日本企業でも英語を社内で使用する職場が増えている。社内公用語が英語の企業でなくても、ポジションが上がれば、英語の必要性は高くなる。そこで日本人CEOの英語力を動画で比較してみた。発音や英語力だけじゃなく、表情や声の大きさ、抑揚の付け方など、CEOらしく堂々と話せているか?という点にも注目したい。
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Happy Chinese New Year!
APCA would like to send our best wishes to all our members, colleagues and friends who are celebrating the Lunar New Year. We hope this year is filled with health, peace and opportunity for you, your family and loved ones. As we enter the month of October, have we've got a lot in store for you!
First, for this month's newsletter, you'll notice that we've given it a complete redesign to both make it easier to find information and so it's a bit easier on the eyes. Second, you may have noticed our new tagline "The #1 Gateway for Asia-Pacific Coaching Opportunities & Knowledge". This new tagline more accurately captures and communicates one of our core differentiators in that we are focused on bringing the best paying coaching and consulting opportunities to our members as well as specific and timely regional and local market knowledge that you just can't find anywhere else. Third, we want to make it clear again that the APCA is completely agnostic about coaching styles. Some members may prefer one particular coaching certification or style over another while some others may feel the same way about a particular coaching accreditation. To us, it's all good because there is no single "best" way to coach. We all learn from each and other and actually recommend that our members learn as many different coaching styles and methodologies as possible for each one brings something to the table and allows, you, the coach to bring something unique and of value to each and and every one of your clients. Sincerely yours, By James Santagata
Principal Consultant, SiliconEdge That Japan like any country, be it developing or developed, has her share of problems is not in the least bit surprising or at least it shouldn't be. However, what has surprised me over the years is how many foreign "Japan watchers" and "Japan pundits" always seem to miss the crux of what's really going on on the ground in Japan and more importantly what's going on in the mind of the Japanese. When articles are written or comments made about the supposed dearth of Japanese startups, the author or speaker almost always boils this down to several factors such as Japan's Shima-guni mentality (Island Nation / 島国), the so-called Galapagos Effect (which as I've continually pointed out is really just a misnomer for an industry or marketplace rife with ossified, rent-seeking incumbents and regulatory capture), Japan's supposed lack of talent, Japan's supposed lack of diversity and Japan supposed lack of creativity. ... ... With that said, there is another popular myth and meme that comes up regarding the lack of Japanese startups and that is the idea that the Japanese have an almost in-born fear of failure. I'm not here to argue that Japanese don't have a fear of failure because they do. We all do. Just as most other peoples around the world do, including those in the US and even including those working in Silicon Valley. People fear failure. But to hear the pundits tell it, "Japanese need to get over failure and embrace it". These pundits act like the fear of failure in Japan is simple a psychological construct* like it is in parts of the West like in the US. Written by APCA Staff In China, Taiwan and even Vietnam, it is fair to say that no Mid-Autumn Festival would be considered complete without some scrumptiously delicious Chinese Moon Cakes. And much to our surprise, or at least James's surprise, the Chinese Moon Cakes and assorted gift packs found at Starbuck's in China is just, well, heavenly. In other words, Starbucks China does Chinese Moon Cakes right. We received these Starbucks Moon Cakes from a client in China and as you can see from the photos below, it's clear that they are amazingly packaged, produced and let us tell you, that they taste delicious. The gift pack comes with a very nice outer bag, a well-constructed sturdy box (you can feel the heft) which features a metal, magnetic Starbucks logo clasp to close the box. The box contains four different types of Moon cakes, each is individually wrapped along with an insert card explaining each one. There is also a certificate of manufacture/authenticity. As you may know, if you've read our blog or newsletters for any length of time, but in China this is a very important aspect of not only ensuring and enforcing product quality but perhaps more importantly of assuring and assuaging consumer fears. We've posted similar things about this from Hong Kong where some supermarkets will tout "Product Authenticity Guaranteed" (i.e,. "We don't sell fakes! Only the real thing!") versus what may be seen in Japan or parts of the West were the signage boasts "Low Prices" or "We're The Low Price Leader". To be clear, this is not any criticism of China or even Hong Kong, Hong Kong is employing a smart consumer marketing and protection strategy and within China, China is going through many growing pains and strains. And as Asia-Pacific Coaches and Consultants, we should rejoice, because it is exactly these growing pains and strains that continue to give us wonder opportunities to help others in need while providing for our family and friends. Happy & Successful Coaching! The Starbuck's China Moon Cake gift pack comes packaged with a very nice outer bag. The Moon