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 […]
CEO Insights kicks off the New Year with a dive into marketing. This is not advertising on a billboard or magazine - it is more of the digital nature. NTT Docomo’s c-level told us two years ago that more than 50% of their smartphone bandwidth is used by video consumption. Video is easy to produce […]
These days, many are singing the praises of blockchain technology for its potential to create efficiency across many industries. The most visible application of blockchain technology is the virtual currency Bitcoin, which has often hit the news for rapid gains and losses in value. However, there are in fact over 2,000 other tokens and currencies […]