(Yumiko Shimabukuro and Ryoko Ogino)
As the world undergoes profound technological and economic transformation, Japanese executives and emerging leaders in corporate, nonprofit, and governmental organizations must stay up to date with the latest research and methodologies to hone their leadership skills. CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program supports this ongoing skill investment by offering customized leaders-in-learning workshops and research seminars for our Visiting Scholars and the broader CJEB network members in New York and Japan throughout the year. Our leaders-in-learning initiatives have four major components:
(1) Leadership Research Seminar
(2) Global Communication in Leadership Training
(3) Innovation and Diversity Workshop Series
(4) Women’s Career Advancement
The leadership research seminar series provides a platform for academics and practitioners to share their latest research findings on the study of leadership, organizational management, diversity and the changing industry landscape. The seminar is designed to foster intellectual diversity in ways that help identify areas of opportunity for leadership development. The summary report for one of the events held under this initiative can be read here.
Our global communication in leadership curriculum empowers participants with science and research-based tools and techniques to become an impactful communicator in a variety of global settings. A team of world-renowned instructors with a strong understanding of Japanese organizational and cultural contexts will help participants cultivate essential skills. The summary report for one of the events held under this initiative can be read here.
The innovation and diversity workshop series brings experiential learning to the next level by utilizing human-centered design and creative collaborative methods to drive innovation at work. Led by prominent design and entrepreneurship experts, participants learn how to embrace and enhance diversity in the workforce while maintaining the traditional values and culture that are important to their organizations in Japan. The summary report for one of the events held under this initiative can be read here.
The CJEB women’s career advancement initiative fosters discussion on how to empower women in the workplace and provides novel career path development workshops. This initiative seeks to turn the “gender” challenge into tangible assets for Japan and all countries and societies where the gender gap persists. The summary report for one of the events held under this initiative can be read here.
The Japanese Management Leadership Program is co-founded by Professor Yumiko Shimabukuro of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and Ryoko Ogino, the Managing Director of CJEB. Director of CJEB, Professor David Weinstein and Founder of CJEB, Professor Hugh Patrick, serve as the Founding Academic Directors of the Japanese Management Leadership Program to provide advisory support and guidance.
To find more about the Japanese Management Leadership Program, please contact its co-founder, Ryoko Ogino at [email protected].
Japanese Management Leadership Program Events
Archive
2023-2024
Think Bigger: How to Innovate
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 | 2:00 – 5:00 PM
Azalea, Banquet Floor, The Main Building, Hotel New Otani Tokyo
Featuring: Sheena S. Iyengar, S.T. Lee Professor of Business; Academic Director, Innovation Hub, Columbia Business School
Moderator: Ryoko Ogino, Managing Director; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, CJEB
Fashion Industry’s Challenges and Opportunities: Local and Global Sustainability and Social Impact
Monday, April 15, 2024 | 6:00 – 7:15 PM (Reception to follow)
Cooperman Commons, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
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Featuring:
Kikka Hanazawa, Trustee, Columbia University; Fashion Social Entrepreneur; and Nonprofit Founder
Miki Higasa, Founder, Kaleidoscope Consulting
Ngozi Okaro, Founder and Executive Director, Custom Collaborative
Wendy Waugh, Global Head and SVP of Sustainability, Theory LLC
Moderator: Constance White, Award-winning journalist and author of How to Slay
Opening Remarks: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Note: This event was part of the Women’s Career Advancement Initiative of CJEB’s JMLP Program.
Promoting Social Equality through AI since 2010: The Case of Baobab
Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM
Featuring: Miori Sagara, President & CEO, Baobab Inc.
Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, CJEB
Note: This event was part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program.
Unveil ‘The Juice’ in Interviews
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM
Room 870, Kravis Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Catherine Kobayashi, Anchor/Reporter, NHK World-Japan
Introductory Remarks: Ryoko Ogino, Managing Director; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, CJEB
Hosted by: Center on Japanese Economy and Business and Japan Business Association, Columbia Business School
Note: This in-person workshop was only for Columbia Business School community members and was part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program.
Japanese Management Leadership Program Conference:
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Corporate Japan
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | 6:00 – 7:15 PM
Board Rooms 320 & 330, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Keynote: Unveiling Progress: Women’s Empowerment and DEI in Japan, and Keidanren’s Forward-Thinking Endeavors
Speaker: Teiko Kudo, Chair of Sub-committee on Diversity & Inclusion, Keidanren; Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Panel: Redesigning Responsibility: How Japanese Corporations Should Pursue Gender Equality
Panelists:
Jun Taneie, Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, ANA Holdings Inc.
