Podcast

Episode #289: Dealing With Really Toxic Staff

Be it big organisations or small organisations, the things nobody wants are rust or termites. Rust in your ...

Episode #288: Yep, This Year Will Be Different

The new calendar year is always a time for reflection and goal setting. We get a few days off and can put s...

Episode #287: Are You An Authentic Leader?

“Never Forget A Customer; Never Let A Customer Forget You” This is an old saying in sales and one we forget...

Episode #286: AI And The Future Workplace

Episode #285: "I'm Not Negative, I'm Realistic". Really?

Japan is a highly risk averse culture, so it is also a workplace with a lot of negativity built into it. Th...

Episode #284: Team Success Is No Accident

What are some things we can do to make sure our teams are operating at a high level. We see plenty of dysfu...

Episode #283: Japanese Young Grads: "I Want To Start At The Top, Thank You"

One great thing about those fresh out of University in Japan joining the workforce is they are fully primed ...

Episode #282: How to Become A Team Builder Extraordinaire

In our organization, we may be asked to create a new division, new section, create a new team around a new p...

Episode #281: Leader Roles We Must Play

LinkedIn posts can throw up some valuable insights and contributions. I am posting everyday, so I aim to be...

Episode #280: Do You Have To Be A Saint When Leading In Japan?

Leadership can be broken up into two main activities. One is making sure that the processes of the operatio...

Episode #279: AI Armageddon

Software development went down two paths. One was as a means to better control the employees and the other w...

Episode #278: Modern Leaders Fear Talent In The Ranks

Business today has become vicious. Having a long career in a company is not something that is highly probab...

Episode #277: Leaders Who Don't Know What They Don't Know And Why It Matters

In 1955, psychologists Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham, in a burst of errant egotism, foisted the words Jo...

Episode #276: What Type Of Leaders Do Followers Want In Japan

Leaders want many things from followers. Results, top line, bottom line, efficiency, cost cutting, loyalty...

Episode #275: What Type Of Leaders Don't Followers Want In Japan

During a leadership training session here we looked at what the group thought were the traits of ineffective...

Episode #274: Uncovering What leaders Don't Know

Episode #273: Managing Up

Why do we want to manage up? All the brains and good ideas in an organization don’t exclusively aggregate to...

Episode #272: Mentor Others To Help Yourself

The title sounds terrible doesn’t it. So selfish and self-serving. The truth is we don’t mentor others bec...

Episode #271: Five Phase Practical Creative Thinking

More, faster, better with less sounds ideal, but if you are continuing to do the same things, in the same wa...

Episode #270: Coaching People Out Of Downward, Negative Spirals

You are resilient, sturdy, capable, independent, hardy, self-motivated, constantly pushing and challenging t...