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Atsushi Funakawa
Managing Partner, Global Impact Inc. Tokyo, Japan
Discipline:
Specialization
Courses:
Global Leader's Mind-set and Skill-set
Education:
MBA in International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management
BA in Law, Keio University
Biography:
Mr. Funakawa conducts numerous business seminars featuring global management, problem solving and leadership at organizations and schools on both side of the Pacific Ocean. His seminars have assisted more than 38,000 professionals throughout Asia, the US, Russia and Europe in their quest to build synergy across organizations and national boundaries. As a bilingual process consultant, Funakawa has conducted various cross-border organizational intervention projects, such as transferring organizational learning programs, aligning post merger integration, and facilitating change management.
Funakawa received his B.A. degree from Keio University, Tokyo, in law and his MBA in international management from Thunderbird, School of Global Management.
His first book, Transcultural Management - A New approach for Global Organizations was reviewed as "breaking out of an American-centric approach to global management." He has written sixteen books in Japanese, including Global Leader: The discipline and Perspectives, with Kenichi Ohmae.
Publications:
"Transcultural Management: A New Approach for Global Organizations" (Jossey-Bass Business and Management Series, 1997). "MBA Human Resource Management" (Diamond Publications, 2002)
Faculty Message
"Last two decades, I have been helping people and organizations to become globally competent and effective. In my first book, Transcultural Management a New Approach for Global Organizations (1997, Jossey-bass), I addressed this issue and noted we need more convergence of “soft” cultural skills and “hard” business skills.
In my workshop (not a lecture) - Global Leader’s Mindsets and Skillsets, you will experience highly intensified, interactive, and inspiring learning opporunities. What I would like to share with you is something you can not download from the website. I look forward to seeing you in the session."
