A Simple Question When You Start to Work in Japan
A Person Who Is Always Ready to Give a Good Account of His or Her Company Will Come to the Fore in Any Company. “Shall I tell you a surefire way to become an executive in the future?” said Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Panasonic Corporation, one of the most revered entrepreneurs in Japan, one day. […]
Find Amusement in Your Work and Have an Experience for at Least 3 years
Find Amusement in Your Work and Have an Experience for at Least 3 years Even if you are enthusiastic enough about your work, you will experience hardships before achieving certain results. It will also take you some time to achieve results. Therefore, it is essential to maintain your motive power to continue to work enthusiastically. […]
What it Takes to Succeed in Japan: Seriousness and Passion
What it Takes to Succeed in Japan: Seriousness and Passion One of the most famous business leaders in Japan today is Kazuo Inamori, the founder of Kyocera Corporation. He is the most famous Japanese businessman in China. In his way of thinking, there is a formula for success: Thinking x Ability x Passion. It is […]
Leaders in Japan Need to be aware of Garasubari Keiei (ガラス張り経営) and Koushi Kondou (公私混同)
What is Koushi kondo? In Japan, there is a strong belief that mixing public and private life is wrong (公私混同、こうしこんどう、Koushi Kondou). If you are a leader in particular, you should follow this way of thinking. If you don't, your subordinates who work under you will end up mixing public and private as well. Taking company equipment […]
Important things to remember when talking to Japanese people
Talking Directly While Looking Each Other in the Eye – This Is the Basis for All Human Relations. In Japanese schools, we are always taught to look people in the eye when we talk to others. If you are working in a Japanese company, make sure to look your boss or your subordinate in the eye […]
What It Takes to Be a Future Leader in Japan?
By Ryoji Shimada We need to make our organization fair and transparent. Nowadays, social networking sites (SNS) have become so popular that it is not uncommon for employees to connect with each other online. Just a small rumor about the company can quickly spread among employees. Especially bad rumors can spread quickly. If a manager […]
A Role Model Employee in a Japanese Company
By Ryoji Shimada While Konosuke Matsushita, the founder of Panasonic Corporation, is famous as one of Japan's leading business leaders, the man currently in 2021 being broadcast on NHK's (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) historical drama series is Eiichi Shibusawa, who is said to have laid the foundation for capitalism in Japan. As a businessman, he started […]
How to Train Your Subordinates in Japan?: Senyukoraku 先憂後楽 and 飲みにケーション Nominication
Leaders Need To Have the Spirit of 先憂後楽 (Senyukoraku) “hardship now, pleasure later.” There is a phrase, “Hardship now, pleasure later.” In Japanese it is written, "先憂後楽" (senyukoraku). All corporate managers should be the first to undergo hardships and the last to get pleasure. Good managers always stay engaged in their work. Even when they […]
How to Manage Your Subordinates in Japan?
What do you do to manage your subordinates? Do you give them a hard time? Or do you take a different approach? In this article, I will explain the subordinate management methods that have recently been adopted in Japan. Do Not Scare Or Intimidate Your Subordinates. There is a phrase “rule by fear.” I hate this phrase […]
To Become a Leader in Japan (3): Bringing out the Talents of Your Subordinates
Can You Manage Talents of Your Subordinates in Japan? Those in supervisory positions who work hardest to develop the talents of those working under them are the ones who will rise most steadily in the ranks of an organization. A supervisor in charge of people whose work is steadily growing and improving is one who […]