Over worked and underpaid Japanese employees feel the burden of sabisu zangyo
All I heard from my Japanese friends were tales of long hours. An officemate so overwhelmed by long hours that she had to get medication for depression…it just seemed...
All I heard from my Japanese friends were tales of long hours. An officemate so overwhelmed by long hours that she had to get medication for depression…it just seemed...
As each part of the organization is listened to and its needs addressed through one-on-one discussions and small meetings, decisions are made by group consensus…it’s difficult to get something accepted...
Using the Ho Ren So system to keep in close communication with the Japanese may seem time-consuming, but it will increase their trust in your decision-making ability…by not fixing everything...
La dynamique sempai/kohai (senior/junior) affecte profondément le fonctionnement des entreprises japonaises...
The old practice of lifetime employment has started to fray at the edges…Yet, even while making greater use of flexible staffing, Japanese companies tend to maintain a “core” staff who...
Our tips on how to nemawashi (build consensus) with Japan headquarters when you can't be there....
Being harsh towards one’s subordinates is often encouraged in Japanese culture, and a blind eye is turned toward yelling and other harsh treatment. For many Japanese, a tough boss...
Japanese customers prefer products that are “high-performance.” This tendency explains, for example, why Japanese consumer electronics products are often so complex. The various extra features are a delight...
A plan that has been beaten up on a tatakidai, until consensus is reached, has a far better chance of success in execution, particularly if the participants are remotely located,...
Un projet débattu à partir d’un tatakidai, jusqu’à l’obtention d’un consensus, a plus de chances de réussir (surtout si les intervenants sont géographiquement dispersés). Et cela permet d’éviter les discussions...
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