The Leadership Japan Series By Dale Carnegie Training Japan

Japan Must Globalise But Where Are The Global Leaders?   The consumer demographics for Japan are crystal clear. The domestic market is shrinking and will continue to do so into the future. The population is aging, so there are opportunities serving that market today but it is a shrinking market over the long term. Once this baby boomer generation passes then the revenue problems will really hit hard. Basically japan is not a growth market in most sectors. Japanese corporations recognise this and are expanding their operations overseas. Part of this process is the globalisation of these companies, as they realize their staff have to become more global in outlook and capability for the organisation to survive.   Junsuke Usami, a partner at L.E.K Consulting wrote an interesting article on this issue, which was published in the Diamond Harvard Business Review. To have capable Japanese leaders who can run a global business is a reflection of Japan’s difficulty in producing strong leaders in the first place.   He n