Jun 29, 2022
We pick up ideas on leadership from multiple sources – books, training, articles, blogs, guidance from mentors and personal observation. What we usually fail to do is compile them or collect them in one place. This sporadic approach is also completed over a long time span, so we forget more than we retain. Here are...
Jun 22, 2022
Japan was decimated by the Pacific War and really struggled until they had the lucky break called the Korean War. Suddenly the war required a lot of supplies and more importantly Japan was no longer seen as a pariah, but as a bulwark against communism. America began to pour money into the country to bolster its...
Jun 15, 2022
Internal meetings are held for worthy purposes such as reporting, planning and innovating. Not everyone views these meetings the same way though and this is where we can face problems when we run meetings in Japan.
Let’s examine 8 sets of typical meeting issues we will be familiar with:
- Expressions of desire....
Jun 8, 2022
We have been toiling away long and hard, being accountable, going the extra mile, starting early and finishing late to get the numbers and hammering those KPIs. Then we get promoted to become responsible for others as the team leader. Usually, we get no formal leadership training for the new role and are left to work...
Jun 1, 2022
When you mention the word “meetings” to people in business, their eyes often start to roll. Why is that? Usually because they feel there are too many meetings and that the meetings they attend are not effective nor worth the time being spent. Given meetings have been around forever, you have to wonder why...