Thought Leadership

How Leaders Can Inspire Innovation in Risk-Averse Teams | Dale Carnegie Tokyo

When leaders say, “We need to keep innovating,” many employees in Japan quietly think, “Here we go again.”Past...

Mastering Meetings: How to Transform Unproductive Meetings into Growth Engines | Dale Carnegie Tokyo

Say “meeting,” and most professionals roll their eyes. Too many meetings, too long, too little value. Despite ...

Seven Tips From The First Line Of Presenting

Why do so many smart professionals struggle with presentations? Even talented leaders in 日本企業 (Japanese compan...

Outlining Your Talk Using The Balloon Brainstorming Technique

Why do many business presentations in Japan fail to engage? Most presenters in 日本企業 (Japanese companies) and 外...

From Doing to Leading: How New Managers Succeed in Japan | Dale Carnegie Tokyo

You’ve been working hard—long hours, high KPIs, full accountability. Then comes the promotion: you’re now lead...

How To Sell Your Presentation To Pull An Audience

When you give a business presentation, a training session, or a keynote in Tokyo, your success depends on one ...

Many People Say” And Other Strategies For Dealing With Pushback

How to Manage Different Opinions Without Conflict — Dale Carnegie Tokyo Why should I deal with opposing views ...

Running Effective Meetings in Japan: How to Bridge Western and Japanese Styles | Dale Carnegie Tokyo

Internal meetings are meant for planning, innovation, and accountability—but anyone who’s led meetings in Japa...

Should You Distribute Materials Before Your Speech

Why do some event organisers ask for our slides in advance? Many organisers in 東京 (Tokyo) believe sending the ...

You Need More Kiai In Your Presentation Delivery

Why do so many business presentations lack impact? Many managers in Japanese companies (日本企業 / Japanese compan...

Simultaneously Dealing With All Four Audience Types When Presenting

Why do people react so differently to the same presentation? In every audience you have experts, beginners, su...

What Is Enjoyable About Public Speaking

Why do so many professionals in Japan hate public speaking? Many managers and executives feel that public spea...

The Wheel of Life for Leaders in Japan: From Postwar Work Ethic to Modern Balance | Dale Carnegie Tokyo

Japan’s leaders rebuilt a nation from ashes. The postwar generation worked tirelessly, defining commitment and...

How Much Should You Brag About Yourself When Presenting

Why do many speaker introductions lose the audience? Executives and managers in 日本企業 (Japanese companies) and ...

Primacy and Recency For Speakers (Part One)

Why do audiences remember only some parts of a presentation? In any business talk, two parts are the strongest...

Primacy and Recency for Speakers (Part Two)

Why do openings and closings matter so much in business presentations? Executives in 日本企業 (Japanese companies)...

Breaking The Rules By Choice, When Presenting

Why are so many business presentations still so passive? In many companies, both 日本企業 (Japanese companies) and...

How To Question Your Audience

Why do so many business presentations lose the audience? In many companies, the speaker talks and everyone els...

Business Storytelling For Fun And Profit

Why does storytelling matter in business presentations? Many leaders in 日本企業 (Japanese companies) and 外資系企業 (m...

Leadership Training — 7 Timeless Principles Every Leader Should Relearn (Part One) | Dale Carnegie Tokyo

Leaders absorb lessons from books, mentors, and training—but few capture them in one place. Over time, fragmen...