Podcast

Episode #301: Power Harassment And Being The Boss In Japan

“Pawahara” the Japanese adoption of the English term “power harassment” has only appeared in the last few ye...

Episode #300: You Have To Chastise People, Right?

I was meeting with the HR team from a client company. In fact, this was the first meeting with the HR team,...

Episode #299: Change Agent Leaders Are Highly Vulnerable In Japan

The Japan business has been around for many years, but it never seems to live up to the expectations the fir...

Episode #298: How To Kill Off Organisational Silos

Every organisation suffers from the Not Invented Here syndrome. This is where collaboration is dismisseD in...

Episode #297: Nine Leadership Lessons For Executives In Japan

As the leader are you coaching your people? I mean really coaching them, not giving orders or balling people ...

Episode #296: Okay Boss, Admit You Were Wrong

Litigious western societies are firmly against admitting wrongdoing. Legions of lawyers advise to admit not...

Episode #295: High Performer Coaching

Coaching high performers is tricky. They have talent, ability and are already highly motivated. They usual...

Episode #294: Death Of A Project Team

There are no shortage of projects and project teams inside companies. Often, for big projects, various peop...

Episode #293: Leaders Who Fail To Follow Up, Fail Their Business

Companies spend considerable time and treasure to improve the business. Ideas are generated and projects in...

Episode #292: Coaching Team Members

Coaching has been wildly misinterpreted in Japan. It should be there to motivate and encourage people in th...

Episode #291: What Is Your Tone As A Leader

Episode #290: Banish Personal Negativity

The boss is the fountain of positivity for the team, like a fountain of youth of lore and legend. We have t...

Episode #289: Dealing With Really Toxic Staff

Be it big organisations or small organisations, the things nobody wants are rust or termites. Rust in your ...

Episode #288: Yep, This Year Will Be Different

The new calendar year is always a time for reflection and goal setting. We get a few days off and can put s...

Episode #287: Are You An Authentic Leader?

“Never Forget A Customer; Never Let A Customer Forget You” This is an old saying in sales and one we forget...

Episode #286: AI And The Future Workplace

Episode #285: "I'm Not Negative, I'm Realistic". Really?

Japan is a highly risk averse culture, so it is also a workplace with a lot of negativity built into it. Th...

Episode #284: Team Success Is No Accident

What are some things we can do to make sure our teams are operating at a high level. We see plenty of dysfu...

Episode #283: Japanese Young Grads: "I Want To Start At The Top, Thank You"

One great thing about those fresh out of University in Japan joining the workforce is they are fully primed ...

Episode #282: How to Become A Team Builder Extraordinaire

In our organization, we may be asked to create a new division, new section, create a new team around a new p...