Podcast

Episode #501: Remembering Bill Oncken And Who's Got The Monkey

I received a leave application request on a Saturday from one of my staff. It reminded me that we had missed...

Episode #499: Japan Hates Change And You Represent Change

Getting change anywhere is a difficult process, but Japan is a special case. Often in business, we represen...

Episode #500: The End Of The Driving Leader In Japan

Western leadership is a meritocracy where the most driven, talented, hardest working and ambitious are given...

Episode #498: Beware Of Fake Elites In Japan

Society approves titles and status, especially in Japan. We rise through the ranks and following the Peter ...

Episode #497: New Year Blues In Japan

The calendar year represents the start of a new year for many businesses. Others will be looking at April 1s...

Episode #496: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Realties In Japan

Fads are a constant in business. Consultants have a field day. They rush around providing companies with id...

Episode #495: The 12 Commitments Method

Shaun Tomson was a famous South African world champion surfer and the recent guest on Tim Reid’s podcast Sma...

Episode #494: The Japanese Don't Take Enough Leave And That Is Bad

Every month, I check the leave balance for my staff and am always unhappy with the numbers. The team can ac...

Episode #493: The Seasons Of Leadership

When we first start out in business we are ninja boss watchers, studying our leaders with a level of forensi...

Episode #492: Why Is Coaching So Hard?

Bosses coaching employees is such a critical task, yet so few leaders get any training on how to be effectiv...

Episode #491: The Japanese Concept Of Shu-Ha-Ri and Leadership

The Japanese idea of Shu-Ha-Ri is a combination of three characters – 守破離. Shu is to protect the traditiona...

Episode #490: Companies In Japan Need Real Leadership Right Now

As a training company, we are the canary in the coal mine about commercial trends and corporate shortfalls. ...

Episode #489: Four Strategies For Building Confidence In Being A New Leader

We work long, diligently and hard. We are recognised for our devotion and the quality of our output and get...

Episode #488: How Do You As The Leader Deal With Two Face-ism In Japan

“Japanese are two faced”, is a common complaint you will hear from foreigners in Japan. The implication is ...

Episode #487: The Leader’s Unconscious Biases

There is a lot of focus on conscious and unconscious biases at the moment given the amount of attention bei...

Episode #486: Leaders Dealing With Bad News

When things are humming along beautifully, leading is a snap. We can even indulge ourselves in some tangent...

Episode #485: Ensuring Fairness As The Leader

Being fair to everyone in the team is one of the most basic elements of leadership. It builds leader trust,...

Episode #484: Remote Work Going Forward

Some company polices toward remote work are let a hundred flowers bloom, a thousand schools contend. Others...

Episode #483: As A Leader, Welcome Common Enemies

I have talked before about the loneliness of the leader. This is often felt most strongly when facing diffi...

Episode #482: Emotional Fitness For Leaders (Part Two)

In Part One we looked at Dr. Emily Anhalt research with 100 leaders and 100 psychologists. She identified s...