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The Bubble Gang – what became of my cohort in Japan

In the UK I would be regarded as part of Generation X but in Japan I am in the Bubble Gang, of people aged 45-49 who joined a major Japanese company straight out of university between 1988 and 1992 – …

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Japanese companies need to pull up younger burdock roots if they really want to grow globally

Along with “tako tsubo” (octopus pot), another Japanese concept “gobou nuki” (plucking out burdock roots) used in HR has been deemed harmful to corporate Japan’s global prospects.

The term has been used frequently in the Japanese media recently, …

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The most popular location for a European HQ

I’ve just been updating our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database of Japanese companies and their suppliers in Europe.  I recently shifted the database to a new cloud-based provider, which enables me to cross reference our customer data with social networking …

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“White hands, yellow hands” – the early days of IBM Japan

Takeo Shiina became president of IBM Japan in 1974, at the age of 45.  He joined IBM Japan just after studying in the US in 1953.  “In those days, gaishi (foreign owned companies) were seen as bad.  A major newspaper …

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What I think about Japanese employee engagement – it’s all in the family

Somebody writing a white paper on the reason for low engagement amongst Japanese workers contacted me this week with some questions, which I answered (possibly in more detail than was helpful!) as follows:

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“Japanese managers have been brainwashed by the West” and should aim to be ‘virtuous companies’ instead

An interview with George Hara, currently Chairman of Alliance Forum and former board member of various Silicon Valley start ups as a venture capitalist kicks off Nikkei Business’s attempt at finding a new standard for evaluating Japanese companies, beyond …

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EMEA CEMEA EMEIA – Japanese regional headquarters in Europe – scope and location

My old employer Fujitsu’s latest attempt to resolve the “European regional headquarters” conundrum that many multinationals face is to create a region called EMEIA – Europe, Middle East, India and Africa.  This is partly a reflection of the IT industry …

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Wally Olins CBE 1930-2014

I was very sorry to hear of the death of Wally Olins on Monday.  Although he was 83, and had recently undergone an operation, it seemed he was recovering well, and I was looking forward to his postponed book launch …

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Does having more women managers help Japanese companies globalise?

The question of whether having more women managers would help Japanese companies to globalise was raised, but not discussed in depth due to time constraints, at a dinner I attended, hosted by a delegation to the UK from Japan Women’s …

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