Podcast

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, n...

Episode #9: Paul Hardisity 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 fol...

Episode #8: Dominic Carter, CEO, Carter Group Japan

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

Episode #7: Masa Namiki, CEO, Interbrand Japan

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

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 h...

Episode #5: Kervin Go Country Manager Curvature Japan

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

Episode #4: Aki Kubo, Representative Director of Tag Japan

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

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 mult...

Episode #2: Harry Hill, Ex-CEO Of Shop Japan

When you lead people, you have to lead them in a way they are going to follow. In Japan, when you teach a cl...

Episode #1: Yasuaki Mori, Ex-CEO of Infineon Technologies Japan

Yasuaki Mori is a European, Asia and North American technology growth executive in the disruptive mobility, ...