Reflections on Leadership

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Behavioral Styles - what impact does national culture have?

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April 1, 2015

Last week I led a seminar on team dynamics for one of the foreign…

Washoku - "the harmony of food"

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March 24, 2015

At the same two-day overview about Japan living that I wrote…

Mamachari - commuting Japan style

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March 21, 2015

Everywhere you go in Tokyo are people on bicycles, riding on…

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Mistake proofing at Starbucks

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March 13, 2015

Last weekend in Kyoto, I was impressed to see this example of…

Japanese Healthcare Overview

Overview of the Japanese Healthcare System

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March 4, 2015

I recently attended a two-day class for newcomers to Tokyo. One…

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Hospital management in Japan - is it Lean?

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February 12, 2015

I've been told that most hospitals and healthcare organizations…

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Problem solving and command-and-control

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February 2, 2015

In the three and a half weeks that we’ve been in Japan, I am…

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Learning Japanese: "Konichiwa. Watashi wa Katie desu."

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January 30, 2015

Hello. I'm Katie. I have officially started my Japanese language…

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The gender divide

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Intentions for life in Japan

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We have arrived in Japan! We arrived to Tokyo from San Francisco…

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