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Episode #248: Rodrigo Lima, CEO Danone Japan

“You need to build trust by being transparent about what you know—and what you don’t know.” “When the big m...

Episode #252: The Classic Sales Brush Off In Japan

In Japan, the common response of “We’ll think about it” often comes after a salesperson’s second meeting wit...

Episode #251: Accountability

Holding people accountable is essential for any leader, yet many struggle with it, leading to missed deadlin...

Episode 352: Let's Build Our Personal Brand As A presenter

The New Year’s resolutions concept is ridiculous, but only because we are weak, lazy, inconsistent and lack...

Episode 351: My Boss Isn't Listening

If you reading this title and thinking “this has nothing to do with my leadership”, you might want to think ...

Episode #247: Rose MacDonald, Country Manager, Wine Australia

Previously, Rose worked for Pernod Ricard Japan as a Brand Manager for Ki No Bi and White Spirits, Brand Man...

Episode #246: Alexandre Lanos, General Manager, Jean Rousseau Japan

Alex previously was an analyst for Marche Industriel Europe (Alternance), Assistant Commerciaux Grand Compte...

Episode #250: Mindset For Presentatiions

Our mindset is key to success in any activity, whether it's sports, business, or public speaking. Yet, many ...

Episode 350: The Rule Of Three

Our financial year ended in August and we were up over 20% on the previous year’s revenue results. I should ...

Episode #249: Case Study For Sales

Getting Japanese clients to agree to share case studies can be tough due to their cautious approach to divul...

Episode 349: Success Speaking Formula

I was invited to an English Speech contest for Middle School students. The students must have home grown s...

Episode #245: Carl Moser, President Vollmer Corporation Japan

Previously, Carl was President of ODU Japan, Technology Support DMG Mori. He graduated with an MA in Busines...

Episode #244: Junko Kubokawa, Ex-President, Croda Japan

Previously Junko was General Manager Nutrition and Health BASF, Deputy Regional Head Asia Pacific & Sale...

Episode #248: Top Leadership Challenges

Running a successful business requires sharp focus on cost control, maintaining quality, building the brand,...

Episode 348: Open The Kimono Leaders

The supervisor has super vision. The leader knows more. The captain makes the calls. The best and the bright...

Episode #247: Deep And Broad Presenting

When delivering a great presentation, it's easy to feel satisfied, especially when the audience is soaking u...

Episode 347: Roots Of Poor Customer Service

Poor customer service really irritates us. When we bump into it, we feel betrayed by the firm. We have pai...

Episode #243: Alberto Fochesato, Managing Director, Wurst Industry Japan

Previously Alberto was Sales Director-Industry APA in HoChiMinh, Sales Director-Industry APA Shanghai, Sales...

Episode #246: Japan Is So Formal

In Japan, politeness and formality go hand in hand, shaping interactions in ways that might feel unfamiliar ...

Episode 346: Presentation Review Techniques

Athletes and coaches spend a lot of time watching their team’s performance. Strengths and weaknesses are so...