Human Resource Policy
- Now it’s going too far the other way?
- I don’t think open plan in office works without having easily accessible private room or cubicle to use in need. Like everything else, it’s not one size fits all. How the workspace should be layed out depends on your job. I thought of this because recently, I have seen several article that says open plan does not work, like […]...
- 08 Feb, 2009 | 2 comments
- Companies that can afford to have uninspiring workspace
- Companies that can afford to have uninspiring workspace Fear: Employees afraid to lose their jobs Love: Employees love their jobs, pay, status of their company or their position Companies that need inspiring workspace Attract: Employees with rare talents; employees to do dull, or painful work Impress: Visitors ...
- 03 Jul, 2008 | No comments yet
- What does productivity mean?
- I noticed that I choose to write English entry when I feel like being philosophical or contemplative, and to write Japnese entry when I feel what I will write about will be pretty factual and not offensive to general public. Departing from Tokyo, I went with 2 of my clients to do some research work in the […]...
- 26 Jun, 2008 | No comments yet
- Recent epiphany
- After working on a project that demanded all my knowledge and experience of the past 40 years, I was rewarded with deep learning and epiphany. As I was reading Rachel Remen’s Kitchen Table Wisdom for the 23rd time, I came across the part that described the work of business consultants. Although Remen was talking about […]...
- 17 Apr, 2008 | 2 comments
- “Have Respect for the Indivisual”
- In advanced countries, it seems to me that to respect for the individual is the most important key factor for the longe term success of a company...
- 25 Dec, 2005 | No comments yet
- Achieving the meaningful end result
- My Australian friend once mentioned to me during his first visit to Japan that he noticed that eating is interacting in Japan. At many sushi place, you grinde your own wasabi. We mix chopped nori, ground ginger to our taste at the table when we eat cold soba noodle...
- 20 Aug, 2005 | No comments yet
- Salary to match the capability and performance
- My Australian friend once mentioned to me during his first visit to Japan that he noticed that eating is interacting in Japan. At many sushi place, you grinde your own wasabi. We mix chopped nori, ground ginger to our taste at the table when we eat cold soba noodle...
- 28 Apr, 2004 | No comments yet
