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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} Welcome to Short and Sweet episode 4! Today I want to talk about something that is fairly popular in Europe and US but not so much in Japan which is “Is your HR team and talent acquisition team having a marketing plan in place....
Hi! Welcome to episode 3 of "Short and Sweet." p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} Today I want to talk about values. I was doing some team executive coaching with an AI start-up this week. The teams gone from couple of founding members up to 80 people in just a ...
Welcome to the 2nd episode of Short and Sweet, FocusCore's video blog. People are often surprised to hear that I used to be a big fat guy. It wasn't until I came to Japan and started working in sales that I started and found my passion for running. The first time I went out running, I went out fo...
Hi and welcome to episode #1 of Short and Sweet, FocusCore's video blog, my name is David Sweet, Managing Director of FocusCore. Episode #1 I want to say thank you; we just have celebrated our 8th anniversary, and it's thanks to you, our customers, and everything you've done to help us be success...
日本語で読むにはこちらをクリック Take a look at the chart below. This is data on our 2019 Salary Guide. We've collected data through a survey to our clients and candidates, analysed it for easyer view. As anyone can see, the most important aspect for people was "Career progress," even over "Salary." This shows p...
This week I was honored to again be doing leadership training for some of Amazon’s global leadership team. Not only were there employees from Seattle, but also Europe and Asia joining as well. Much of what was covered emphasized DiSC for communication skills within a leadership teams. One of thei...
For the Business in Japan event this month, authors David Sweet and Dan Harris spoke on Cross-Cultural Selling. Fifty sales professionals from various B2B industries gathered to hear these long-time Japan sales pros talk about how sales people can improve sales, bust through the "Japan's too hard...
日本語で読むにはこちらをクリック Recently an eager job seeker asked me the top 5 things I could recommend for finding a new job. She asked me what mistakes to avoid and what would help her succeed. Here is a brief outline of our discussion. I hope it helps you as well! 1. Get on LinkedIn. For foreigners, joining...
日本語で読むにはこちらをクリック Miyamoto Musashi, the 16th century Japanese sword fighter said, “Never have a favorite weapon.” If you continually fall back on a specific method or skill-set over and over, you will grow predictable. You will be beaten. Napoleon, crushing the Prussian army in the battles of Jena...
日本語で読むにはこちらをクリック When changing jobs, it's normal to be asked, "Why are you leaving your current job?" Usually, people answer honestly, with responses such as: "I don't like the boss." "I'm not paid enough." "Working hours are long." However, in an interview, it's critical to change negative respo...
日本語で読むにはこちらをクリック “Collaboration” might seem like a fuzzy term to many leaders, but for Human Resources professionals, developing collaboration presents a constant challenge. And the costs of poor collaboration definitely makes for concrete impact. The business news frequently reminds us of this f...
日本語で読むにはこちらをクリック If you're looking for a new job, you need a personal brand. Not long ago, we would work for a company for life and didn't need a brand. We found a job after school and plugged away until retirement. Today, life is more complex. We have to switch jobs many times, and millions of u...
日本語で読むにはこちらをクリック Anyone that has experienced an interview is asked, “do you have any questions?” Perhaps some answered, “No, I don’t.” But that is a big mistake. It differs by company, but there are three purposes an interviewer would ask such question. 1. To see if you are serious about this job...
Written by Anthony Trotter 日本語で読むにはこちらをクリック In recent years, outsourcing the knowledge, skills and experience of others to established companies and firms has grown in popularity on a worldwide scale. Although outsourcing occurs across many industries, one of the primary segments is in the area o...
日本語で読むにはこちらをクリック Do you know your management style? Knowing your management style grows your skills as a manager. This article targets not only managers, but future leaders or those looking to change jobs and become a manager. You will probably find more management styles if you Google ‘managemen...
FocusCore, led by Dr. David Sweet, was excited train team development for Amazon. We gave the their team a structured way to improve team’s performance that they can implement into their daily business. The morning session was in Japanese. Then the afternoon session was in English. The day was mo...
Written by Anthony Trotter The rise of automation, robotics and artificial intelligence is an exciting topic, however we must all be aware that high-technology is on target to replace a large number of jobs in a wide range of fields. Accounting and finance will not escape this invasion. 日本語で読むにはこ...
What is your most precious asset as an executive? 日本語で読むにはこちらをクリック Money and investments are certainly high on the list. However, you can earn back money that you have lost, and find new opportunities and investments. In fact, if we use the criteria of renewability to screen for how precious an a...
日本語で読むにはこちらをクリック Everyone once has searched “quality of wanted worker”, “good candidate”, “asset of a successful worker”, or something close to that. The results for these searches are successful, although what search engines will suggest to you are list of qualities and mindsets such as these: A...
According to the Society for Human Resources, 25 percent of the US population experiences a job transition every year. Unfortunately, many of these transitions are not successful. In fact, half of outside senior hires fail within 18 months. 日本語で読むにはこちらをクリック Don’t be a statistic. Following are eig...