Managing for Creativity in Japan
Talking with Foreign Executives in Japan
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Parts of this study were carried out while at
Hitotsubashi University
, under a scholarship from the
Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (文部科学省 Monbu-kagakushō)
.
Approach to Brainstorming
Smoking Husks
On NPD
On Being a Foreign Employer
Marking Territory vs. Teaching a Race
Obstacles Involved with being Non-Japanese
Advantages to being Non-Japanese
Advice for New Managers
Hard to Pinpoint
Handwritten
Be the Template Bringer
To Be Successful in Japan
Bringing Value, Building Trust
Rewire your Thinking, Learn to Communicate
Intelligent Consumers
Give a Shit
Hardship and Community
Influence and Losing Your Edge
A Hands-On Management Environment
In-Betweens add the Polish
Mid-Level Creativity Killers
Advice for Managers in Japan
Being a Change Agent
Country Specific Skills
Tension with the Home Office
What’s the Reward for Being Creative?
Characteristics of a Successful Manager
Kaisha vs. Company
Ease
Japanese Employees
Risk, Trust, Experience in the West
Building Trust Takes Time
Cultural Strength, Lose the Blinkers
Mind Opening
Put in your Place
It’s a Respect (not talent or experience) Thing
Passing Tests
Be Respectful or Be Shut Out
You have to Understand
Be Wary
Working with Established Models
Becoming More Collaborative
Fuck Ups
Broad Minded Employees
Need a Japanese Face
Observe and Listen
On Choosing your Successor
On Building Trust and Relationships
On Learning Japanese
On Being Open
Don’t Teach, Learn
A Green Plant in the Desert
Flat Organization
Not Motivated by Money
The Weirdo
Slow Moving (2)
Contribute, Don’t Preach
No Research-Based Judgment
Pyramids and Funnels
Outside Training
Approaching Innovation
Client Relationships
On Lifestyle, Consumer Pickiness and Innovation
Slow Moving
People First
Foreign Style Work Environment
Buy-In
Focus Groups in Japan
Process Focused Behaviour
Intensive Client Servicing
Employee Turnover
You always get what you always got
The Hanseikai
Things to Embrace
Merry Christmas for Tomorrow! – Managing for Creativity in Japan is taking a break over Christmas: Back Jan 6
The Whole Train Set
Aversion to Change
Technology Use
Building Trust
Important to Have Non-Japanese Managers for Japan
Deconstructive Creativity
Long Tenure
Seeing Both Sides
Risk Taking
Relationships
Recognition for a Job Well Done
Business Imperative
Advice to New Managers
The Chorei (朝礼)
Advice to Newcomers
Following the Person Before You
Stuck in the Office
Holistic Decision Making
The Cultural Interpreter
Stable Client Relationships
Communication is Key
Cutting Good Cookies
The Passive-Aggressive
Development of a Manager
Stable Relationships
Foreigners and Change Management
Risk Averse Clients
Not Blue Sky
Creativity as a Commodity
Personal Relationships
Recruitment
Team Spirit and Loyalty
Negotiation
Who are You?
On Being Creative
On Being Successful
The Purpose of Meetings
Formula Based Creativity
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