Podcast

Episode #109: Become A Rockstar Coach

A consistent issue our clients raise with us concerns effective coaching. Becoming a leader is usually the r...

Episode #108: Our Habits Define Our Success

We are all the product of our habits. What we do regularly defines our level of success. Bad habits, good ...

Episode #107: Hip Hop Rapper Advice for PM Abe

Vince Staples, American Hip Hop Rapper, was recently quoted in a Financial Times interview, “You have to pai...

Episode #106: Romancing Japan

Japan’s ignominious end is being triggered by a lack of romance. This retarded romantic environment is whit...

Episode #105: SMILE!

Grumpy, angry looking, unfriendly customer facing staff - welcome to America! Dale Carnegie's Human Relati...

Episode #104: How To Retain Your Millennials (Part 2)

In Part One, we looked at what were the drivers for retaining and engaging Millennials, based on The Dale Ca...

Episode #103: How To Retain Your Millennials (Part 1)

Kids today! Each generation struggles to understand why their successors are so different (and usually, by d...

Episode #102: How To Speak The Many Languages Of Sales To Your Clients

Today's podcast was recorded at a live session in Nagoya for the American Chamber Chubu Branch. Whether we ...

Episode #101: Japan Is A Marathon Not A Sprint

There are specific work rhythms for Japan. Spring is hopeless because of kafunsho (allergies) killing our c...

Episode #100: Hey Boss, Your Nightmare Begins Now!

Here is a collection of indicators that should send a shiver down the spine of all employers in Japan. The ...

Episode #99: Hussle Hassle

Is speed expensive? Pushing ourselves is getting crazier. Constant hussling can lead to large and small er...

Episode #98: Chinese Tourist Tsunami Stress

You know you have adjusted to Japan when you get totally annoyed by visiting Chinese tourist’s behavior. Th...

Episode #97: Leadership Soft Power

Harvard Professor Joseph Nye coined the term “soft power” to describe how nations can achieve their aims thr...

Episode #96: Why Your Boss Is Difficult

Are you the engagement survey assassin carving up your boss or are you the victim having to explain to senio...

Episode #95: Modern Sports Coaching For Business Leaders

The classic half-time locker room Churchillian oratory from the coach, whipping the team into a frenzy for t...

Episode #94: Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys

This Polish proverb made me smile. A handy phrase for whenever the needle on the “ridiculous meter” is hitt...

Episode #93: Market Yourself In One Minute

Meeting new business contacts, expanding personal networks, promoting a reliable, trustworthy “Brand You” ar...

Episode #92: Mad Terrorists and Middle Managers

“They are looking for a place where they are highly valued, feel they are needed, and are praised for being ...

Episode #144: Delivering Presentations with Clarity

There are a number of common structures for giving presentations and one of the most popular is the opening-...

Episode #91: How To Command Unruly, Alchohol Fueled Crowds

The Master of Ceremony (MC) goes to the microphone to get the programme underway but the audience are simply...