Cakes are expertly yet delicately housed in a well-constructed sturdy box (you can feel the heft) which features a metal, magnetic Starbucks logo clasp to close the box. The box contains four different types of Moon cakes, each is individually wrapped along with an insert card explaining each one. There is also a certificate of manufacture/authenticity. Here's a closer look at these four lovely, tasty beauts. The insert card on the left explains each delicious Moon Cake. The certificate of manufacture/authenticity is on the right. This certificate is a very important aspect of not only ensuring &enforcing product quality but perhaps more importantly of assuring and assuaging consumer fears. Close-up of the insert card describing the delectable selection of Moon Cakes in the gift box. Close-up of the certificate of manufacture/authenticity.
As we've been predicting for some time now, China's robot sector has exploded.
This isn't surprising as the continually rising cost of Chinese labor had been pegged in some quarters as being 25% to 33% more expensive than Mexican labor -- which is a huge difference when one also factors in time zones, shipping costs and local control. As such, many American and Canadian firms have moved their manufacturing, especially higher-end manufacturing (think Cisco Systems) to Mexico over the last 3 to 4 years. In response, China has moved heavily into Factory Automation, including robotics. This helps hold the labor wages down...but at what cost? Currently in China there are huge wage gaps and wealth inequality and now fully mechanization is coming on while a true middle class has never had a chance to arise. This is much different from what was seen / has been seen in the maturation of both Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the major Western economics. According to International Federation of Robotics, nearly 180,000 industrial robots were sold worldwide in 2013, with a fifth of those sales being in China. In 2013, China surpassed Japan for the first time to become the world’s biggest and fastest-growing robot market with sales of about 37,000 industrial robots . Experts predict that China’s robot market will grow to be more than one trillion yuan in a year or two. The Lucrative industry has attracted many investors who’re diving in. In Shanghai, a robot industrial park is currently under constructionan that’s expected to generate and send out around 60 billion yuan worth of products. Parks of the same scale are also being built in the cities of Shenyang, Qingdao and the municipality of Chongqing. While this signals trouble and bumps ahead for many workers, it also shows how fast the Chinese economy is maturing and developing and will certainly lead to many consulting and coaching opportunities now and in the very near future. Industrial robots, whose market in China is showing promising signs as workers get replaced due to higher labor costs. A lot of domestic robot manufacturers want to join the party and slice a piece of cake with foreign competitors. But they seem to be facing a tough road ahead. It’s a common scene in many Chinese factories. "Before the robots took over, there were seven workers working in this assembly line," Li Guolin, vice president of Air Conditioner Department, Midea Group, said. Efficient, working 24-7, no need to talk, eat, or drink, and best of all, you don’t have to pay them. There are more benefits to having robots working for you. They don’t get hurt. "The injury problems are solved, and efficiency is improved," Sun Zhiqiang, president of Guangzhou Ruisong Technology, said. And they take care of the labour shortage. "It’s very hard to recruit workers in a hard working environment such as the chemical and steel industries, so there’s a lot of space for industrial robots," Zhou Chaosen, deputy secretary of Guangzhou Federation Of Robotics, said. All of these reasons explain why the robot industry in China is seeing a great increase in recent years. According to International Federation of Robotics, nearly 180,000 industrial robots were sold worldwide in 2013, with a fifth of those sales being in China. In 2013, China surpassed Japan for the first time to become the world’s biggest and fastest-growing robot market with sales of about 37,000 industrial robots . Experts predict that China’s robot market will grow to be more than one trillion yuan in a year or two. The Lucrative industry has attracted many investors who’re diving in. In Shanghai, a robot industrial park is currently under constructionan that’s expected to generate and send out around 60 billion yuan worth of products. Parks of the same scale are also being built in the cities of Shenyang, Qingdao and the municipality of Chongqing. It’s not all good news though. According to International Federation of Robotics, more than 90% of the industrial robot market in China is dominated by foreign companies, and the key parts of robots for the rest less than 10% of the domestic market are made outside of China. For domestic robot manufacturers, they face a lot of challenges such as lacking key technologies and competition from foreign businesses. There is a lot to do to take up the lucrative, young market in China. expert AUdio Interviews: The Japan Business Trilogy: Startups, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Tech9/5/2014 Finally, here it is, the Expert Audio Interview series, "The Japan Business Trilogy with Ken Charles".
