Insights
Articles on HR in growing Japanese companies, organized by the stage they apply to.
MIDDLE · 40–100
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The 50-person wall: why your best performers struggle as managers
Promotion without authority is the fastest way to burn out your strongest people. What to put in place before the wall.
GROWTH · 100–300
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Why mission-driven hires leave after two years
A mission statement nobody uses, performance reviews that exist only to set pay, and managers who don’t develop people: three structural causes.
SEED · UP TO 20
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Three signals it’s time to formalize your HR framework
It’s not about headcount. Watch who has started reviewing people the CEO can’t see, and whether your managers can run the process.
EARLY · 20–40
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The cost of a mismatched hire at a 30-person company
Why integrity belongs at the top of your hiring criteria, and how to tell an "I" person from a "We" person in an interview.
HR STRATEGY
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Building an HR strategy backward from the business plan, in nine steps
Start from how people helped you win, project where you will be in three years if nothing changes, and close the gap.
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