Now and Zen Japan
Entertaining and insightful conversations with Japan focused business professionals, entrepreneurs, and creatives. Recorded in bars around Tokyo, it’s like eavesdropping on candid conversations with Japan experts who share engaging stories of success, failure, and wisdom gained in Japan. Discover first-hand what it’s like to live, work, and experience the most fascinating country in the world. Direct from Tokyo, this is the Now and Zen Podcast!
Now and Zen Japan
Andrew Silberman: Leadership Expert and Chief Enthusiast
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Andrew Hankinson
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Episode 12
This episode I share craft beers with Andrew Silberman, Chief Enthusiast of the Advanced Management Training Group and author of the book "Get a G.R.I.P." The Global Readiness Improvement Plan. With nearly 30 years of corporate training in Tokyo focused on coaching, leadership, and presentations, he is a very riveting guest. We share some super insightful topics and a lot of laughs. It's another podcast from the Ivy Place in Daikanyama and the best 40 minute investment you will make today. Other topics we dive into:
- The inspiration behind writing the book "Get a G.R.I.P"
- Discuss negative vs. positive reinforcement in Japanese business
- Examine Daniel Pink's theory of motivation and how this applies to Japan
- Why he chose Chief Enthusiast rather than CEO as his official title
- Three ways to harness positive psychology from The HBR
- Turn the tables on Andrew (the guest) with some sentence-completion tasks
- Learn a new Japanese version of PDCA (try not to laugh)
- The joys of saying and sharing the Japanese word Otsukaresama
- How Japanese business is akin to a marathon
- Takeaways readers of "Get a G.R.I.P." should expect
- How corporate training has changed in 25+ years
gugu Sleep Company https://gugu.jp
The AMT Group: https://www.amt-group.com
Buy the book Get a G.R.I.P. https://www.amazon.co.jp/Get-G-R-I-P-
Andrew Silberman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewsilberman/