Leadership Mosaics Across Japan

Leadership Mosaics Across Japan is part of the nine research reports, put together by Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI), each covering an Asian country. These reports develop insights and solutions that help companies in Asia to build global leaders.


Leadership Mosaics Across Japan is HCLI’s focus on Japan. Comprising two key sections, the first describes the prevalent characteristics that Japan business leaders tend to display and how they may need to adapt for the future. The second section turns the spotlight on Japan’s emerging leaders, and how they can make the next leap to become global leaders. As a practical takeaway, this report also includes a cheat sheet to help new foreign leaders in Japan hit the ground running.


Leadership Mosaics Across Japan would not be possible without the support of many contributors. HCLI expresses its sincere gratitude to the C-suite (or equivalent) leaders who gamely agreed to be interviewed. Their insights, shared through honest and in-depth conversations, were invaluable in drawing out a more intricate mosaics of Japan leadership, both of its present and future, and of the incumbents and the emerging leaders.


As Leadership Mosaics Across Japan continues to weave, validate, and event challenge what we know of business leadership in Asia, HCLI hopes that it will truly help companies in Asia build global leaders.