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Episode #52: Confident Organizations

The confidence of the people sitting in your office is up against the confidence of your competitor’s peop...

Episode #12: Allan Smith, Ex-CEO of RGA Japan

Generally speaking, compared to other nationalities, they are a bit more reluctant to state their opinions...

Episode #51: Acting Like A Winner

The hush has now swept across the room. All eyes are fixed on the MC, breaths are being held, awaiting th...

Episode #11: Nikhil Gupte, President of Barilla Japan

The standard dress code is much more formal in Japan than many other countries, even including other Asian...

Episode #50: Best Negotiator Attributes

We can’t control the issues which arise during a negotiation or the attitude of the buyer, but we can cont...

Episode #10: Seiichiro Asakawa , CEO, Tokyo Chemical Industries

As a leader, I learned to not compete on things I did not have expertise in. I had a financial background,...

Episode #49: Super Important Soft Skills

Dale Carnegie Training conducted a global survey to examine what are the key people issues organisations a...

Episode #9: Paul Hardisty, Ex-CEO, Adidas Japan

Once you walk the talk over a given period of time as a leader, you gain trust, and then people will f...

Episode #48: Stop Being Scared To Death When Presenting

Hands and legs quivering, knees knocking together, face turning red, pulse racing, mind whiting out – this...

Episode #8: Dominic Carter, CEO of The Carter Group

If you come into Japan with the idea that you're going to give orders and people are going to follow your ...

Episode #47: Service The Way The Japanese Do It

I am sure you have you seen notices explaining that this location is going to close while the building is ...

Episode #7: Masa Namiki, CEO of Interbrand Japan

While you can be ready for a position from a capability or mindset perspective, it does not necessarily me...

Episode #46: Leading Youth Dilemmas

Japan is entering a scary world of work. The tried and true assimilation methods of the past, for injecti...

Episode #6: James Feliciano, CEO of AbbVie Japan

As a leader in Japan, people look to you for approval, for guidance, for answers, but at the same time you...

Episode #45: Public Speaking Is Your Personal Brand Destroyer

Seriously sad really. Our speaker had some excellent points to convey but due to silly basic errors, kill...

Episode #5: Kervin Go, Country Manager of Curvature Japan

Because it is easy to let your inner pride at being a leader override the humility that is necessary as a ...

Episode #44: Seriously Nasty Buyers

The customer is Kamisama (God) in sales in Japan. We hear this a lot here across all industries and secto...

Episode #4: Aki Kubo, CEO, Tag Japan

Japanese leaders in Japanese companies are often more like managers, than like leaders - leaders are expec...

Episode #43: Fond Farewells for Staff

In most Western economies, a colleague’s farewell is no big deal, just a part of the tapestry of business....

Episode #3: Luke Verwey, CEO, Nielsen Japan

While every country has its nuances, it is about finding the calibration point between the goals of the mu...