[:en]Three things I have learned[:ja]私が学んだ３つの事[:]
[:en]Today, I’d like to share the three things I have learned. Watch this video and learn what they are. [:ja]コロナウィルスの現状の中、私が学んだ３つの事をシェアしたいと思います。 [:]
[: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]Changes Beyond Lockdown[:ja]ロックダウン後の日本[:]
[:en]What are the changes we are going to see in Japan beyond this lockdown? In my view, there are at least three. Watch this video to find out what they are. [:ja]現在のコロナ危機が終わった後、日本ではどのような状況が見られるでしょうか。私は少なくとも３つの変化があると考えています。 詳細についてはこちらのビデオをご覧ください。 [:]
[:en]Hit the Ground Running[:ja]すぐに全力で取り組むこと[:]
[:en]The only viable path forward for your business during this crisis is innovation. There is no percentage in tentativeness. It is the bold and the innovators who will hit the ground running and succeed when things settle. At a recent CEO roundtable I held in Tokyo, one CEO talked about how he is implementing enclosed spaces in retail facilities across Japan that are meant to accommodate one customer and one sales person at a time. The space is disinfected after each use. Other CEOs who heard this idea realized they could do the same thing in their own businesses, even though the business of each is vastly different from the […]
[:en]Contingency Trumps Certainty[:ja]危機管理は確実さに勝る[:]
[:en]Even though Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe now has the power to enact a state of emergency, he has hesitated doing so citing lack of evidence so far for meeting the conditions. Yet lack of evidence and evidence of lack are not the same thing, and you need not make the same mistake in leading your business.
[:en]Monsters Under the Bed[:ja]ベッドの下のお化け[:]
[:en]Tentativeness is rarely out of fear of consequences, but rather fear of unknown consequences, and there is a distinction. A Japanese government ministry official in charge of supporting small to medium size businesses said a recent event in Tokyo said that a shocking number of profitable privately-owned small to medium sized companies with perfectly viable businesses are simply closing as their aging CEOs are unable to find a reasonable successor. The children of the owners who might take over the family business frequently lack either appetite or the aptitude to do so, and few if any possible buyers for the business ever materialize. Rates of entrepreneurship in Japan in general […]
[:en]Into the Fray in Hanoi[:ja]変革に立ち向かうこと：ハノイでの学び[:]
[:en]There is no percentage in tentativeness. Success in strategic change belongs only to those who step into the fray. My recent visit to Hanoi reminded me of this, and below I explain why.
[: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.
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