Reviews for The Human Face of Japan's Leadership: Twelve Portraits

The average rating for The Human Face of Japan's Leadership: Twelve Portraits based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-12-15 00:00:00 David Balog Decent textbook. The first third it, though an important introduction to Business Communications, could've been condensed a bit better (with the caveat that I was reading with my own students' needs in mind). It's the more practical lessons in the middle to the end that are quite excellent. Surprisingly, the sections on public speaking are even better than the text I had used for an entire Public Speaking course.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-09-27 00:00:00 Rocco Dolciato Whether you are the boss or the employee, the key to success is obvious. The Obvious is a no nonsense book that gives common sense answers to the difficult questions about business success. In fact, this text is so saturated in realistic reasonable advice that the majority of people will find this information truly enlightening. For the majority of people, work has become a quest for more money and less actual work. Most of us hardly even try to veil this desire. If we could earn grotesque amounts of money for sitting on our butts thinking about work we'd all be thrilled. Unfortunately, here comes one of the first big obvious truths. In order to make money you actually have to work at it. You can't sit and think about it. You can't talk about it at a meeting. You have to actually do something. Not only do you have to take action to work but you have to actually have a point to that act. Don't just create a complicated mess of extravagant exploits so that others will see how great you are and pat you on the back. No one is going to notice anyway because they are too worried about their own problems. Instead, work smart, put your all into your efforts, tell the truth, and think like a team member. The results will come in time. The Obvious was refreshing. The author stated the plain facts without apology or any sort of gooey sugar coating. The result is a workable guide for real employees and their employers.