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By James Santagata
Principal Consultant, SiliconEdge / Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Coaching Alliance If it seems that we're under a constant barrage of the Western Media Myth (WMM) that (a) Japan is "failing" and that (b) this "failure" is primarily due to Japan's "talent problem" don't fret because we are. Further, we are told that Japan's supposed "lack of talent" has manifested itself in such as way as to be responsible for Japan's supposed "lack of creativity" and "lack of innovation"". ..... ..... As I have argued for over a decade now, these claims and even statistical comparisons by the Western Media are not only useless but downright dangerous (to those that want to fully understand Japan) as they ignore the real root causes of Japan's underperformance. Fire Your Recruiter! APCA's Executive Director Presents at Foreign Correspondents' Club Japan4/21/2014 The Asia-Pacific Coaching Alliance's Co-Founder and Executive Director, James Santagata, will be presenting at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on April 17th, 2014.
Presentation Topic: Sick & Tired of Resume-Collecting Recruiters? Fire Your Recruiter & Take Control of Your Job Search & Your Life! (FYI: This is not a gratuitous beat down on recruiters, it's a hard-edged, constructive conversation to give job seekers the unadulterated truth along with immediately actionable, life changing information and know-how - all recruiters are more than welcome).
The Asia-Pacific Coaching Alliance's Co-founder and Managing Director, Hank Chin, is featured in the top-tier Chinese language magazine called “Learning & Development” which is focused on talent transition and personal development. 《能力雜誌》:一本屬於專業經理人的雜誌(Learning & Development)經管第一品牌,能力雜誌解決企業人力資源運用疑難雜症,把負債變資產 鑑別未來人才! http://www.cpc.tw/Magazine/Content.aspx?MagNo=697&ColumnNo=77&AtricleNo=2756
APCA Executive Director, James Santagata, Speaks At 2014 AfterJET Conference (Yokohama, Japan)2/26/2014 APCA Executive Director, James Santagata, spoke at the 2014 AfterJet Conference held at the Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan.
The conference attracted over 390 very energetic and ambitious participants. By James Santagata Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Coaching Alliance; Principal Consultant, SiliconEdge We'll folks, we're already almost half way through February and it's just amazing to consider how fast this year is moving.
There are so many challenges and opportunities within the dynamic Asia-Pacific and greater Asian region that it's hard to keep up! This becomes more complex and nuanced when we consider that the region is comprised of highly developed, newly developed, developing and newly developing economies, each with its own strengths, weaknesses, obstacles, opportunities and challenges. For instance, while China is fighting a devastating pollution and environmental problem as the US, Japan, Britain and others have before her, she also has been busy moving forward on other fronts. For instance, consider that China has now become the world’s third-largest research article producer behind only the European Union bloc & the United States. In fact, China spent a greater share of global R&D, based on total dollars invested, than that of the United States. Further, it's hard to imagine that the economies of China & other Asian countries together had more than one-third of the world's total US$1.435-trillion spending on R&D in 2011. http://www.nature.com/news/china-becomes-world-s-third-largest-producer-of-research-articles-1.14684 As the developing regions of Asia become newly developed, new leadership skills will be critical. We are seeing this with the fantastic success of Korea on the world stage now. Overcoming leadership challenges through coaching (Korea) http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2014/01/331_134702.html Meanwhile, certain highly developed countries in the Asian region, such as Japan, have become brittle and ossified, making leadership again critical if they are to successfully re-invigorate, rejuvenate and reboot their economy. Lastly, it should be obvious to all, that better leadership development is critical to the Asian region's long-term growth and we at the Asia-Pacific Coaching Alliance (APCA) have made it our mission to do our part. Won't you join us? Can Struggling Japanese Companies Actually Beat The Snot out of Fast-moving Silicon Valley Firms?2/7/2014 By James Santagata Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Coaching Alliance; Principal Consultant, SiliconEdge
When one is business developing and signing new clients it's often more important to say "no" to clients that don't align or mesh with you working style, skill set, values or commitment to excellence than to have both parties become disillusioned or unhappy later.
It's often more important which clients you decide not to work with than which clients you do. |
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