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 planning for the project and they all agreed to it. However, soon after, they started questioning everything and were not doing what we had agreed they would do.…
Since 2006, JCO has been very active in improving mutual understanding between local and expatriate staff in Japanese companies. After having worked with staff from hundreds of Japanese companies from all across Europe, the Americas and Asia, JCO’s trainers have identified pain points that local employees struggle with when working across cultural borders. These seem…
On 21 March 2013, Japan Consulting Office launched a new branch in Budapest, Hungary. The new office will be headed by the former Ambassador of Hungary to Japan, Dr. Zoltan Sudy. With a diplomatic and commercial career, Dr. Sudy has a deep knowledge of working with the Japanese that compliments JCO’s core business. Working with…
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 behaviors, management styles and leadership methodologies of Japanese and non-Japanese. Mr. Fujii’s hands-on method, with a particular focus…
