What have you been learning or working on this month? I am in the midst of a four week period with no work travel, which has been unusual in the past 12 months. Personally, I’ve […]
I’ve been traveling a lot the past few weeks for work-related events and client support, which has been great for my business and personal practice of modeling and practicing the coaching skills that I teach, […]
I just got back from a 9-day trip to Japan and it was everything I hoped it would be from both a personal and professional perspective. I wanted to share some of professional reflections here, with a […]
I am writing this blog post while I’m on what will be my last Shinkansen (bullet train) journey for awhile. In less than three weeks, my family and I are moving back to our permanent […]
I’m finally back in Tokyo after a week of travel and site visits, followed by nearly two weeks in the United States and then a week of hosting several visitors in Japan. The past month has […]
It’s been a busy few weeks for me filled with great learning and travel! But all of this “doing” also means that I haven’t been able to keep up with writing. I’m about to jump […]
Last year I learned of a town in rural Japan that considers itself the “5S Mecca” of the world because of the entire town’s adoption of Japanese management principles known as “5S” (see the end of this […]
One of the delights about living in Japan is the level of efficiency and punctuality of their transportation services. This extends beyond just people transportation but also to package transportation. One of the intentions for […]
Here is another installment in my series of posts about “Life in Japan”. Paper and coins rule in Japan One of the surprising things about moving to Japan is how much the country Japan remains a paper-money […]
Earlier this week I went to Nagoya for a day trip to visit with my friend and Toyota mentor, Mr. Isao Yoshino, where we got to talking about leadership and developing people at Toyota and […]
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