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Navigate Cross-Cultural Business with Confidence
Business coaching for Japanese professionals working in Germany

Working across cultures can bring challenges in communication, ways of working, decision-making, leadership and teamwork.

My coaching helps you understand these cultural differences while recognizing and leveraging your own values and strengths as a Japanese professional. Together, we explore how you can develop your own way of communicating, working and leading—and move closer to the business professional you want to become.

Are You Facing Any of These Challenges?

  • Communication that felt natural in Japan doesn’t always work the same way in Germany

  • Differences in ways of working and decision-making can be confusing

  • You notice different ideas of what makes a “good leader” or a “good team”

  • You are unsure when to assert your own opinion and when to adapt to others

  • You want to leverage your strengths as a Japanese professional while achieving results in the local environment

  • You want to find your own way of working and define the kind of business professional you want to become in a cross-cultural environment

What You Can Achieve Through Coaching

  • Understand differences in thinking and communication across cultures

  • Gain a deeper understanding of why others think and act the way they do from a cultural perspective

  • Understand your own values and strengths as a Japanese professional

  • Find communication and working styles that suit you in a cross-cultural environment

  • Clarify the kind of business professional you want to become and turn your insights into action

Who Is This Coaching For?

  • Japanese professionals working across different cultures

  • Those who want to better understand cultural differences and improve communication with others

  • Those who want to better understand differences in ways of working and values between Japan and Germany

  • Those who want to leverage their strengths as a Japanese professional while achieving results in the local environment

  • Those who want to develop their own leadership and working style in a cross-cultural environment

  • Those who want to clarify the kind of business professional they want to become

Why Kitamura Coaching?

  • Practical experience in both Japanese and German companies, including management experience in Germany, with a deep understanding of cultural differences in communication, ways of working and leadership

  • Professional coaching training at a German university

  • Personal experience of the pressure and challenges of working across different cultures, enabling a deeper understanding of and empathy for your concerns

  • A space to explore and define the kind of business professional you want to become

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