SS-J friends,

YCAPS is pleased to remind you of the open invitation to join our next public seminar in Fussa, near Yokota Airbase. This event, including the reception, is free and open to the public. This event will be hosted in partnership with the Japan-US Military Program.

Best regards, John Bradford, YCAPS President

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Step Up: Overcoming Cross-Cultural Differences in Japan

YCAPS@YOKOTA OPEN SEMINAR

Date & Time: 12 Feb (Weds), 2020
18:00-18:30 Welcome Reception
18:30-20:00 Seminar

Location: Room #4
Fussa Citizen's Hall (福生市民会館) 〒197-0011 Tōkyō-to, Fussa-shi, Fussa, 2455
Easy walk to Fussa Station or Yokota Airbase. Free parking.

Co-sponsored by the Japan-US Military Program (JUMP) (https://www.jumprogram.org/)

RSVP/ Cost: Free of charge. RSVPing by email to info@ycaps.org is helpful to the organizers, but not necessary.

Event Explanation:

Leland Gaskins' new book, Step Up: Overcoming Cross-Cultural Differences in Japan, is a simple story with practical solutions to recognize and overcome common cross-cultural problems. It brings a multi-disciplinary approach to address real-world issues to help people succeed in globally connected careers. Mr. Gaskins will reflect on his experience working in the Japanese business community and the process of developing his book. He will also speak about the take-away lesson for those engaged in intercultural relationships beyond the business sector.

The book is available for sale here: (https://www.amazon.co.jp/Step-Overcoming-Cross-Cultural-Differences-Businesspeople-ebook/dp/B07TLBC5F6)

About the Speaker:

Leland Gaskins has lived and worked in Japan for more than twenty years, ten of which he spent serving as Principal Investment Representative in Asia for the State of North Carolina. In that role, he worked with numerous Japanese companies, assisting with their investments in U.S. operations. Prior to that, Leland was Senior Vice-President, Asia-Pacific, at Cognitive Arts Corporation, an industry leader in building high-impact experiential educational programs for universities, corporations and government. In this role, he focused primarily on workforce learning and development priorities at major Japanese companies and Japanese subsidiaries of Western firms.

Leland has observed and discussed cross-cultural issues for many years. He long ago came to two conclusions. First, that most cross-cultural conflict between Japanese and Western businesspeople is essentially the same few problems repeated again and again. Second, that most of the cross-cultural training people have received has been ineffective -- and there must be a better way. This led him to focus in recent years on developing a deeper understanding of culture, cross-cultural conflict, and conflict resolution. Step Up brings together this research with his years of experience, his interest in innovative learning methods, and his desire to offer a better solution.

Leland lives in Tokyo with his wife, Carolyn. When not obsessing over these current projects, he can often be found exploring rural Japan by bicycle.