234: Coach For Team Japan Excellence

<p>The younger generation are the future and they want a different type of boss.  That boss has to be a new model - persuasive, able to sell the WHY of the job, razor focused on building the team member’s careers, a brilliant communicator and personal coach.  A snap really – probably be able to knock that lot off before lunch.  Well maybe not.</p> <p> </p> <p>In Japan, they are not making as many members of the younger generation as they used to, so what they want becomes very critical to the boss’s ability to meet the demands of the organisation. The over 65 age bracket in Japan is currently accounting for 36 million people, whereas those under 15 are only 15 million. That youth number will continue to decline.</p> <p> </p> <p>Meeting their expectations means survival, because if you are losing them to your competitors, then you will run out of having enough staff to run the business.  You can see it now in construction companies, convenience stores, even sushi restaurants in Tsukiji, all having to find non-Japanese young people to do the work. </p> <p> </p> <p>Japanese youth will be in high demand and the ability of their boss to satisfy their requirements will determine their longevity with the company.  Are these bosses up to the task though?  It doesn’t appear to be the case.  Japanese government statistics show that 31% of young graduates are quitting their jobs within the first three years.  This isn’t going to improve.</p> <p> </p> <p>How skilled are the current crop of middle managers in Japan at coaching. Pretty lousy I would reckon. Why would I say that?  There is almost no leadership training in Japan for middle managers apart from OJT (On The Job Training).  This effectively means the flawed systems of the past are faithfully transmitted to the next generation, without any insertion of modern professionalism.  If your mentor was really skilled, then you were exceedingly lucky, but that batch is few in number.</p> <p> </p> <p>The boss super coach needs to identify what are the skills needed in the tea