Daring Different

Words of Recommendations •4
Introduction •8

Chapter 1 A Road Not Taken by Others
FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS ABOUT HUMANITY •19
SHOUTS ECHOED THROUGH THE ANATOMY LAB •19
PRACTICING THE HEALING ART OF MEDICINE IN A DOCTORLESS VILLAGE •24
THE CORNERSTONE OF DECISION-MAKING THAT SAVES LIVES •28
DISCOVER OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND A SMALL GAP •36
AN EXAMINATION ROOM THAT STAYS BRIGHT 24 HOURS A DAY •40
THE DAYS WHEN HE KEPT RUNNING FORWARD SOLELY ON HIS
OWN TWO FEET •40
THE MOMENT TO SPRINT •44
DOES SCL STAND OUT FROM COMPETITORS? •48
THE VALUE OF BEING THE ‘FIRST’ •57
HOW DOES ONE COME UP WITH PIONEERING IDEAS? •57
THE STRATEGY OF STRIKING FIRST TO DEFEAT THE COMPETITION •62

Chapter 2 Like Iron Refined by Quenching and Tempering
THE CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FIRST-CLASS AND THIRD-CLASS •73
ET TU, BRUTE? •73
LET THE DEAD PAST BURY ITS DEAD! •77
IF YOU CAN SUSTAIN YET DISRUPTIVE •86
THE LAST BASTION AGAINST HUMAN ERROR •92
HUMANS MAKE MISTAKES, BUT HOW DO WE MITIGATE THEM? •92
SOP COMPLEMENTS HUMAN LIMITATIONS •97
FIGHTING PEOPLE’S PERCEPTIONS •100
A MOMENT WHEN TRUST FROM MANAGEMENT IS ESSENTIAL •104
WHEN ABRUPTLY CONFRONTED •108
WHO RANG THE PHONE? •108
INTEGRITY OVER PROFIT •114
THE PRECARIOUS LINE BETWEEN PRIDE AND BURNOUT •118

Chapter 3 The Key to Excellence
TOWARDS A NEW WORLD •125
THE EASIEST WAY TO OPEN PEOPLE’S HEARTS •125
IF YOU WANT TO GO FAR, GO TOGETHER •128
A LEAP TOWARD A WIDER WORLD •132
FOUR CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL OVERSEAS EXPANSION •134
FAIL AND CHALLENGE •140
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TEST METHODS •140
THE COURAGE TO FIND SUCCESS AFTER FAILURE •145
A SENSE OF MISSION FOR SCIENTIFIC DATA •151
TWO PHRASES THAT MADE RESEARCHERS NERVOUS •151
THE CULPRIT THAT DISAPPEARED INTO THIN AIR •155

Chapter 4 Diamonds Pulled Out of the Mud
OVERCOMING THE COVID-19 TSUNAMI •163
THE SCARIEST WORDS IN THE WORLD •163
PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT AGAINST THE GOD OF DEATH •166
THE POWER TO PERSEVERE THROUGH PAINFUL TIMES •173
TYPES OF PCR TEST RESULTS THAT TROUBLE PEOPLE •176
A SENSE OF MISSION FOR LIFE •179
ANTS CARRYING A MORTAR •184
FROM BAD TO WORSE •184
LEANING ON EACH OTHER •189
PREPAREDNESS TO RESPOND TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES •192
A PHONE CALL FROM FINLAND •199
TRUST IN LONG-TERM EFFORTS •199
FAST PROCESSING, ACCURATE RESULTS •203

Chapter 5 The World of Dancing Stars
WHEN MANAGEMENT AND THE UNION JOIN HANDS •211
“WE WON’T BE ABLE TO PAY TODAY.” •211
HOW TO CREATE A FAMILY-LIKE COMPANY •215
A COMPANY EVERYONE WANTS TO WORK FOR •226
REASONS FOR HAVING MANY LONG-TERM EMPLOYEES •226
MOTHER’S CANCER DISCOVERED THROUGH FAMILY CHECKUP •229
WELFARE SYSTEM THAT BOOSTS WORK MORALE AND PROMOTES
COMPANY GROWTH •233
HUMAN, ALL TOO HUMAN •238
EACH AND EVERY PERSON IS IMPORTANT •238
PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT & EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION TRAINING
AIMED AT CATCHING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE •242
LIKE AN AFRICAN ELEPHANT LEADING ITS HERD •244
CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY SUSTAINED FOR 40 YEARS •249
WALKING GOOD STEPS FOR SIX MINUTES •249
ENSURING NO ONE SUFFERS ALONE •251
SCL’S MAJOR SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES (2021-2023) •257
COMPANIES FULFILLING THEIR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES •262