The world beats up on us, pretty consistently. We join the party by beating up on ourselves. We are hard on ourselves about the things we do, and those we don’t. We get anxious about our work, the choices we make on a daily basis, and even about how … [Read more...]

The Japanese corporations have an inherent advantage over their American counterparts, because their people embrace the notion of employment for life.  This insight came from Mr. Derek Young, President of Fidelity Investments in Tokyo. … [Read more...]

Medical doctors the world over take the hippocratic oath to serve and protect the ill, and to make decisions in the best interest of the patients.  The oath says more about compassion and care and nothing about money and riches.  And … [Read more...]

The Japanese, as a culture, are polite people. They are respectful, patient, soft spoken and gentle in all that they do. They are an orderly people. Everything is immaculately clean. There is no trash in any of the public places, even with almost no … [Read more...]