New Book Release Theory and Practice of Foreign Talent Management

In an increasingly multinational workplace, how should Japanese leaders deal with foreign personnel and lead their organizations to success? This book is a practical book that provides solutions to problems in the workplace, such as miscommunication with non-Japanese subordinates, inability to convey instructions, and inability to draw out initiative, based on both cross-cultural management theory and practical experience.

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Author's Comment

"When I stopped trying to change foreign personnel, the team started to move." These are the words that sum up the biggest turning point in my own experience in Myanmar. When I first arrived in Myanmar, I was eager to bring in the Japanese style of management, manage more closely, and ensure that the Japanese way of doing things was thoroughly implemented. Even so, it did not work. I always thought the reason for this was "the other side's problem. It took me a long time to realize this. The problem was not with the other party, but with my assumption that they would understand. This book summarizes the process of that realization and the management practices I learned from it, comparing them to an academic framework. I wrote this book with the intention of delivering knowledge and skills that can truly be used in the field. We hope that this book will be of some help to all leaders who are struggling with working with foreign personnel.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Nature of Stress Caused by Cultural Differences

　　　-It is natural to feel "troublesome

1 "Why it doesn't work" - Invisible barriers in cross-cultural environments

2 It is natural to feel that diversity is a "hassle

3 Culture clash with 2,000 people in Myanmar factory

4 It's not "Why can't we understand each other?" but "Different is the premise

5 Start with objective "observation" without denying differences

6 Team growth lies beyond tediousness

7 The true nature of discomfort is that your common sense is shaken

8 Habit of questioning one's "norm" - awareness of bias and how to deal with it

Chapter 2: The Courage Not to Try to "Change" the Other Person

　　　-Awareness of the "spectacles of culture

1 Fighting the "urge to change"-the culture shock cycle

2 Overcoming the Frustration Period

3 Measuring Cultural Differences - Hofstede's Six-Dimensional Model (Part 1)

4 Digging Deeper into Cultural Differences - Hofstede's Six-Dimensional Model (Part 2)

5 Four "distances" that are not only cultural - CAGE model

6 Shift from "Change" to "Understanding

7 The view seen beyond accepting differences

Chapter 3: "Not being understood" is the premise

　　　-Intercultural Communication: From Perceiving Culture to Communicating Culture

1 Reasons Why the Japanese "Kakaru" Culture Does Not Communicate

2 High Context vs. Low Context - Hall's Theory

3 Eight Aspects of Communication - Mayer's Culture Map

4 Practicing Communicative Communication: Using the Schramm Model

5 Communication Strategies in Multilingual Environments

6 The Habit of Confirming "Got the Message

Chapter 4 From "Decision Makers" to "Accommodators

　　　-Leadership that Transforms Diversity into Organizational Strength

1 Limitations of Japanese Leadership

2 Cultural Diversity in Leadership: The GLOBE Study

3 Balance between Delegation of Authority and Management

4 Restructuring the Decision-Making Process

5 Creating an Organization that Leverages Diversity

6 Leadership as a Coordinator

Chapter 5: Psychological Safety and a Culture of Trust

　　　-Toward an organization where everyone has a voice

1 What is psychological safety?

2 A Culture of Learning and Tolerating Failure

3 Building Trust

4 Achieving an Inclusive Organizational Culture

5 Sustainable Organization and Future

Conclusion

Book Summary

Title: Theory and Practice of Foreign Talent Management

　　　　　 -Actional Principles of a Leader Who Organized 2,000 Factories in Eight Countries

Author ： He Yik Luo

Price ： 2,860 yen (tax included)

Release Date ： March 28, 2026 (Saturday)

Number of pages ： 184 pages

Dimensions : 14.8 x 1.4 x 21 cm

isbn-10 : 4502578819

isbn-13 : 978-4502578816

Publisher : Chuokeizai-sha Inc.

URL : https://www.chuokeizai.co.jp/

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Kazumori Luo [Author] Profile

After graduating from Waseda University, Kazumori Luo joined a Malaysian conglomerate. At a fish processing plant in Myanmar, he managed a site with 2,000 workers in eight countries, including Myanmar, China, India, and the Philippines. Through his experience of dealing with members with different languages, cultures, and values, he developed a practical framework for managing foreign human resources. He later earned an MBA from McGill University.

Currently, as Representative Director of Amiways Company Limited and MKJ Human Resource Consulting, he provides consulting and corporate training to Japanese companies, specializing in global human resource development and overseas office support.

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