Etsuko Tsugihara, Chair of Committee on Diversity & Inclusion, Keidanren; President, SUNNY SIDE UP GROUP, INC.
Mika Nabeshima, Executive Officer, Head of Human Resources Department, Group Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
Yumi Otsuka, Chief Sustainability Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation
Moderator: Catherine Kobayashi, Anchor/Reporter, NHK World-Japan
Hosts:
Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, CJEB
Ryoko Ogino, Managing Director; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, CJEB
Opening Remarks: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Notes: This conference was part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program. And, the panelists were listed in alphabetical order of their affiliations, as requested by Keidanren.
Japanese Management Leadership Program Workshop
Jazz Leadership Workshop: Effective Communication: How True Leaders Can Engage, Inspire, and Succeed in a VUCA World
Thursday, December 7, 2023 | 5:45 – 7:30 PM
Room 680, Kravis Hall
Featuring: Chris Washburne, Chair and Founder of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program at Columbia University
Introductory Remarks: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Japanese Management Leadership Program Workshop
Braving the Impossible: How to Navigate Situations with No Right Decision
Monday, November 20, 2023 | 12:40 – 1:40 PM
Board Room 320, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Note: This in-person workshop was only for Columbia Business School community members.
Featuring: Adrian Jacques Ambrose, Senior Medical Director, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Introductory Remarks: Ryoko Ogino, Managing Director; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, CJEB
This workshop was a Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL) approved event addressing the following essential inclusive leadership skill: Managing Intercultural Dialogue and was also part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program (JMLP).
Hosted by: Center on Japanese Economy and Business and Japan Business Association, Columbia Business School
Globalizing a Japanese Beauty Company with over 150 Years of History: Shiseido’s Brands, Innovation, and Human Capital
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Board Rooms 320 & 330, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Masahiko Uotani ’83, Chairman and CEO, Shiseido Company, Limited
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Note: This in-person event was only for individuals with an active Columbia University ID.
Main Organizer: Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
Outreach Partner: Columbia Beauty Club, Columbia Business School
Design Thinking Workshop
Friday, October 6, 2023
The Design Studio, Columbia University Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Design
Featuring:
Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director of Urban & Social Policy program for Executive MPA, Co-Founder of the Japanese Management Leadership Program at CJEB
Taylor Light, Foundation Director, Atlassian Foundation; Former Design Fellow, Columbia University Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Design; Former Design Strategy Fellow, MIT D-Lab
2022-2023
The Neglected Minority: The Science of Asians’ Bamboo Ceiling
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Room 640, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Jackson G. Lu PhD '18, Sloan School Career Development Associate Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
This event is a Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL) approved event addressing the following essential inclusive leadership skills: “Creating an inclusive environment” and “Addressing systemic inequity and also part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program (JMLP).
Japanese Creativity in the Great Tech Race: Beneficiary or Victim?
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Room 640, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Kyoko Matsushita, CEO, WPP in Japan
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Building a New Business in Japan: How Uber Eats Japan Went from an Unknown Startup Business to a Market Leader with Top Brand Recognition
Thursday, November 3, 2022 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Featuring: Yukiko Muto ‘12, Former President, Uber Eats, Japan*
Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
* This in-person event was only for individuals with an active Columbia University ID. This lecture was part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program.
2021-2022
Live Webinar
Workstyle Reform and Work-Life Balance for Women in Japan
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | 7:00 – 8:00 PM (EST)
Thursday, December 2, 2021 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring:
Mikiko Nihei, Senior Consultant; Labor and Social Security Attorney, WORK LIFE BALANCE Co., Ltd. (Slide)
Shima Tassin, Personal Chef and Lifestyle Advisor
Maiko Todoroki, President and CEO, Poppins Holdings Inc.; President, Poppins FamilyCare Inc.
This webinar was a Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL) approved event addressing the following essential inclusive leadership skills: (1) Creating an inclusive environment (2) Addressing systemic inequity.
