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GENGHIS KHAN MOST ADMIRED BOSS IN JAPAN.


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When Japanese civil servants dream of the perfect boss, they don't envision some warm-and-fuzzy manager who forgives mistakes and lets you take off an extra day now and then.

Their ideal: Genghis Khan Genghis Khan: see Jenghiz Khan.
Genghis Khan
 or Chinggis Khan orig. Temüjin

(born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died Aug.
.

The 13th century Mongol warrior Warrior, river, Ala.: see Black Warrior.  was named most frequently by new civil servants, who were asked in a survey to identify the person they thought would make the best supervisor.

Katsushi Koizumi, a spokesman for the National Personnel Authority, said Thursday that many young workers regard Genghis Khan as ``a man of organization who achieved a united Mongolia, rather than just a conqueror See Konqueror. .''

The Mongol leader combined brilliant military tactics with brutal force to conquer wide swaths of Asia, the Mideast and Europe.
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Title Annotation:BUSINESS
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Sep 26, 1997
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