For Western leaders in Japan, Michael is a leadership coach who helps them thrive with sustainable high performance. Unlike traditional leadership coaches, Michael also delivers expertise on navigating Japanese business culture.

Taking on new a leadership role can be challenging. That’s because of unclear expectations, a constantly changing business environment, and unfamiliar relationships. Most leaders need to deal with these challenges when leading change in their home countries and cultures. Western leaders in Japan often face the extra challenge of doing all this while at the same time navigating a significantly different culture. And, doing it in a language they do not speak fluently.

Many Westerners in Japan view their assignments as a springboard to launch the next chapter in their careers. They also want more than career success. They want to thrive while doing it.

This means achieving your most meaningful professional goals while also enjoying the benefits of high wellbeing. People who achieve both are highly engaged in their work, use a clear sense meaning and purpose to lead themselves and have high-quality relationships at work and beyond. This is possible because they are able to meet life’s challenges with positive emotions instead of negative ones.

Traditional leadership coaches bring expertise for lifting performance and accelerating development. That’s valuable, yet it falls short of meeting the needs of Western leaders in Japan who care about their performance and their wellbeing.

Marshall Goldsmith famously said “what got you here won’t get you there.” Similarly, what got you to your Japan assignment is not necessarily what will help you get you where you want to go next in your career – whether it is in Japan or somewhere else. Successful leaders in Japan understand not only how relationships and organizations work here, but also why they work as they do. As a bilingual English-Japanese coach who works with leaders and teams from some of the largest and best-known brands in Japan, this is what Michael delivers for you.

To complement his Japanese business expertise, Michael offers clients coaching that addresses their performance, development and wellbeing needs.

Because, what’s the point of getting ahead in your career if the price you’re paying for it is unnecessary stress, anxiety, unhappiness and fatigue? Through proven performance coaching strategies, deep Japanese cultural expertise and a versatile, a research-backed operating system for mental fitness, Michael helps you take care of people, including yourself, while you take care of business.