In our blog, we answer some of the questions we regularly receive during our seminars. “I had a teleconference with my Japanese colleagues in Japan. We suggested a planning for the project and they all agreed on it. However, soon after, they started questioning everything and were not doing what we had agreed they would…
Local staff often ask us what we tell Japanese participants in our seminars. So here is the translation of a newsletter JCO sent out to expatriates that are working in subsidiaries of our Japanese customers outside of Japan. “Hidden Agenda” (Translated from Japanese) Since 2006 JCO has been very active in improving mutual understanding between local…
On 21 March 2013, Japan Consulting Office launched a new branch in Budapest, Hungary. The new office will be headed by former Ambassador of Hungary to Japan, Dr. Zoltan Sudy. With a diplomatic and commercial career, Dr. Sudy has a deep knowledge of working with Japanese that compliments JCO’s core business. Working with Dr. Sudy…
In late 2012, Japan Consulting Office opened a new branch in Singapore, headed by locally-based Japanese expat Sunao Fujii. With more than 15 years of consulting and training experience, Mr. Fujii is familiar with the different working behaviours, management styles and leadership methodologies of Japanese and non-Japanese. Mr. Fujii’s hands-on method, with a particular focus…
