Expert Interview: Challenges & Opportunities Facing Japanese HR Departments, Jun Kabigting (MBA/MS/HRMP)
Guest: Jun Kabigting (MBA/MS/HRMP), Founder, HR Central KK., Japan HR Society
Host: James Santagata, Publisher, FirstPoint Japan and Principal Consultant, SiliconEdge.
Host: James Santagata, Publisher, FirstPoint Japan and Principal Consultant, SiliconEdge.
Running Time: 22 minutes, 16 seconds
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Jun is the managing director of HR Central K.K. which is located in
Tokyo, Japan and is a talent acquisition, training and HR consulting firm.
He's also the Founder and Chief Community Officer of the The Japan HR Society as well as the managing editor of the HR Agenda, which is Japan's first and only Japan-focused bilingual HR magazine. If you aren't already a reader or subscriber and are even tangentially involved with Japan HR issues, I can't recommend the HR Agenda magazine and the JHRS Society enough - Jun and his organization really do a bang up job there. In addition, if that isn't enough, being the ambitious individual that he is, Jun's also an adjunct professor with Temple University's Japan Campus. He has more than 20 years of experience across the entire HR value chain, with heavy focus on Japan and he's a passionate believer in advancing the HR agenda in Japan through continuing HR education, knowledge sharing and use of HR best practices. |
Topics Covered Include:
- How did you end up in Japan?
- How did you get into HR in Japan?
- Is Japan HR unique?
- What makes Japan HR unique?
- What makes it different or unique compared to the US and say Western practices?
- What about the ability to reduce a workforce or realign personnel, are there legal considerations?
- How difficult is it to terminate an employee, even for "cause" or "performance issues"?
- What are the direct and indirect costs of a mishire in Japan?
- What are the biggest challenges now? -- For HR professionals and for organizations?
- What challenges and also opportunities do you see on the horizon? -- For HR professionals and for organizations?