The Growth Zone
Steven BleisteinGrowth Zone explores dauntless leadership and dramatic business growth. Each episode delivers strategies and tactics you can use to drive growth in your business in Japan, and beyond. Hosted by Steven Bleistein, the leading authority on business growth and leadership in Japan.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 10 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ManagementBusiness | |||
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A new Gartner study has just landed a finding that every CEO in Japan should read carefully. Among organizations deploying AI and autonomous business capabilities, approximately 80% report workforce reductions. Yet those reductions do not appear to t... more
A new survey is making headlines across the business press. Only 44% of employees globally feel they are thriving at work. In Japan, the number is even lower — just 31%. And only 8% of employees in Japan report being engaged at work. Eight percent. T... more
Let me ask you a direct question. Are you an entrepreneur — or are you a careerist? Most salaried employees are careerists. Their decisions are filtered through a specific lens — what advances the career, protects the position, avoids the wrong kind ... more
Toshifumi Suzuki died last week. He was 93. And if you have spent any time in Japan, you have felt his work every single day — even if you never knew his name. He was the man who built the konbini. Not just as a business — as infrastructure. As a par... more
A reporter from The Telegraph in the UK contacted me for my views on the challenges of market entry in Japan. What follows is my manifesto — a set of principles I believe apply not just to Japan, but to any market, anywhere in the world…
I run a monthly, private CEO Roundtable for my best clients and business leaders in the community whom I choose to invite and share the discussion summary with my community. During the May 2026 CEO Roundtable, we discussed “Strategy on Your Own Terms... more
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is moving to raise the thresholds required for activist shareholders to propose resolutions at company annual general meetings. This is not a technical adjustment to securities law. This is protection — for inc... more
Honda just announced its first net loss since listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange — in 1957. Let that sink in. Nearly seventy years of profitability, and this is the year it ended. The company cancelled three EV models it had been engineering for yea... more
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This show focuses on high-stakes leadership and scalable growth in Japan and beyond, sharing practical strategies for sustaining disruption, market entry, governance, and crisis decision-making. Episodes center on bold but disciplined strategy, leadership development, and real-world case studies from global brands operating in Japan, with actionable takeaways on testing assumptions, institutionalizing accountability, and aligning culture with ambitious growth goals. A distinctive thread is how leaders navigate cultural, regulatory, and market nuances to turn ambitious visions into durable performance, making it particularly valuable for executives, strategists, and growth-minded operators seeking evidence-based lessons you can apply today. more
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