1: Yasuaki Mori Ex-CEO Of Infinion Technologies Japan

<p>Yasuaki Mori Ex-CEO Of Infineon Technologies Japan: <a href= "https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/japanstopbusinessinterviews/1._Yasuaki_Mori_Ex-CEO_Infinion_Technologies_Japan_-_66__20_15.41.m4a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">EPISODE #1</a> Japan's Top Business Interviews</p> <p>Yasuaki Mori is a European, Asia and North American technology growth executive in the disruptive mobility, automotive, IIoT and cyber security markets.</p> <p> He has grown businesses from $200 to $700M and scaled organization from 100 to 200+ people, developed go-to market strategies and rebuilt, converted, strengthened organizations in sales, marketing, channel, system/application engineering, product quality, HR, finance. marcom, logistics and government affairs.</p> <p>He is a multi-lingual & multi-cultural executive (French, Japanese, English) with professional networks in Europe, US and Asia.</p> <p>Summary Points</p> <ul> <li> Joint venture sales are tough because both parties are in the same market with a focus on synergies but occasionally you end up in a competitive situation. When the joint venture parties are from different cultures, e.g. Japanese and German, you need trust and understanding, however both are exercised differently in the different countries. For example, in Japan, harmony is exercised through Honne (real truth) and Tatemae (façade), but in Germany it is exercised by people giving their true opinion, so it can be tough for employees and clients to deal with.</li> <li>We used to have meetings where only the leadership spoke. After the earthquake and tsunami in Northern Japan several years ago, we held daily meetings in order to keep operations moving, and as things calmed down, we cut the meetings down to once a week and then once a month. However, when we tried to cut the meetings out altogether, the employees asked for it to be kept on as a standard part of our procedures. It become a town hall meeting where people, not just the leadership contributed.</li> <li>Unofficial communication in Japan is