Jul 15, 2026
Leadership success is usually measured through revenue, market share, promotions, productivity and team performance. Those indicators matter, but they do not tell us whether a leader is succeeding in life.
A leader can deliver excellent corporate results while gradually damaging their marriage, weakening...
Jul 8, 2026
Western and Japanese meetings often look similar on the calendar, but they operate on very different assumptions. Both may involve reporting, planning, problem-solving and innovation, yet the real work happens in different places.
In many Western companies, the meeting room is where people debate, confront, push, defend...
Jul 1, 2026
Becoming a new leader is one of the most dangerous promotions in business. The person who was promoted for hard work, strong KPIs, early starts, late finishes and personal accountability suddenly becomes responsible for other people’s performance.
That sounds like career progress, but it can become a trap. Many new...
Jun 24, 2026
Business meetings have become one of the great productivity sinkholes of modern organisations. Mention the word “meeting” and people’s eyes often roll because they expect too many attendees, too much waffle and too little value.
Not all meetings are the same. Some are simple information-sharing sessions that could...
Jun 17, 2026
Innovation may look obvious from the leader’s chair, but it often looks like extra work from the team’s chair. Leaders may say, “We need to keep innovating,” but employees hear, “Here comes another initiative on top of everything else we are already doing.”
In Japan, this resistance can be even...