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I'm learning that in Japan if you want to find new business, you have to get out and about. I can find a million things to do at my desk that feel productive but don't lead to business growing. Getting out and meeting new people cuts through all that and leads to new things happening. My best recent lead came from a random chat beside a coffee machine. Thanks to Stefan Nilsson for beating this drum over and over and reminding me of this lesson. Anyone have any go-to meetups for networking in Tokyo or Yokohama? I'll be at the next one. PS - if you are a a hedge funder - check out what Stefan does. #japan #japanbusiness #japanrealestate

I am thrilled to share some exciting news with all of you! I am embarking on a business visit to Japan, and I can't wait to explore new opportunities and strengthen our business relationships in this beautiful country. During my visit, I will be engaging in meetings with industry leaders, potential partners, and clients, aiming to forge strategic collaborations and exchange innovative ideas. Japan's rich culture, technological advancements, and dynamic business environment make it an ideal destination for exploring new opportunities. I look forward to sharing my experiences, lessons learned, and exciting updates from my journey. Please stay tuned for more updates!   #japanbusiness #networking #businessopportunities #culturalexchange #globalcollaboration

🌉 Painting the Golden Gate Bridge: The Ultimate Endless Task (Completed? >> Time to Start Again.) We're all on a similar journey. None of us are final polished done-for-yous. What we embody instead is this: "Done is Better than Perfect" BUT: I do whatever it takes to be the ultimate 🇯🇵 Japan - 🇪🇺 Europe bridge. (Many thanks to those who realize and appreciate my efforts) A glimpse into my week: - Empowering and mentoring a Japan-bound startup with German Entrepreneurship - Preparing to assist at Anuga and MEDICA - Leading International Trade Fair (+ more!) - Crafting copy for Adaptive Balancing Power GmbH - Meeting Johannes Wygasch Pascal Gudorf Kirsten Jahn Parichat Haehnen Jit Singh Mike Bertsch - Cherishing visits to my son during his autumn holidays - Assisting Japanese expatriates in relocating to Düsseldorf 🚀 Intentionally Busy. Productively Busy. Valuably Busy. Hustle culture? Not my style. I'm all about doing a narrow band of activity with ultra intensity. How about you friends? And how is your week going? #networking #collaboration #japaneurope #bridges Rich PS If you are an individual, startup or business that needs help understanding Japan, getting a foothold there or succeeding - get in touch and I would be happy to help!

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A meeting of 🇩🇪 - 🇯🇵 - 🇬🇧 minds over lunch - with Axel Karpenstein! 🍽️ Almost 200 mutual contacts - the overdue meeting finally happened! A delightful time to share thoughts, reflections, ideas and positive discussion on how we both bridge the Japan-Europe gap. We call many of the same people friends and colleagues (Andreas Moerke, Pascal Gudorf, Chika Yamamoto etc.). We both have decades of Japan experience, multicultural families and contacts and "a foot" in both Asia and Europe. All those years in Japan give you irreplaceable insights. Gold experience and the ability to open doors for others. And nothing gives me a bigger buzz. For many, thriving in Japan and/or succeeding in business are key aims. The good news? Expert help is at hand. Pascal Gudorf and I are about to launch our Getting to Yes in Japan e-book. - Decode the unspoken intangibles - Master the maze that is meetings in Japan - Go beyond surface-level smiles to forge solid relations (and much more) Learning how to do all this helped me build a healthy network in Japan and I do the same now here in Germany. So for any of you on either side, Japan or Europe, please get in touch if you need help! All the best Rich PS And if any of this message resonates, new contacts and connections are always more than welcome! #networking #europe #japan #business

Wow! What a huge list of topics we managed to cover today! And we did not even feel rushed at all. :-) - Is normal weird and weird normal? - Fires in Texas and Nebraska - How small we are compared to nature's forces, and how forgetful about this - Our very first Luxembourg #IIBA event and the sense of happiness and excitement around it, a long-awaited initiative according to the local community - IT problems - Summer in Brazil - Turning off the noise of fear - Are mosquitos or robbers the most dangerous, and how to protect yourself from them - The next #BASummitSA in ... (We let IIBA South Africa Chapter the honour of announcing!) - Running - Holiday cruise - Microsoft 365 Community Days at sea - Danelkis Serra, CBAP our Energiser/Duracell bunny - The beautiful city of Luxembourg - Being in between contracts - Data - Following your dreams and making your own destiny - The fractional executive - IIBA's #BABOK v4 plans and their evolving BA Standard, Knowledge Hub, ... - What are people missing in BABOK v3? And what would they suggest a v4 should omit from the current v3? - The resilience of the Kiev and Ukrainian people - KAROLINA ZMITROWICZ's upcoming book - Upcoming conferences all around - BA & Beyond's theme announcement webinar on 26 March - Are conference themes guiding people or making people shoehorn their knowledge into the theme? - Patrick Van Renterghem and Christian Gijsels' workshop on BA & AI - Robert Snyder's upcoming talk entitled, "What AI Buzzwords Teach Us About Teamwork." - Stories like #BrainyGlue - Outplacement - Don't use your company email address on LinkedIn Have a wonderful weekend and see you next week!

The Market Japan: Does it sound familiar? We had the perfect strategy in place. The strategic blueprint that worked everywhere, however, the same didn't work in Japan. Why? We had to learn it the hard way. The brutal facts sounded simple but at the same time complicated: "Japan needs to be understood!". History keeps repeating itself. Some companies come to Japan and think they show the Japanese customers how the business will be done and want to conquer the Japanese market in no time. Then, two years later, they woke up to discover their strategy didn't work. Then you have companies complaining about the business environment, complaining "that the market is closed" while not trying to understand and adjust to it. Then you have companies that give up and leave Japan to regret it a few years later. However, you also have successful companies that planned their market strategy very well. They learned from their experience in Japan, adjusted, absorbed the business culture, understood, and moved within the market forces. You don't have to reinvent the wheel. Successful companies modeled best practices. Successful companies use experienced and qualified support. Secure our experience and knowledge when you create your Strategic Roadmap for Japan. If you are interested, this is a good timing. Three Strategic Roadmap project spots are available for the next quarter, starting Oct. 1, 2023. Please send me an email at: welcome@japanolution.com Like – Comment – Repost - Follow for more. #japan #japanbusiness #strategy #consulting #execution

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