Podcast

Episode #321: Problem Solving In Business For Leaders

Leaders are problem solving experts. They have the authority, money and time to apply their skills to fixin...

Episode #320: Leading Virtual Teams

We have seen some major changes within Japanese corporates as they move overseas. In the old days, the Japan...

Episode #319: The Secret World Of Conflict When Leading In Japan

Japan doesn’t like conflict. As the foreign boss you will be super busy and may be missing some areas of co...

Episode #318: Managing Or Leading-Which One Are You Doing?

Last week I was teaching a leadership programme for new leaders and this key question of what is the differe...

Episode #317: Build Your Successor's Storytelling Skills

We enjoy movies, dramas, novels, plays because they all excel at telling stories. They are not executed as s...

Episode #316: Don't Take Bad Advice From The Client

Clients worry about their bottom line, cash flow, brand reputation and their own career. They often move ar...

Episode #315: Leading Projects Across Multiple Offices

What a nightmare this is, dealing with different times zones, work styles, understandings, offers, commitmen...

Episode #314: Killing Rumours And Misconceptions

Staffing is a subject that gets a lot of attention from those within and without the organisation. Those ou...

Episode #313: How To Fix Burnout

Previously we looked at preventing burnout but what happens if we missed that tide and the ship didn’t sail?...

Episode #312: How To Use Networking To Increase Your Revenues

There are two varieties of networks here for me - the Japanese speaking and the English speaking. With regar...

Episode #311: Don't Hit Burnout Baby

Leaders encountering this title preventing burnout might be thinking “I am tough, self-reliant, hairy cheste...

Episode #310: Dealing With Superstars In Your Business

We are all looking to develop talent within the ranks. We invest time and treasure to boost skills and expe...

Episode #309: How You Can Get Engagement In Japan

We know there are many challenges to getting the team to embrace changes. Resistance, poor buy in, fear of t...

Episode #308: Anticipating Trouble Before Activating Change Engagement

Change is glacial in Japan. Everyone complains about everything but no one wants to change anything if it i...

Episode #307: What Do you Do When Key People Quit

I once had the perfect team in business. I had spent years hiring well and really putting a lot into traini...

Episode #306: Why Japanese Staff Refuse Leadership Positions

It is an irony. In the West ambitious people have the elbows out to bundle you out of their way. They are s...

Episode #305: Value Led Leadership

When we think of the value of the leader, we are drawn to things like insight, vision, experience, technical...

Episode #304: The Leader Player Conundrum

When we are promoted into leadership positions or when we are running a small business, there is no luxury o...

Episode #303: Virtual Leader Best Practices

Developing people who you can walk up to and speak with face to face is hard enough for most leaders, let al...

Episode #302: As The Leader, Never Assume In Japan

Leaders are busy people. Processes become established and we assume they are working properly. You are sent...