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Episode #214: The Fog Of Busyness

Focus is under constant attack. The speed of business makes longer term planning a dubious endeavor. Proje...

Episode #213: End Your Fear Of Failure

For decades I drove myself hard, based on a fundamental fallacy. Fear of a future of living in a cardboard b...

Episode #212: Twelve Steps To A Win-Win Conflict Resolution Part Two

Conflict is with us everywhere, everyday. That is the nature of the human condition. We have different des...

Episode #211: Twelve Steps To A Win-Win Conflict Resolution Part One

“Remember that other people may be totally wrong, but they don’t think so”. This quote from Dale Carnegie su...

Episode #210: International Japanese Staff Armageddon

Japan seems to be going in opposing directions at the same time, when it comes to the supply of internationa...

Episode #209: How To Resolve Internal Conflicts

Business is more fast paced that ever before in human history. Technology boasting massive computing and com...

Episode #208: A Soft Skills Revolution Required

The Spa magazine in Japan released the results of a survey of 1,140 male full-time employees in their 40s, a...

Episode #207: Where Is My Praise

The Spa magazine in Japan released the results of a survey of 1,140 male full-time employees in their 40s, a...

Episode #206: Japan Still Scared Of Its Own Shadow

The world’s third largest economy and one of the most sophisticated and advanced countries is a notorious un...

Episode #205: Tatemae, Honne and The Gaijin Boss

Japanese people are famous for having learnt over many centuries how to get along with others. High density...

Episode #204: Sontaku -The Secret Sauce For Leaders In Japan

Sontaku is a Japanese word which means to surmise or conjecture about someone else’s feelings or desires. It...

Episode #203: Leaders Need To Skate To Where The Puck Will Be

Wayne Gretzky is famous for this ice hockey quote about anticipating where and when the critical actions hav...

Episode #202: Productivity Not Immigration

During the “bubble years” of surging economic growth, Japan could not keep up with the supply of workers for...

Episode #201: How To Resolve Internal Conflicts

Business is more fast paced that ever before in human history. Technology boasting massive computing and com...

Episode #200: Fear And Loathing In Japan

The Spa magazine in Japan released the results of a survey of 1,140 male full-time employees in their 40s, a...

Episode #199: Big Brother Japan Inc Style

“What anchors their behavior is the salaryman’s desire to protect himself – no one wants to put their positi...

Episode #198: Bad Business Battlefield Promotions

In the military, junior officers are the equivalent of middle management in business. In times of warfare t...

Episode #197: Positive Mindset For Leaders

How do we set up a positive mindset? More importantly how do we set it up from morning when we awake and wh...

Episode #196: Hey Boss, Teach Your Japanese Staff How To Relax

METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and industry), and the peak industry bodies the Keidanren (Japan Business F...

Episode #195: Japanese Leaders Needed Now

Rising in a company in Japan requires talent, but this is often held hostage to time. Your age, longevity an...