Sunday 12 May 2013

HR in Japan is not strategic, but rather clerical, as opposed to the US where HR managers are strategic partners. Many HR clerks in Japan are not pushy women




6 "partially" eloquent engineers must go to Japan to meet a potential customer. Japan is in Asia. They will demonstrate a yet-to function product.

I have been told that the Japanese have their very unique ways as far as emerging technology is concerned, which is their "illegitimate misplaced prerogative" as far as CEO Stan is concerned.

I nevertheless briefed Stan about Japan:
  •  Many modern western cell phones don't work well in Japan because they have a "non global" network.
  • It is easier to understand a Scot than a Japanese in a con-call.
  • The Japanese take their customers very seriously and almost worship them like God. Like really! 
  • In Japan, folks have a work work work work work work work work work life balance. People work 28 hours a day, even if they are doing grunt work-like preparing their 900th version of a ten page power point.
  • HR in Japan is not strategic, but rather clerical, as opposed to the US where HR managers are strategic partners. Many HR clerks in Japan are not pushy women.
  • Japanese does not use the normal alphabet.
  • Our experience with Chad, Zimbabwe, Bolivia and Pago Pago based clients is irrelevant in Japan, which relies only on reliable reference points.

CEO Stan said "I'm fine with all that Glo-just get those bums in Engineering some training".

I am looking for 30-45 minutes of training with the following takeaways:-

1-Understand con calls (with Scots and) Japanese participants.
2-Explain to the Japanese that we sure don't treat our customers like God.
3-Ensure the Japanese don't schedule calls on July 4th, a global holiday.
4-For heaven sake, just get the cell phones to work.
5-Use our  alphabet.
6-Ensure the better positioning of HR, pushing aside the subservient male clerks by bringing in capable lady business partners under the age of 30. 
 
Please apply asap.



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