The CEO Magazine Interviews Toru Takahashi on Redefining the Value of Human Capital

On February 5, The CEO Magazine interviewed Toru Takahashi, Global Chief Strategy Officer at GLOBIS Europe, for its latest episode of CEO: Behind the Scenes. In a wide-ranging conversation, Takahashi explored the hidden costs of treating people as expenses rather than assets, challenging conventional approaches to measuring business performance.

In the episode, Takahashi explains how traditional ROI metrics often overlook the true drivers of long-term success. He emphasizes that while financial indicators capture short-term output, they frequently fail to measure the long-term value created by investing in people. As he notes in the interview, “When you treat people as costs to be minimized rather than assets to be developed, you undermine the very foundation of sustainable growth.”

Takahashi calls on leaders to rethink how organizations assess performance, encouraging a shift toward strategies that prioritize capability building, engagement, and long-term impact.

The full episode of CEO: Behind the Scenes featuring Toru Takahashi is available on YouTube.