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In Japan training is viewed as impractical and not relevant, individually-oriented and thus selfish....
American clients visiting Japan on business, feel the translations they get are only a fraction of what they know was really said, and it feels like the most important parts...
A terrific personal development opportunity, enabling them to have experiences they would not have in Japan. It gives people in other countries a look at Japanese who do not...
Japanese executives tend to just sit at their desks in their offices. They don’t make the effort to walk around and talk to people. They don’t do anything...
Take matters into your own hands. You may not be able to change the rotation system, but you can change what you yourself do about it. Accept frequent...
In a typical American-style job interview “selling yourself” and “tooting your own horn” are expected behaviors. Coming from a country where modesty is considered to be an important virtue,...
There are certain things that Japanese tend to respond to and other things that they tend not to respond to. Knowing some of the dos and don’ts will help...
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...
Japanese can communicate without using actual words using their own version of non-verbal communication. Pay close attention and you’ll soon understand what is not being said....
