By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published October 2, 2019 The term “staying in your comfort zone” often applies to avoiding...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published August 14, 2019 on LinkedIn I am an avid classic rock fan but when you peer down the timeline...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published November 4, 2018 on LinkedIn Last month I had the opportunity to visit the Toyota factory in...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published October 12, 2019 I have been involved in many different types of business in various...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published October 15, 2019 on LinkedIn The $1.5 billion Mercerdes-Benz Stadium, better known to sports...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published April 10, 2018 It’s really too early to judge how Shohei Ohtani will do in the Major League...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published May 19, 2020 on LinkedIn We often talk about “focus” in business, but should we really care...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published November 20, 2019 on LinkedIn There is a phrase that is often used in the U.S. that bothers...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published February 26, 2020 on LinkedIn Some discussions that I had with several members of our...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published March 23, 2018 on LinkedIn Our company announced a Long Term Management Vision 2030 last...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published April 9, 2018 on LinkedIn I was fortunate to have the opportunity to go and see the 2018...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published October 23, 2019 on LinkedIn Whether you manage a small team or a large enterprise, the type...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published September 13, 2019 on LinkedIn There are times in all of our lives when we just feel like...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published January 27, 2020 on LinkedIn Our youngest left for college last fall and it has taken me this...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published November 5, 2019 on LinkedIn We all know that positive people and positive teams deliver...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published August 30, 2019 on LinkedIn The Toronto Raptors became the 2019 NBA champions, which is the...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published on LinkedIn September 24, 2019 Kaizen is a Japanese word that is made up of two characters....

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published July 4, 2018 on LinkedIn The word “Shinrin-yoku” or “Forest Bathing” first appeared back in...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published January 29, 2019 on LinkedIn It was exciting to see Naomi Osaka win the Australian Open this...

By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published June 6, 2020 on LinkedIn For those like myself that come from a homogeneous country like...