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Episode #233: Hartmut Pannen, CEO KK Irisu

Previously Hartmut was a Partner at Bizits Partners, Senior Consultant at z-anshin, Managing Director at TRU...

Episode #236: Developing Women For Leadership In Japan

Japan discriminates against women in business. Former Prime Minister Abe’s modest targets for increasing fem...

Episode 336: Team Glue Insights In Japan

Staff can be a nightmare. Teams are composed of the most difficult material ever created - people. That requ...

Episode #232: Koji Endo, Chairman Kai Group

Koji Endo's approach to leadership in Japan offers valuable insights into navigating the complexities of run...

Episode #235: Being Conversational In Japan

Presenters get this wrong. Avoid creating a barrier between yourself and the audience. Presenters are often ...

Episode 335: Servicing Your Buyers In Japan

Enterprise killers can include Customer Service. We know that all interfaces with the customer are designed ...

Episode #231: Corinne Southarewsky, COO AXA Japan

Previously, Corrine was the Chief Distribution and Chief Claims Officer AXA XL APAC Europe and XL Insurance ...

Episode #229: Aytekin Yildiz, NA Cluster CEO Group BEL, President Bel Japan

Aytekin previously was Greater Turkey Cluster General Manager, Turkey Country Manager, CFO Turkey, Sales Con...

Episode #234: Lure Out Their Objections

Salespeople often hope for straightforward buyers who buy without hesitation. However, reality is rarely so ...

Episode 334: Those Vital Few Seconds When You Start Your Talk In Japan

Don’t let your speaker introduction be a disaster. Usually when we are speaking we are introduced twice. On...

Episode #230: Irina Menshikova, President Amway Japan

Previously Irina was Amway Russia Chairman of Liquidation Committee, Managing Director Russia, Ukraine and C...

Stop Rushing About

Is speed expensive? Constant hustling can lead to large and small errors of judgment. We get so caught up ...

Dealing With Ambush Speaking Requests

Suddenly you hear your name being called upon and you are being requested to make a few remarks. Uh oh. No...

Episode #229: Aytekin Yildiz, APAC Cluster CEO Group BEL, President Bel Japan

Aytekin previously was Greater Turkey Cluster General Manager, Turkey Country Manager, CFO Turkey, Sales Con...

Episode #233: Self-Sufficiency When Leading

The beauty, weight loss, fashion, and entertainment industries project fantasies of success, often leaving p...

Episode 333: Real World Leadership

Change is hard to create anywhere in the world. Getting things to change in Japan also has its own set of ch...

Joe Hart, Global CEO Dale Carnegie & Associates

Previously Joe was President Asset Health, President at Info Ally, Development Director Taubman, and as a la...

Episode #228: Miyoko Demay, Previous President Tiffany Japan

Previously Miyoko was Tiffany’s Vice-President Global Sales, International Operations, Vice-President Japan ...

Episode #232: Don't Be Flat When Presenting In Japan

"The good is the enemy of the great" reminds us that competent speakers often fall short of their full poten...

Episode 332: Presentations Visuals

Last week we talked about when presenting, you need to transfer your energy to the audience. However don’t...