WⅡ：About chapter1 of Leading at the edge

It is difficult for the leaders to change the original plan. It is obvious from the historical perspectives.
For example, at the end of the Pacific War, the Japanese imperial headquarters
couldn't choose the choice to surrender until atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They did stick to their plan and couldn't  save the life of nations. If they could give up this war at the appropriate time, so many people who were unnecessarily dead would be saved.
There are other historical events that shows once the leader took his plan, he continue to do in accordance with that plan.
On the other hand, Shakleton could do that. So, he became a hero among some people.
In chapter1, there are two lessons for the leaders: big vision and concrete action.
In order to explain about these lessons, "Intel example" is used. That example is famous in Japanese education.  At that time, Japanese chip companies got the better of Intel because Japanese wage level are lower than U.S.A. Of course, It seems that So far, So good for those companies. However, they couldn't expect it to happen that they wolud be overtook by cheaper chips like Chinese companies. In the result, so many Japanese chip companies bankrupted. The reson why they failed is showed by Shakleton.
They didn't have big vision and were satisfied with present state. If they expected and prepared for it, they could change the original plan and still exsit like Intel.