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By expecting a Japanese participant in the meeting to commit to a decision, you put them in a difficult position… clarify beforehand the purpose of the meeting, and whether decisions are expected to be made. Read More

This is not a two-way street. Your interviewer doesn't care about you. She cares only about herself and her employer. When she asks you about yourself and your goals and your interests, what she really wants to know how well you're going to fill the employer's need and whether she wants to work wit Read More

In the past decade, the world has witnessed the birth of businesses like PayPal, Facebook, and YouTube. We have heard the infamous stories of start-up companies moving from garages and basements to multimillion-dollar headquarters in a matter of years. But, for many entrepreneurs, the reputation of Read More

Sourcing any new employees for a small business is difficult and time consuming. You may be using the usual mix of classified ads, job boards, or recruiters to find your next employee. Or... you may try our latest approach --- using Google Adwords to source our latest hire! Read More

One or more of those 400 million may be targeting your less satisfied customers, with a plan to build a business around their specific needs. This is the "focused entry" strategy, a well-worn path in the history of successful startups (see Southwest Airlines). A focused entrant sees an opening in c Read More

The idea in Japan that successful businesswomen can’t be feminine seems to go beyond clothes. There is a traditional notion in Japan that aggressive behavior is unattractive, and that to succeed in business one must be aggressive – thus the idea that business and femininity are incompatible.

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There are any number of reasons why a strategic alliance may be unsuccessful. When foreign and Japanese firms take the trouble to form cross-border alliances, it’s worth the extra effort to make sure cultural conflicts don’t weaken their partnerships.
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Your first thought might be that only those within some sort of support role serve as gatekeepers, yet directors and executives can be gatekeepers as well. Gatekeepers are merely those who put obstacles in front of you — demonstrated by dodging questions, failing to answer emails, and eventually pa Read More

Job security. Those two words feel safe, don't they? It used to be that having a good job did feel safe. But, in today's fast-changing business world, it just doesn't happen too much. Security? Really? Read more.. Read More