Podcast

Episode #257: The Real Cost of Stupid People at Work

Stupid people in organizations aren’t always easy to spot. They can appear confident, energetic, and articul...

Episode #256: Your Presentations Is Mind Numbing And Brand Destroying

We watched a big-name company blow a golden opportunity. The speaker was the President, and he had a dramati...

Episode #255: Own the Mistake Or Lose The Customer

The Japanese saying "mikka bozu," or "three-day priest," perfectly captures the common experience of initial...

Episode #357: Sabotaging Your Conversations?

We are often good talkers, but poor listeners. We have many things we want to say, share, expound and elabor...

Episode #356: How To Win Business With Japanese Buying Teams

Selling to companies in Japan usually means sitting in a meeting room with a single buyer or perhaps two peo...

Episode #355: How To Make Your Employees Actually Like You

We often hear about the need for bosses to do more to engage with their teams. The boss looks at their sched...

Episode #252: Marc Bolduc, ITL Food Division And Representative Director Japan, Intralox

“If you’re going to lead a team in Japan, trust is the number one thing you have to build.” “I didn’t want ...

Episode #254: Cease Your "Three Day Priest" Mentality

The Japanese saying "mikka bozu," or "three-day priest," perfectly captures the common experience of initial...

Episode #354: Presenting Elicits Valuable Lessons. Capture Them.

Today is a good time to start reviewing and reflecting upon the presentations you have over the past few ye...

Episode #253: Ace Your Team Pitch Or Face Oblivion

Team presentations differ significantly from solo presentations, where you have complete control. A common m...

Episode #251: Kohei Noda, Country Director AB InBev Japan

“Leadership is building a strong team that can execute with resilience and deliver consistent results over t...

Episode #353: Build Relationships That Last:L Get Your Re-Order Mojo Happening

Here is an important mantra: We don’t want a sale, we want the re-orders. That task however is getting hard...

Episode #250: Akiko Karaki, Partner Head of Tokyo, Brunswick Group

Previously Akiko was a Commentator for Fuji TV; Co-Founder of Women In Action; Partner, Strategy &; Divi...

Episode #249: Bruno Gaussorgues, Country Head Japan, Societe Generale

“If you want to impact people, first, you need to trust them—and then give them space.” “You forget about c...

Episode #248: Rodrigo Lima, President of Danone Japan,

“You need to build trust by being transparent about what you know—and what you don’t know.” “When the big m...

Common Leader Achilles’ Heels

We know the name Achilles because of Brad Pitt and Hollywood or we may have read the Iliad. He was a famou...

Are You Authentically Aggressive Or Assertive As A Leader

In today’s business world, leaders need to be “authentic” leaders. We have all come across this somewhere, ...

Three Tools To Engage Your Team

Engaging your team as a leader is a relatively new idea. When I first started work in the early 70s, none ...

How To Be A Role Model As A Leader

Smirks emerge quite quickly when you mention “role model” and “leaders” in the same breath. Most peoples’ ...

The New Leader Mindset Shift Needed

We are recognised for our capabilities and potential and promoted into our first leadership role. We have ...