Woohoo! We're back and we have our first overseas guest on the podcast! ✈️
Kenji Niimura grew up in Hong Kong juggling the many cultural, linguistic and social environments in his adolescent years before moving to Japan for University and building a life for himself over there. Having a passion for people, he gravitated towards a career in HR, which took him through a unique path of opportunities including a role in Nike.
Currently he is Head of Enablement (HR) for a tech company in Japan which gives him the opportunity to spend most of his days talking to and educating people, which makes for some interesting insights and lessons learned about work culture, as well as the key mindsets that has allowed him to face and overcome professional and personal obstacles.
Kenji also shares how the pandemic affected his mental health and what he did about it as his responsibilities as a husband, father and worker overwhelmed him which interestingly lead to us exploring what asking for help and support as a friend may look like.
Hope you enjoy the episode!
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