[:en]Protect Your Discretionary Time[:ja]自分のための時間を確保すること[:]
[:en]In order to get through the current crisis, I’ve been saying the only way forward is through innovation. If you’d like to maximize your own innovative thinking, you need to be doing things other than work. In this video, I share what I personally do to protect my discretionary time. [:ja]現在の危機を乗り越える方法はイノベーションのみである、と最近のビデオでも述べさせて頂きました。ではイノベーションを生み出すにはまずどうすれば良いのか。そこで大切なのが、仕事以外のことにもちゃんと時間を使うことです。 このビデオでは、私が個人的にどのようにして自分のための時間を確保しているかをシェアさせて頂きました。 [:]
[:en]The Good Permanent Side-Effects[:ja]良い副作用は一時的なもので終わらせないこと[:]
[:en]There are side-effects to Coronavirus. I suspect some of them will be permanent, and this is not a bad thing. As my wife and I were walking around our neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, we noticed a lot of husbands and wives out walking, shopping, spending time cafes and restaurants, and enjoying themselves on a weekday when you would not have normally seen working-age people at leisure. As many companies in Japan are encouraging people to work from home, this is likely what a telecommuting lifestyle looks like—a stark contrast to the salaryman lifestyle with its crushing commutes into the city and late night drinking with colleagues and customers.
[:en]Ownership Trumps Buy-In[:ja]責任を持たせること vs. 同意を得ること[:]
[:en]New methods can appear threatening to some managers who have never had to change in order to be successful.
[:en]No Settlement for Augmented Reality[:ja]拡張現実に甘んじるべきではない[:]
[:en]A machine is no ersatz for real, human engagement. A virtual reality is never better than the real thing. A recent visit to Paris reminded me of these truths.
[:en]Labor Shortage? No Such Thing! [:ja]労働力不足など存在しない[:]
[:en]There is no such thing as a labor shortage. There are more excellent people out there right now than you can possibly hire, and you can have them—if you do things right! Last week, I discussed what to let go in order to grow your business in the midst of a labor shortage. This week, as promised, I discuss what to take on. Below are my top four.
[:en]No Such Thing as a Labor Shortage[:ja]人手不足と「手放す」ことについて[:]
[:en]There is no such thing as a labor shortage. In reality, there are more excellent people in Japan than you could possibly hire. You can have them, if you do things right. The first step in growing a business, even in a labor shortage, is deciding what to cut. If you find that your business is dealing with the current labor shortage by taking more on and clinging to what you have, then heed my advice. If you want to grow, you must first let go. Let go of what, you ask? Read on, and I explain the top four.
推定ではなく、価値を提案すること
JR新幹線の一等席はグリーン車と呼ばれています。私はフランスのTGVやアムトラックのアセラ・エクスプレスといった超特急列車にも乗った事がありますが、そのどれと比べても、グリーン車が一番乗り心地が良いと思います。JRは、いくつかの路線において、さらにその上を行く「グランクラス」という特別座席まで提供しています。しかし、このグランクラスの存在はほとんど知られていません。JRが故意に秘密にしているわけではないと思いますが、JRの社員を見ていると、秘密にしようとしているのではないかと考えさせられてしまいます。
[:en] Conversation with LVMH Japan President Norbert Leuret[:ja]LVMHジャパン代表取締役社長ノルベール・ルレ氏へのインタビュー[:]
[:en]On February 5th, I conducted an on-stage conversation with LVMH Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy Japan President, Norbert Leuret, for both the American and French Chambers of Commerce at the Tokyo American Club. Here are my takeaways from that conversation.
[:en]You Are Not Carlos Ghosn[:ja]あなたはカルロス・ゴーンにあらず[:]
[:en]Some have argued the reason for Carlos Ghosn’s legal trouble is for having pushed change too hard—that he crossed some kind of Japanese nationalistic redline in wanting to merge Nissan and Renault, giving the French company control over the Japanese entity. Had Ghosn been more conservative in his actions, they reason, he would not be in the predicament in which he finds himself. This narrative, however, is disingenuous.
[:en]No More New Strategy Tools[:ja]戦略ツールなどいらない[:]
[:en]In photography, new cameras do not make for better art, just as in strategy, new tools do not make for better business results.
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