Manager Spotlight
Charles AY Yoshimura (Charley)- Human Resources Recruiting Specialist
- Company :ZenMarket, Inc.
- Sector :E-Commerce, Consumer
- Years Recruiting :2 years
What Do You Enjoy Most About Recruiting?
Getting to watch the teams I help to create grow in size and skill and provide value to the organization as a whole. Seeing teammates become close colleagues and friends that I helped bring together.
What Do You Enjoy Most About People Management?
I love the challenge of making all the pieces fit. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses and finding ways to improve skills of team members while covering each other's weak points is definitely a great feeling.
Getting to watch the teams I help to create grow in size and skill and provide value to the organization as a whole. Seeing teammates become close colleagues and friends that I helped bring together.
What Do You Enjoy Most About People Management?
I love the challenge of making all the pieces fit. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses and finding ways to improve skills of team members while covering each other's weak points is definitely a great feeling.
Alex Lagata Jr.- Human Resources Manager for Japan and Indonesia
- Company :Rinna Co., Ltd.
- Sector :Planning, Research, Development, Operations, and Sales of Artificial Intelligence Services
- Years Recruiting :8 years
What Do You Enjoy Most About People Management?
Managing people is hard, and even harder with a big team. Real enjoyment comes from helping people with their problems and helping them to grow and learn. Too many leaders micromanage their staff, stressing themselves out and stressing their staff. People also won’t grow if you keep telling them what to do! The really fun bit of leadership is when your staff tell you thanks for the support you give them, those comments drive me to keep helping my team.
Managing people is hard, and even harder with a big team. Real enjoyment comes from helping people with their problems and helping them to grow and learn. Too many leaders micromanage their staff, stressing themselves out and stressing their staff. People also won’t grow if you keep telling them what to do! The really fun bit of leadership is when your staff tell you thanks for the support you give them, those comments drive me to keep helping my team.
Sonia Totten Mayer- Head of Talent Acquisition, Japan
- Company :CBRE
- Sector :Commercial Real Estate and Investment
- Years Recruiting :17 Years
Achievement/s You`re Most Proud of?
Starting up a boutique search firm in China that we were able to scale successfully, and being able to partner with interesting and talented business leaders
Tell us an unusual fact about yourself that your friends might not already know.
Most people think I'm such a city person, but I actually LOVE nature. My dream is to live in the woods full time and have an apartment in the city for when I crave for civilization.
Starting up a boutique search firm in China that we were able to scale successfully, and being able to partner with interesting and talented business leaders
Tell us an unusual fact about yourself that your friends might not already know.
Most people think I'm such a city person, but I actually LOVE nature. My dream is to live in the woods full time and have an apartment in the city for when I crave for civilization.
Simon Jelfs- Director
- Company :FocusCore Japan
- Sector :Accounting and Finance, HR, Supply Chain and Logistics
- Years Recruiting :20
Hobbies: How do you unwind outside of the job?
Coaching my son’s rugby team, running marathons, watching rugby, cricket and football.
Your last meal on earth, what would it be?
Long barbecue in my garden with family and friends.
Coaching my son’s rugby team, running marathons, watching rugby, cricket and football.
Your last meal on earth, what would it be?
Long barbecue in my garden with family and friends.
Henry Seals- Manager People & Culture
- Company :Philip Morris International
- Sector :Software, Manufacturing, Insurance, Fintech
- Years Recruiting :12 Years non-Recruitment HR
Achievement/s You`re Most Proud of：
Professionally, I am proud to have been elected as the first foreign-born Japan Human Rights Commissioner. Personally, seeing one of my children graduate college. 1 down 4 to go:-)
Now tell us an unusual fact about yourself that your friends might not already know.
I have a photographic memory for songs and music. I usually memorize difficult information by turning it into a song.
Professionally, I am proud to have been elected as the first foreign-born Japan Human Rights Commissioner. Personally, seeing one of my children graduate college. 1 down 4 to go:-)
Now tell us an unusual fact about yourself that your friends might not already know.
I have a photographic memory for songs and music. I usually memorize difficult information by turning it into a song.
Simon Cropper- HR Director, Japan & APAC
- Company :Domo Japan
- Sector :Across industry
- Years Recruiting :25 Years (Agency, In-House TA, HR)
What Do You Enjoy Most About People Management?
Managing people is hard, and even harder with a big team. Real enjoyment comes from helping people with their problems and helping them to grow and learn. Too many leaders micromanage their staff, stressing themselves out and stressing their staff. People also won’t grow if you keep telling them what to do! The really fun bit of leadership is when your staff tell you thanks for the support you give them, those comments drive me to keep helping my team.
Managing people is hard, and even harder with a big team. Real enjoyment comes from helping people with their problems and helping them to grow and learn. Too many leaders micromanage their staff, stressing themselves out and stressing their staff. People also won’t grow if you keep telling them what to do! The really fun bit of leadership is when your staff tell you thanks for the support you give them, those comments drive me to keep helping my team.
Tom Kiley- Vice-President & Director – Commerce Group
- Company :Boyd & Moore Executive Search
- Sector :Industrial, Healthcare, Consumer, SCM, HR, Finance, Legal
- Years Recruiting :15
Your last meal on earth, what would it be?
An Italian slow food long lunch of fresh mozzarella salads, stuffed aubergines, homemade pastas, grilled seafood, BBQed game meats, fine wine etc. on the Amalfi coast into the sunset surrounded by my closest friends and family.
An Italian slow food long lunch of fresh mozzarella salads, stuffed aubergines, homemade pastas, grilled seafood, BBQed game meats, fine wine etc. on the Amalfi coast into the sunset surrounded by my closest friends and family.
Games Panprakrong- Partner / Cornerstone
- Company :Cornerstone Recruitment Japan K.K.
- Sector :IT
- Years Recruiting :3 years
Your last meal on earth, what would it be?
Steak or my mother’s homecooked Thai food!
Tell us an unusual fact about yourself that your friends might not already know.
Nearly died in a bus crash when I was 14!
Steak or my mother’s homecooked Thai food!
Tell us an unusual fact about yourself that your friends might not already know.
Nearly died in a bus crash when I was 14!