90 minutes of jam-packed facts, insights, observations and commentary on the Japan Business Environment like you've never heard before.
By Mike Rogers, MarketingJapan, Universal Vision Ltd., and Smart Research
& James Santagata, Executive Director APCA, Principal Consultant, SiliconEdge I met the boss of the biggest international television network in the world the other day. He is a Canadian. He travels all over the world and, because he is in the TV business, he told me that one of his favorite things to do in every country was to judge by TV commercials what things were important to that particular society. Japan's TV commercials? Insurance for this or that; home sales; automobiles; financial instruments and plans; candy, cosmetics, fast food... Companies like Zurich, Sekisui, Kanebo.... Japanese commercials that soft sell and are emotive commercials. I think that's right. He also told me that he was "astounded" by just how many over the counter drug medication commercials there were on US TV all the time. US TV commercials? Drugs, Cholesterol, Machismo ("my ding-a-ling is bigger than yours" commercials); fast food; commercials to make your dick hard, make it soft, put you to sleep, keep you awake, lower blood pressure, lose weight; not to mention commercials galore for people with extreme anxiety and panic attacks. Oh, and don't forget the side effects disclaimers! Cholesterol, etc. APCA Editor's Note:
Traditionally, there has been a view that coaching is something that coaches do. However, in recent years more and more evidence is pointing to the fact that coaching is something that great managers do; That it's extremely difficult to be a great manager without being a good coach. This is why, at APCA, we are finding more and more interest from professionals who are not just looking to coach full time, but who are professionals in managerial or human resource positions and who are finding that having a strong coaching ability allows them to perform better at their job while helping their direct reports or staff do likewise. You Can’t Be a Great Manager If You’re Not a Good Coach by Monique Valcour | 1:00 PM July 17, 2014 If you have room in your head for only one nugget of leadership wisdom, make it this one: the most powerfully motivating condition people experience at work is making progress at something that is personally meaningful. If your job involves leading others, the implications are clear: the most important thing you can do each day is to help your team members experience progress at meaningful work. To do so, you must understand what drives each person, help build connections between each person’s work and the organization’s mission and strategic objectives, provide timely feedback, and help each person learn and grow on an ongoing basis. Regular communication around development — having coaching conversations — is essential. In fact, according to recent research, the single most important managerial competency that separates highly effective managers from average ones is coaching. Strangely, at most companies, coaching isn’t part of what managers are formally expected to do. Even though research makes it clear that employees and job candidates alike value learning and career development above most other aspects of a job, many managers don’t see it as an important part of their role. Managers think they don’t have the time to have these conversations, and many lack the skill. Yet 70% of employee learning and development happens on the job, not through formal training programs. So if line managers aren’t supportive and actively involved, employee growth is stunted. So is engagement and retention. Can you teach old-school, results-focused line managers to coach their employees? Absolutely. |
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