provide an execution guide (The 10 Commandments of a Pro) to help you break free from the complacency that erodes both yourself and your organization, view the world from a 360-degree perspective, build your own knowledge system, and translate it into actual results. Third, mastery of social intelligence to see through human nature: I teach you how to convert inner emotions into fuel for rational thinking and how to decode the true intentions (the "code") hidden behind the masks of others. I will join you on a journey to find an unwavering sense of calling through a high-level perspective on life, learning how to take the initiative by forming a "reality group" without being swept away by collective madness. I want to be your partner in helping you grow not as a mere cog in an organization, but as an active master of your own standards. The 40-year record of the path I have walked will serve as a clear navigation system for you to cross your "valley of death."