Coffee for Closers: Interviews with Influencers in Japan

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This is an unedited full version of our Power Lunch Series sponsored by Damon Mackey, CEO of Catalyst4MBAs on (Fri) May 15 at 12pm.  Damon gave some great insight into the current market in Japan, the hiring status and what candidates and companies can do during this time.  He also pitched some open roles that were available in the consulting field with some of the Big4 consulting firms.

Check out some of the open roles here:
https://www.catalyst4mbas.com/job-search

Also make sure to register for their upcoming webinar on May 21st:
https://www.catalyst4mbas.com/events/online-seminar

Check out some of our other sites as well:

Motionworks Media (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSxpEibw5TmRp3U8cFzcuQg

Motionworks Media (Website)
https://www.motionworks.co.jp/portfolio/

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Believe it or not, many companies are still hiring, especially in the consulting sector within the Big4. Damon Mackey, Managing Director of Catalyst4MBAs, shares his insights and experience working with the top consulting companies in Japan and  what kind of opportunities are available through Catalyst4MBAs.

If you are interested to learn more about seminars or opportunities in the consulting sector, please reach out to Damon at [email protected] or via Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/damonmackey/

Motionworks Media (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSxpEibw5TmRp3U8cFzcuQg

Motionworks Media (Website)
https://www.motionworks.co.jp/portfolio/

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I had the pleasure to interview Anthony Trotter, Managing Director of Bridgewater Japan about the importance of being humble, staying positive and listening more to people. His high-touch approach with both candidates and clients to understand their situations and find the best solutions was great to see and a much needed skill in this market.

To see the video for this interview, visit our YouTube Channel or Website: 

Motionworks Media (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSxpEibw5TmRp3U8cFzcuQg

Motionworks Media (Website)
https://www.motionworks.co.jp/portfolio/

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While many companies are doing great things during this current state of affairs, others fall way short of making good leadership decisions.  Employees should be using this time to evaluate their companies and communicate with others in the market to stay competitive. 

Check out our recent Vlog focused on these issues.  We welcome your feedback and comments as always.  Thanks for watching.


Motionworks Media (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSxpEibw5TmRp3U8cFzcuQg

Motionworks Media (Website)
https://www.motionworks.co.jp/portfolio/

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This episode is a follow up to our first one focused on engaging remote workers.  This episode talks about two situations of a company that implemented remote working rather easily since they had things in place and another one that ended up having to adopt a remote work situation with almost zero capacity to effectively launch it.

I had conversations with 2 company employees in Japan that had very different experiences with the forced policy of remote working and how they and their companies dealt with it.

Would love to get others' thoughts on this and if your company is dealing well with this or struggling with it.  Here are some local stories that put some good viewpoints on the subject for employees as well as companies.

https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/335475?page=2
https://business.nikkei.com/atcl/forum/19/00026/031600008/

Be on the lookout for more stuff soon and a vlog to follow.

Stay safe and productive.

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How to Keep Employees Engaged While Working Remotely

We are in very uncertain times but that does not mean we have to disregard some common issues that are always common with employee satisfaction regardless if you are working next to each other or remotely.  I think that employee engagement is probably higher now between colleagues since there are more questions that need to be answered since they are working remotely.  However, there are also many issues and hidden stresses it causes so employers (managers) should be on top of them before they become bigger issues.  

Below are some common reminders for helping staying employees productive and engaged during working from home.

1.      Understand everyone’s situation

2.      Interact and Engage with your colleagues and employees often

3.      Track progress and possible issues, offer support 

So there are pros and cons to the recent (forced) trend to work from home but following these or similar basic guidelines, the current situation can lead to a more productive and happy workforce. 

Here are some related articles that may also be of interest:

https://www.uschamber.com/co/run/human-resources/keeping-remote-employees-engaged

https://shigoto-ba.com/archives/3235

Also, check out our updated website and platforms at http://www.motionworks.co.jp/
Thanks for listening and stay tuned for more great content from the Coffee for Closers Podcast Channel.

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