Mar 29, 2017
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 Federation) and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and industry have launched their Premium Friday campaign, encouraging firms to allow their workers to depart early...
Mar 22, 2017
Japanese Leaders Needed Now
Rising in a company in Japan requires talent, but this is often held hostage to time. Your age, longevity and seniority in the system are factors that often trump talent. The usual internal talent development programme is based on OJT (On The Job Training). This is fine if your boss is a...
Mar 15, 2017
Leaders Who Can’t Listen
Dynamic, powerful, driven, single-minded leaders get stuff done. They are resourceful, disciplined, patient, highly demanding of themselves. They are often poor listeners. They are so focused on making things happen, getting decisions executed, pushing through, that conversations become...
Mar 8, 2017
Leaders Be Persuasive
A friend of mine was lamenting that he had not taken the time to complete our High Impact Presentations Course. He had had it in the back of his mind for some time, that he really ought to work on these key skills, but had never managed to lock it down and actually do it. Now he is facing a...
Mar 1, 2017
Accountability In Your Team
Holding our people accountable is one of the basics of being a leader. They flounder, deadlines pass unheeded, things get missed, work is not completed to a satisfactory standard. Why is that? People are not trying to fail in their jobs, but they do let the team down with their poor...