Shinzo Abe's return as PM ended a revolving door of Prime Ministers. Political stability has brought the implementation of committed, strategic economic reform resulting in economic growth, job creation, deregulation and increased numbers of women and migrants in the work force. The Lower House election scheduled for October 22, 2017 has highlighted that there is […]
One of the most important skills in business is the ability to make presentations in a manner that will engage, educate, or sometimes entertain your audience. You may be presenting a business plan, a new idea, a change in sales methods or any other topic. What you are presenting is important, but how you deliver […]
As the CEO, we hear a lot about the cloud. All the sales people are telling us about the benefits of the cloud. The head office is pulling servers and systems from our local offices, and nearly every app on our smartphone or tablet touts some type of cloud based technology. On October 25th you […]
SPECIAL JOINT CEO INSIGHTS MEETING Social media storms, investigative bloggers and fake news campaigns: With the advancement of technology and new communication channels, top management is facing a truly challenging environment – Japan is no exception to that. Does the classic crisis manual work in the digital age? Is traditional, paper-and-pencil-based crisis training still sufficient? […]
Every boss expects good results. When we talk results, the sales people and business development teams are the first players to come under the gun. Sales is the lifeblood of every organization. No matter how great the product, if it doesn’t sell we don’t see that company in the market for very long. In the […]
Every boss expects good results. When we talk results, the sales people and business development teams are the first players to come under the gun. Sales is the lifeblood of every organization. No matter how great the product, if it doesn’t sell we don’t see that company in the market for very long. In the […]
Every boss expects good results. When we talk results, the sales people and business development teams are the first players to come under the gun. Sales is the lifeblood of every organization. No matter how great the product, if it doesn’t sell we don’t see that company in the market for very long. In the […]
On Thursday 30 Nov, CEOs will gather for 2017’s final OTR (off the record) of 2017. The event is all about food, drink, and c-level connections. People start to show up around 1830PM and can stay as long as the drinks flow. Connect with bosses in consumer goods, entertainment, technology, finance, insurance, travel, hospitality, investment, […]
With a new year many people set new goals for the year. Many individuals set regular exercise as their New Years resolution and usually fail in a few months into the year. CEOs don’t have the luxury of failure and keeping their jobs. Running a firm in the Japan is no easy task. Some CEOs additionally […]
For foreigners, visiting the bank can sometimes be compared to visiting the dentist.. painful. As the CEO, we have our team from Japan and sometimes foreigners that have to have that banking relationship in order for us to pay them for bill payment, money transfer, or investment.. Discussing Japan banking has proven to be a […]