Thought Leadership

Fixing Japan’s Talent Retention Crisis: Why Onboarding and Leadership Must Evolve | Dale Carnegie Tokyo

Japan’s shrinking youth population has created fierce competition for skilled workers. Traditional recruitment...

Episode #230: Staff On Board Or Over Board?

Japan’s demographic reality has arrived: there simply aren’t enough young people to go around. For over a deca...

Discipline and Accountability in Leadership — Why Personal Habits Reflect Corporate Credibility | Dale Carnegie Tokyo

Leadership demands self-control, structure, and personal accountability. Yet many executives who preach these ...

Episode #231: Who's Really In Charge?

In recent years, Japan has seen wave after wave of corporate scandals — from manufacturing to finance — reveal...

Episode #232: The Leader Is The Mood Maker

When executives rise to the top floor, the carpet thickens and the atmosphere quiets. Yet, with every floor cl...

Episode #233: How To Get Change In Japan

Japan doesn’t have a monopoly on resisting change, but it ranks high among business environments where transfo...

Hiring and Leading Imperfect Teams in Japan’s Shrinking Talent Market — Dale Carnegie Tokyo

In Japan’s tightening labor market, leaders are facing an impossible dilemma: they want to hire high-performin...

Episode #234: How To Guide Your Team In Japan Through Change

For decades, being loyal and capable was enough to build a career in Japan. But technology, globalization, and...

Episode #235: The Foreign Leader In Japan

Many executives known for their intensity and results-driven approach struggle when leading in Japan. They bri...

Episode #236: Dealing With Companies' "Senior Problem" In Japan

Japan faces a silent revolution. As millions of baby boomers turn 60 and beyond, companies confront an urgent ...

Episode #238: Stop Making Yourself Invaluable

In traditional corporate culture, especially in Japan and across global enterprises, leaders were rewarded for...

Episode #239: Japan's Big Challenge

Japan’s demographic time bomb is no longer a prediction—it’s a present reality. The number of young people ent...

Episode #240: Me, Me, Me Leaders

In many organizations, rising to the top has long been a zero-sum game — win or lose, dominate or disappear. A...

Episode #241: My Japanese Managers Are Duds

When multinational companies expand into Japan, they often start with optimism — hiring an experienced Japanes...

Episode #242: Effective Team Building Is Not A Snap

Every manager knows the moment — your boss calls you upstairs, and you’re suddenly tasked with leading a high-...

Episode #243: Questions As Incoming Missiles

In today’s corporate environment, emotional control can make or break leadership credibility. Many professiona...

Episode #244: Japan Must Globalise But Where Are The Global Leaders?

Japan’s consumer demographics are crystal clear: the domestic market is steadily shrinking. With an aging popu...

Episode #245: Japan's Galapagos Syndrome Still Alive And Well

Why do so many Japanese companies struggle to adapt, innovate, and connect globally — even in an age of instan...

Episode #246: Bruce Lee Nailed This Leadership Flaw

Why do so many leaders in Japan struggle to get fresh ideas from their teams?Despite experience and authority,...

Episode #247: Soft Versus Hard In Leadership

In today’s competitive environment, executives across Japan and the Asia-Pacific face a timeless question: Sho...