For decades, Japan has been the land of low interest rates, and with the advent of Abenomics interest rates have gone from low to zero and even into negative territory. Taking a loan has never been so cheap, yet Japanese citizens and companies continue to hesitate to borrow and invest. Citizens in Japan are sitting […]
Many CEOs have extensive legal experience, however as the representative of a major business it is not easy to know everything. Knowing how things work legally in advance can save a lot of pain later on. In the May CI lunch, we will have a Legal Round Robin. There will be no slide decks. CI […]
In our era of leadership, CI members have seen the transformation of marketing from print and billboards to digital marketing and online. Having a brand that reflects well online is essential to being a successful enterprise. As eCommerce and online marketing is a relatively new area, there aren't many universities teaching about the business or […]
CEO Insights is Japan’s prime gathering of c-levels sharing experience, connections, and insights from the c suite at our monthly lunches. From 2017, we will be adding a new way to network and grow personally. CI will organize random Thursday night dinners that are completely open to discussion amongst our member CEOs called OTR (Off […]
For the CEO, there are many variables we must be aware of to manage our business. At CI we talk frequently about taxation, human resources, systems, and many other areas. In taking care of our teams, there are tremendous costs associated with healthcare, retirement, and training. Healthcare is an area that we don't talk about […]
Robert Burnside will help you envision a culture of coaching within your company, and how to leverage people’s desire to learn in order to build motivation, initiative, innovation and productivity. In the 1950s Peter Drucker proposed a management revolution: a flatter, more inclusive approach, tapping the creative power of all levels of the organisation—in place […]
From the CEO's office perspective, our teams bring various requests. Some require a lot of our attention, while other areas would be better delegated to our management teams. With the recent rise in malicious software attacks, we're seeing more and more techniques used to dive deeper into our businesses. Social engineering, corporate espionage and various […]
With the Olympics in sight, tourism on the rise and Abenomics’ stimulus policies, the urban development of Tokyo is accelerating. From Tokyo Station to Roppongi, Toranomon, Shinjuku, and Nihonbashi, it's very hard not to notice the constant construction of new buildings. What is behind these developments? How will it affect the real estate market? And […]
Ten years after the financial crisis, G20 head-of-state meetings are widely considered as "Talking Club" events. Ironically, however, Mr. Trump's best efforts to undermine international cooperation seem to turn the Hamburg Summit this weekend into a highly relevant meeting to discuss alliances, align strategies, and find new ground beyond US leadership. While the meetings of […]
At CEO Insights, we talk a lot about human resources as people are the core of most businesses. In our generation, we are seeing transformational changes in our work forces as well as working lives. The potential of a very long life, more than 100 years old, is approaching very fast and will become commonplace […]