1. National Staff Training:
Current Trends & Issues
April
2015
CICOM
BRAINS
Inc.

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Current Trends
Increased number of
trainings
Closely connected with
Japan head office
Effectiveness &
Practicality
Increasing inquiries from many industries and companies of
all sizes.
More Japan head offices in charge of overseas training, due to
limited number of local training staff or training being
controlled by head office.
Greater focus on dealing with current organizational issues /
problems and developing the next generation of leaders.
Leadership
Soft skills such as leadership and management know-‐‑‒how
have become more popular.

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1．Content
• Multi-‐‑‒lingual
2．Purpose
• Is it a reward trip? Acquisition of business knowledge? Opportunity to network with
other global colleagues? Or some combination of the three?
3．Participants
• Mixed levels of participants in terms of business knowledge & experience
4．Logistics
• Costly & time-‐‑‒consuming to arrange transportation and accommodation
5．Feedback
• Participantsʼ’ response and feedback may vary greatly
Challenges

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Measures
１．Content
• Choose language based on training content ⇒ e.g. native language for communication
skills training
２．Purpose
• Who should be going? What should be the outcome / objective of the training?
３. Participants
• Adjust the training content ⇒ add pre-‐‑‒course learning material (i.e.̶—online video)
⇒ use in-‐‑‒house or real cases for class discussion
4. Logistics
• Make use of different learning tools ⇒ use video content or web tools to increase efficiency
5. Feedback
• Increase PICʼ’s knowledge of intercultural contents ⇒ adjust the training contents by
researching participantsʼ’ cultural tendencies & preferences

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Clarify & Share the Training Objectives
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Who should be offered the training?
• By position
• By profession
What is the training objective?
• Learn new knowledge & skills
• Assess managersʼ’ potential
• Enhance employee retention

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Case Studies

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Global business
management
Management of SBU Global Business
-‐‑‒ Business Model Creation
-‐‑‒ Global Level New Business
-‐‑‒ Global SBU Investment Decision Making
Expanding into regional
markets
Management of Regional Business
-‐‑‒ Regional Strategy, Investment
-‐‑‒ Regional Strategic Team Management
-‐‑‒ Global Human Resource Development
Creating new business &
expanding existing
business
Leadership in Planning & Creating New
Business
-‐‑‒ Strategic New Business Planning
-‐‑‒ Effective Leadership
-‐‑‒ Strategic Investment Plan
Existing business
management
Management of Existing Business
-‐‑‒ P/L Management
-‐‑‒ Labor Management, H/R Management
-‐‑‒ Compliance
1st STEP-‐‑‒UP
Ø Problem Solving
Ø Strategic Thinking, Leadership,
Accounting, Market Analysis, Business
Simulation
2nd STEP-‐‑‒UP
Ø Problem Solving
Ø Innovation Strategy
Ø Organization Management, Negotiation
3rd STEP-‐‑‒UP
Ø New Business Model Creation
Ø Strategic Investment & Finance (M&A,
Project Finance), Creating New Markets,
Global Business Strategy, Global
Organizational Management
Regional Leader Development Program

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Strategic Thinking
• Business Environment
Analysis
• Business Strategy
• Task Analysis
• Decision Making
Day 1
Basics of Finance & Accounting
Day 2
Cross-‐‑‒cultural Understanding
• Understanding Japanese
Culture / Communication Style
• Leadership
• Team Management
• Coaching
Day 3
Presentation Skills
Group work
Final Presentation
Day 4
Group work
Ø Complete E-‐‑‒Learning Finance & Accounting course
Ø Think of a work-‐‑‒related issue that you can share with other participants
Pre-‐‑‒training Assignment
Ø Focus on management issues, task analysis and business strategy. Participants then apply what theyʼ’ve
learned in a group presentation.
Ø Output= Final presentation: Analyze a work-‐‑‒related issue or problem and develop a recommendation
that ties in with the overall corporate strategy.
Ø Program language: Japanese or English
Program Features
Basic Management Knowledge for New Managers
Group work

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Session 1
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
AM
Strategic
Management
Leadership Action Learning
PM
Strategic
Management
Leadership Action Learning
Session 2
Day 1 Day 2
AM Leadership Workshop Action Learning
PM Leadership Commitment Action Learning
Session 3
Day 1 Day 2
AM Presentation Skills Presentation Rehearsal
PM Action Learning
Presentation
Summary
Coaching for Leadership
Personality Assessment
Action Learning
Action Learning
Objectives：
Ø See your business from a global perspective instead of focusing on one department or region
Ø Propose a new regional or head office strategy
Ø Identify leadership gaps and ways to address them
Develop Managers to be Future Leaders

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About CICOM BRAINS Inc.

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Our Strengths
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Experience
Network
Flexibility
With 20 years global human resource development experience, CICOM BRAINS
understands our client needs.
CICOM BRAINS has offices in China, Singapore and Thailand, as well as partners
throughout the world who can coordinate and implement programs in local
languages which are delivered by local lecturers.
• Customized training content such as job related exercises, corresponding to
the level and interests of participants
• Flexible combination of contents including field research, project-‐‑‒based
assignments, & assessments

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Experience
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Established in 1996 as the first school (now CICOM-‐‑‒GLP) in Japan to offer MBA contents
in English, CICOM BRAINS accumulated know-‐‑‒how in the following fields:
・Management Development
Business Strategy, Problem Solving, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Management,
& General Management Skills
・Human Resource Development to Support Overseas Business
Inter-‐‑‒cultural Management, Business Communication Skills in English
・National Staff Training for Overseas Subsidiaries
Managerial Problem Solving, Leadership Programs for Executives
・Hands-‐‑‒on programs for India, Indonesia, China and Other Emerging Countries
Leadership Development & Market Analysis
Supporting the globalization and growth of
"people and organizations" for 20 years

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Asian Network
Programs conducted in local language & delivered by local lecturers
,

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Linked Topics
Flexibility
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Local Language
Customized Exercises
& Cases
Consideration of
Cultural Elements
Customization Solutions
E-‐‑‒learning
Classroom
Project-‐‑‒
based
Overseas
Experience
Tools
To achieve training objectives in a cross-‐‑‒cultural environment
Assessment

15. For any inquiries regarding national staff training, please contact:
Tel: +81-(0)3-5294-5576
e-mail: hrd@cicombrains.com