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If you’re like many Japanese business professionals who feel uncomfortable or uncertain speaking in online meetings and presentations in English, you may think that your English capability is the problem. Actually, that’s probably not the main problem. In fact, you...
– a conversation with Angel Guevara When Angel Guevara emigrated from Venezuela to America at the age of 18, he found that people were very nice, polite and kind. It was the same when he came to Japan. You probably recognize that, in many countries, people are...
I used to be a typical overachiever. I said “Yes” to everything that people asked me to do at work and often outside work too. When a sempai (senior colleague) advised me to “Underpromise and overdeliver,” I thought that was brilliant! What a GREAT way to make people...
– a conversation with Yuko When Yuko suddenly became company president at the age of 30, it felt weird to her that people started calling her “Shacho.” It sounded so masculine and she felt really awkward at first. And when she met her business counterparts - mostly...
I’ll never forget when I was sitting next to a British gentleman – interpreting for him – in a meeting full of Japanese businessmen... When the Japanese presenter showed one particular slide, the British gentleman turned to me and said, “Jesus Christ! I don’t know...
How do you feel when you’re in a meeting - maybe online - and you’re suddenly asked a question that you weren’t prepared for? This is a huge concern that I often hear from my clients. They don’t want to be embarrassed by not having a clear answer. Can you relate?...
– a conversation with Mana Ogawa If you’re like many overstretched, high-potential women in business, you probably think that you’re exhausted at the end of each day because you had sooooooo much to do... . ..just a never-ending onslaught of work tasks and demands....
Do you ever tell yourself that your work isn’t good enough?Do you often compare yourself with others in your business?Are you reluctant to ask for help from colleagues or others with more experience?Do you tend to overwork?Do you often replay events over and over in...
– a conversation with Miho Kauanoe Shinohara How often do you find yourself hesitating because you’re in a new situation? What if you fail? What will people think of you? When Miho Shinohara was suddenly asked to MC in front of hundreds of people in English about a...
– a conversation with Minami Yusui On Broadway, they say “The show must go on.” Well, 2020 has made us look at things differently, right? When 18-year-old Minami Yusui went to the States to study, she dreamed of standing on a Broadway stage. That dream eventually came...
Isn’t there something wonderful about new beginnings? A sense that things are going to be better. A feeling of pain and failure being left in the past. But in the middle of a pandemic or any challenging time, it can be so easy to forget that you can declare a new...
– a conversation with Miyako Hazama In the early days of her corporate career, Miyako Hazama thought she was too gentle to be a good negotiator – and she didn’t want to be criticized for being too pushy. Meanwhile, her male colleagues seemed to be able to calculate...