REVIVAL 5: Kervin Go, CEO Of Curvature Japan

<p>Please watch our most listened to episode of Japan's Top Business Interviews!</p> <p> </p> <p>Leading A Small Team In Japan - Kervin Go: Episode #5 Japan's Top Business Interviews</p> <p> </p> <p>Kervin Go CEO Of Curvature Japan</p> <p> </p> <p>Because it is easy to let your inner pride at being a leader override the humility that is necessary as a leader, it is important to meet with other people to remind you to be humble.</p> <p> </p> <p>Managing people in Japan is like having an extended family, you have lots of different children and go through their various growing pains.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Communication is the most important thing for a leader. I always leave my door open even when I am working on something and do not want to be disturbed, because most Japanese who have never worked for a foreign company think that a closed door means they cannot speak to you.  When you are communicating, it is important to remember that you are connecting with a person. Remember we are all the same at the end of the day, we all eat dinner and get on trains, no matter what our titles are.</p> <p> </p> <p>Work-life balance is a better phrase to lead by since work-hard, play-hard is getting old. Personal success is affected by things outside of work and a leader needs to consider how they can make their employee`s welfare better since all employees have friends and family that are important to them.</p> <p> 360-degree performance evaluations are not very popular nor common in Japan. It is often just seen as more work that people have to do. The scores are always low in Japan.</p> <p> </p> <p>Culture cannot be forced on people. I think the company comes first, the employee comes second and the client comes third; and these are basically the decision points we try to use.  We have open plan seating, lunch is eaten together, and we try to do sporting events that encourage people to engage without talking about work.</p> <p> </p> <p>New blood is always good because it creates new ideas, different perspectives and more e