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Conference calls are a challenge for multiple reasons, including technical problems, time zone difficulties, and feeling a lack of confidence about speaking up — especially in your non-native language. You can’t change technical problems (except for checking in...
An interview with Shizuko Yamasaki, Brand Producer, at Color Preview Co., Ltd. Years ago, I was part of a team working on two books that brought together essays from dozens of respected international business people, politicians, academics, scientists, journalists,...
You may have heard me talk about the benefits of stepping OUT OF your comfort zone. Stepping out of your comfort zone means doing something uncomfortable - like giving a business presentation or telling a colleague that you disagree with his idea. Stepping out of your...
Here’s a post for my Japanese readers who are keen to communicate with clarity and confidence in global business. Do you struggle to find the proper words to express yourself in English? You may feel frustrated at work because you can’t show your true capability and...
Have you thought how much stress comes from what we tell ourselves about a situation rather than from the situation itself? Last week, I spent a lovely time in Germany, reuniting with friends from my student days there - 29 years ago!!! On the final morning in our...
Do you work with colleagues in multiple locations? Have you experienced the miscommunication and frustration that come from a lack of face-to-face meetings, different languages and cultures, and varied time zones? I first learned how to work effectively with remote...
Even if you clarify the meeting goals and roles of each participant, the conversation can easily go off track if the facilitator fails to align everyone on the ways that you will get things done in a meeting. Let me give you two examples: brainstorming and decision...
What role do you play in meetings? Is everyone in your meetings clear about their role and how best to contribute to achieving the meeting goals? Like unclear goals, a lack of clear roles leads to poor results, wasted time, and disengaged or frustrated colleagues. So...
Do you have a facilitator in your business meetings? It’s the facilitator’s role to lead the meeting and make it easy for participants to achieve the meeting goals. Did you know that the word “facilitate” comes from the Latin “facilis,” which means “easy”? Sadly, in...
Minori Hanashima, who joined the second Sasuga You! Self-Discovery Weekend, gives us her impressions in this 5-minute video in Japanese. What does “retreat” mean to you? Retreats are quite normal in the West, but the concept is still new to Japan. Minori initially...
An Interview With Luping Liu I’m delighted to share with you an interview with Luping Liu. She was born in China and is a long-term Japan resident. Leading human resources for the Asia-Pacific region for a global firm, successful communication is crucial for Luping,...
When was the last time you celebrated? Do you rush from one task to the next, thinking about what you still have to do? Do you neglect to celebrate or even recognize what you’ve achieved? Do you forget to be grateful? I easily fall into that trap. But now I’m being...