Podcast Episodes

272 Erwin Ysewijn, President, Semikron Danfoss Japan

"Get your hands dirty: credibility in Japan is built in the field, not the boardroom". "Bridges beat barriers: headquarters alignment turns local pro…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

271 Chris LaFleur, Senior Director, McLarty Associates

"Leading is easy. Getting people to follow is the hard part". "Listen first; don't pre-decide the outcome". "Japan is a Swiss watch—change one gear a…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

270 Loïc Pecondon-Lacroix, President and Country Holding Officer (CHO) of ABB Japan

"Listening is easy; listening intently is leadership."

"In Japan, trust isn't a KPI — it's earned through presence, patience, and predictable behavio…

10 months ago

269 Nicolai Bergmann — Founder, Nicolai Bergmann

Flowers are a stage — design is the performance.

Affordable mistakes beat catastrophic caution.

Build leaders from the bench you already have.

A sh…

10 months, 1 week ago

268 Alexis Perroton, CEO, Piaget Japan

Timeless luxury thrives on trust, not transactions.

In Japan, "walk the talk" converts respect into results.

Prepare for 90, execute the final 10…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

267 Dr. Laura Bonamici — Global Head of Marketing, Fujitsu

"Anything that stretches you and makes you grow is never easy." "In general, to gain trust, the three things that work are humility, curiosity, and a…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

266 Evan Burkosky, Co-Founder & CEO, Kimaru AI

"Japan's strength in rule-based processes has become its weakness in today's information age."

"In Japan, leadership succeeds when data removes unc…

11 months ago

265 Nate Hoernig Founder Humble Bunny

"Leaders are responsible for laying the road of brick, clearing the fog, and saying, that's our path."

"If leaders are going to be strict on people, …

11 months, 1 week ago

264 Richard Cohen, Founder Village Cellars

"If you feel you should say something, shut up for a little while and work out what's going on."

"Leadership starts with humility, respect, and the a…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

263 Glen Argyle, President Baxter Japan

"Leadership is the ability to bring people to somewhere they didn't think they could go."

"If you want to do co-creation, you have to do co-creation—…

11 months, 3 weeks ago