Live Webinar
The Importance of Diversity: Recognizing the Hurdles to Achieving Change
Monday, November 22, 2021 | 8:00 – 9:00 PM (EST)
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring: Kimi Onoda, Member, House of Councillors, The National Diet of Japan
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
2020-2021
Special Live Workshop
Rethinking Leadership and Beauty in the Workplace and Beyond: Empowering Women through Inclusivity
Friday, March 19, 2021 | 12:00–1:00 PM (EDT)
Featuring:
Xian Horn, Forbes Contributor, Beauty and Disability Advocate
Kara McGrath, Deputy Editor, Allure.com
Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
Opening Remarks by: Ryoko Ogino, Managing Director, CJEB
This workshop was part of the Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL), focusing on the DEI skills of creating an inclusive environment and mitigating bias and the DEI topics of gender identity and equity and cross-cultural competencies. The recording for this workshop will not be made public.
Summary
Special Live Workshop
Strengthening Emotional Intelligence in the Thinking World: Research and Practice
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 | 12:15-1:45 PM (EST)
Featuring:
Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
Zachary Metz, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Opening Remarks by: Ryoko Ogino, Managing Director, CJEB
Live Workshop
Effective Knowledge Transfer
Friday, October 16, 2020 | 10:00 – 11:45 AM (EDT)
Featuring: Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
Opening Remarks by: Ryoko Ogino, Managing Director, CJEB
2019-2020
The Frontier of Driving Innovation through Design Thinking (CANCELED)
May 16, 2020
The Classic House at Akasaka Prince, Tokyo, Japan
Featuring:
Adam Royalty, Founding Director, Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio
Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University
This event was canceled per University guidelines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Developing Your Career and Designing Your Future during a Period of Crisis
Friday, May 1, 2020 | 8:00 – 9:15 PM
Featuring:
Tokiko Araya, Director General / American Bureaus, New York Bureau Chief, TV Asahi America, Inc.
Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University
Yoriko Suzuki, Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, New York
Ayumi Wada, Chairwoman & CEO, Toshiba America, Inc.
Moderated by:
Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, SIPA
Ryoko Ogino, Managing Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Summary
550 Years in Bloom: Revitalizing a Traditional Flower Arranging Family Business in Modern Era Japan (POSTPONED)
Friday, April 24, 2020 | 2:00- 3:30 PM
Room 607B, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School
Featuring: Mika Ikenobo
This event was postponed per University guidelines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Invisible Minority: Are Asians Under-Represented in Leadership Positions in the United States?
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | 12:30 – 1:45 PM
Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia University
Featuring: Jackson G. Lu PhD '18, Mitsui Career Development Assistant Professor, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Moderator: Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International & Public Affairs; Faculty Advisor, Empowering Asian Women, Columbia University
Cosponsor: APEC Study Center, Columbia University
Summary
Speechwriting and Speech Delivery Workshop
January 10 and 17, 2020
The Interchurch Center
Featuring: James Holtje, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University
Summary
Japan-Focused Design Thinking Workshop
November 1, 2019
The Design Studio, Columbia University Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Design
Featuring:
Taylor Light, Design Fellow, Columbia University Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Design; Fellow, MIT’s D-Lab
Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University
Summary
Effective Knowledge Transfer Workshop
September 27, 2019
The Interchurch Center
Featuring: Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University
Rethinking the Asian Leadership Gap: Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Monique Lopez, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan and Professor of Leadership Development at Columbia University; Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program and Founder, Global Leadership Development Training Program at Columbia University. This workshop unpacked the various leadership barriers—commonly referred to as the ”bamboo ceiling”—that Asians face and provided practical and transformative lessons to overcome these challenges. It strengthened the self-empowerment tools with academic research and discussion on the real-life ramifications for employers.
Cross-Cultural Negotiation
Friday, March 29, 2019 | 10:00 - 12:00 PM
Featuring:
Zachary Metz, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs and partner and director at Consensus; Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program and Founder, Global Leadership Development Training Program at Columbia University. Through the case method and simulation exercises, this workshop provided a step-by- step explanation of how to engage effectively in cross-cultural negotiation and high-stake conversations.
Closing the Gender Gap in Japan: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects
Thursday, February 14, 2019 | 12:30-1:45 PM
Location: Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Asako Osaki, Director, Gender Action Platform; Visiting Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Policy Studies
Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International & Public Affairs; Faculty Advisor, Empowering Asian Women, Columbia University
Career Visioning Workshop
Friday, February 1 & 8, 2019 | 12-2:30 PM
Featuring:
Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program and Founder, Global Leadership Development Training Program at Columbia University. This customized two-part workshop offered hands-on instruction and constructive evaluation designed to advance one’s career and personal development.