•Japan
Key facts about Japan Digital Landscape (updated Aug 2017)
Japan's digital landscape defies global trends: Yahoo dominates over Google, Line crushes Facebook, and 8M+ seniors are online in the world's oldest society.
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495 posts about AI, learning, and building products
•Leadership
Appreciate different business culture, personalities and ways of working
Working across Japan, Australia, and India taught me that effective leadership isn't about getting everyone to work like you—it's about adapting your style to each person.
•Leadership
Candid communication is a clear sign of a high performing team
When your team just agrees with the most senior person in the room, you're not getting the best ideas—you're building a culture where people stop speaking up.
•Leadership
"Seek first to understand, then to be understood" - Stephen Covey
I'm struggling daily with truly listening instead of just waiting for my turn to speak—here's how pausing before reacting is changing my relationships at work and home.
•Leadership
Do you have the trust, respect and confidence of your team members?
After countless mistakes managing teams, I learned trust, respect and confidence aren't automatic with your title—you have to earn them or you don't have a real relationship.
•Leadership
Dont lose part of yourself because of your work
When work pushes you into becoming someone you don't recognize, remember: no project is worth losing yourself over—here's how I learned to survive it.
•Leadership
The power of assuming positive intent
Assuming positive intent transformed how I handle puzzling decisions at work—it's the prerequisite for empowering teams and avoiding the trap of centralized control.
•Leadership
Were you born a "natural" manager?
Nobody is born knowing how to manage people—but mastering team dynamics, structure, and development requires far more than technical skills or team bonding.
•book review
Practical & prescriptive book on writing better content - Highly recommended
I found the perfect guide that teaches both storytelling strategy and practical writing tips—comprehensive yet digestible, with bite-sized rules under 2 pages each.
•Greater China
Digital index for APAC countries in 2017
I analyzed 2017 data across APAC to reveal which markets lead in digital maturity—spoiler: population size doesn't equal digital advancement.
•Japan
8 key facts about Japan Mobile Game Industry
Japan's mobile game market ranks #2 globally with 90% daily player engagement and $26+ monthly spend—despite having fewer gamers than China or the US.
•South Korea
8 key facts about South Korea Mobile Game Industry
South Korea's mobile game market ranks 4th globally with 20M gamers spending $12.8/month—revealing why this tech-savvy nation is essential for any mobile game strategy.