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Episode #549: Leading Japan's Most Difficult Generation Of Workers

Leading Japan’s Most Difficult Generation Of Workers Leaders now face a pivotal moment in business in Japan...

Episode #548: As Leaders In Japan Let’s Can The Orders And Use Stories Instead

As leaders, we are busy bees. We are buzzing around, going from meeting to meeting. We are getting togethe...

Episode #547: Building Blocks To Leadership In Japan

There are many paths to the mountaintop in the leadership area. Today, let’s go back to the practical rea...

Episode #546: The Required Leader Communication Skills In Japan

You would think that organisations choose their leaders because they are skilled in communication. What i...

Episode #545: Leaders Need to Be Excellent Listeners In Japan

Leaders may not even be aware that they are poor listeners. They are very focused on telling others what t...

Episode #544: How Leaders Can Apply The S-Curve Effect To Developing Team Members In Japan

The S-Curve is a very simple concept. Over time, a newly promoted employee goes through distinct stages in...

Episode #543: Common Leadership Shortcomings We Need To Avoid In Japan

As leaders are we all perfect? Are we perfect all the time? Obviously, the answer is “no” to both counts...

Episode #542: As The Leader Is It "Do" Or Is It "Be"

As The Leader Is It “Do” Or Is It “Be”? Which is more important to us as the leader – what we choose to do...

The Self-Disciplined Leader

Leadership is about creating environments that influence others to achieve group goals. This works because ...

Handling Nasty Questions From Nasty People

We have probably all been on the receiving end of it or have been a witness to it. The presentation is comp...

Managers Are An Unaffordable Luxury

Doing more, and doing it better, faster and with less is driving global business. A cadre of professional m...

Essentials For Motivating Salespeople

“Hey, it’s a jungle out there”. A brilliant meeting followed by a woeful meeting; the emotional roller-coast...

Episode #541: The Exorbitant Cost of Leader Stress

  I am putting this content together for me to remind myself that psychosomatic illness is a real thing...

Episode #540: Giving Errant Staff Feedback

  I'm actively focusing on controlling my reactions to incompetence because I've realised that I have a ...

Episode #539: Leader Corrections Post-Delegation

  Despite being considered the ideal tool, delegation frequently languishes on the shelf because of lead...

Episode #538: As A Leader How To Gain Accountability From Your Team Members?

  Avoidance of accountability and responsibility is common in Japan; this is especially true when it com...

Episode #536: Four Pillars Of Leadership

  Throughout my journey as a leader, I have identified four basic pillars that are essential to effectiv...

Episode #535: We All Need A Clear "Innerview" Of Our Team Team

If one of our goals as a leader is to align our team members goals, aspiration, dreams and desires with thos...

Episode #534: Dealing With Conflict Within The Team

  Japan is excellent at being two faced. In the West, this has a pejorative air, but in Japan this is ho...

Episode #533: Selling You And Your Firm To Job Candidates

  Hiring in Japan used to typically involve going through an endless amount of resumes and holding caref...