Podcast

Episode #510: Leading Imperfect People

  I prefer to lead high-performing individuals, capable, and driven people. But this luxury frequently c...

Episode #509: How Are The New Year Resolutions Coming Along

Leadership requires discipline and accountability. We claim to know more than the team about the strategy a...

Episode #508: Why I Hate The Lowest Common Denominator As The Leader

  A change in recruitment and retention tactics is necessary in Japan due to the fierce competition for talen...

Episode #507: Should the Boss Argue With The Staff?

  Establishing a work atmosphere where employees feel free to question the boss's decisions is important...

Episode #506: Never Underestimate The Importance Of Context As A Leader

Leaders are time poor. There is too much to do and not enough time. We are constantly being challenged to ...

Episode #505: Managing Staff Different Commitment Levels

Business owners have a total stake in the enterprise and a commitment level that is always peaking at maximu...

Episode #504: Two Things To Work On For Achieving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion In Japan

Over the last couple of years I have participated in numerous webinars and training provided by different or...

Episode #503: How To Protect Yourself Against Home Invasions In Japan

What would you do if a parcel delivery staff and three confederates suddenly pushed past you and overpowered...

Episode #502: How Much Should We Divulge As The Leader

There are lots of secrets for leaders. They attend the executive meetings, the off-sites, the briefings fro...

Episode #501: Remembering Bill Oncken And Who's Got The Monkey

I received a leave application request on a Saturday from one of my staff. It reminded me that we had missed...

Episode #499: Japan Hates Change And You Represent Change

Getting change anywhere is a difficult process, but Japan is a special case. Often in business, we represen...

Episode #500: The End Of The Driving Leader In Japan

Western leadership is a meritocracy where the most driven, talented, hardest working and ambitious are given...

Episode #498: Beware Of Fake Elites In Japan

Society approves titles and status, especially in Japan. We rise through the ranks and following the Peter ...

Episode #497: New Year Blues In Japan

The calendar year represents the start of a new year for many businesses. Others will be looking at April 1s...

Episode #496: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Realties In Japan

Fads are a constant in business. Consultants have a field day. They rush around providing companies with id...

Episode #495: The 12 Commitments Method

Shaun Tomson was a famous South African world champion surfer and the recent guest on Tim Reid’s podcast Sma...

Episode #494: The Japanese Don't Take Enough Leave And That Is Bad

Every month, I check the leave balance for my staff and am always unhappy with the numbers. The team can ac...

Episode #493: The Seasons Of Leadership

When we first start out in business we are ninja boss watchers, studying our leaders with a level of forensi...

Episode #492: Why Is Coaching So Hard?

Bosses coaching employees is such a critical task, yet so few leaders get any training on how to be effectiv...

Episode #491: The Japanese Concept Of Shu-Ha-Ri and Leadership

The Japanese idea of Shu-Ha-Ri is a combination of three characters – 守破離. Shu is to protect the traditiona...