Japan Consulting Office (JCO) specializes in improving efficiency in the workplace and communications between Japanese and non-Japanese colleagues. We do this through a range of public courses and in-house training programs addressing culture, leadership and management and other specialized programs such as post-merger and acquisition integration. We support you globally via our offices in Europe, Asia and the United States.
Since 2006, our work has been recognized by our many clients, from large multinationals to SMEs. Our practical and interactive training approach has earned us supplier awards, including the “highest appreciated training institute.”
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Many articles, research papers, and books have been written on the Japanese way of communication. Some authors go a bit overboard by referring to Far Eastern myths of “telepathy in the land of the rising sun”. As a trainer, I cover this topic in almost all training courses, workshops, or coaching sessions too. And yet…
Very often we are asked how to address Japanese business partners or colleagues correctly. Here are a few tips, which of course apply equally to written correspondence as well as to conversations. As a rule of thumb, in Japanese business life, the surname name is always followed by the honorific suffix “san” (meaning “dear” or…
The coronavirus COVID-19 has shaken up the way we work. We now know more about Zoom or MS Team applications than we did a few months ago and have all been invited to an “online apero” at this point. As managing director of a company specialized in multi-cultural training to improve business efficiency when working…
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“It was a real eye-opener for us to see what the Europeans are expecting from their managers. The tips we received enabled us to put into practice immediately what we learned.”
Toshiba Tec, N. Takao, President & CEO
“This training was very helpful, especially due to the fact that JCO has a lot of experience working together with Japanese people. We could involve not only things related to leadership, like conflict solving, but we could also include some intercultural aspects, which we found very useful.”
T. Weiler, Mitsui Chemicals, HR Manager
“Very well done. It is my 2nd expatriation abroad and the explanation and tips I received will help me better manage and motivate my American colleagues.”
Japanese participant, Japanese bank
