Thrive Tokyo’s Purpose
Based on countless conversations with global professionals since 2016, I have found these 3 key criteria to be essential in helping professional develop and thrive: Cultural Agility, Influence, and Connections.
Cultural Agility
When you think about “culture”, you may think about the characteristics of a nation that makes it unique - like in Japan, for instance, tea ceremony or karaoke or electronic toilets.
But “culture” is really just beliefs that influence how a group of people behave.
In the same way a person from Germany may have different work-process values than someone from Japan, so would a professional with a tech background when working with someone from manufacturing.
I help individuals and teams understand their own personal work-style values and behaviors, how those compare to either national culture or their team’s results, and how to bridge noteworthy gaps.
By shining light on why people behave the way they do and which gaps to bridge, the results are individuals and teams who are empathetic and mindful of how to work better with one another.
Influence
What I have found so wonderful about people I have worked with is their desire to do something meaningful. If they are struggling with influencing others, then they can easily lose sight of their purpose. And when they lose sight of their purpose, they start thinking of finding another job or moving.
This is where leadership skill development comes into play. I help individuals and teams with:
Emotional Intelligence based 360 feedback assessments to uncover how a leader makes their team feel, and the opportunities they have to build trust and influence success.
Training on the most relevant leadership topics, including communication skills, presentation skills, delivering feedback, executive presence, time management, and productivity.
Coaching for individualized support and transformation.
Connections
It can feel lonely at times when you’re in an unfamiliar space and are spending all of your time and energy on work. I host a monthly coffee meetup called Leadership Latte for professionals looking to make meaningful connections and to gain inspiration from people outside of their bubble.
“One of Tokyo’s Hotspots to Satisfy Anyone.”
Professional Bio
Katheryn Gronauer is an Executive Coach specializing in Leadership, Culture, and Wellness. Her personal website is www.katheryngronauer.com.
She is an ICF-certified coach (PCC) with certifications in leadership and wellness coaching from the Center for Executive Coaching and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. More importantly, she grew up between Japan and the US with first-hand experience growing up with Japanese culture and understanding objectively what is different from others.
Katheryn is also a Tedx Speaker (“The Sento Mindset”) as well as a professional writer for JapanToday, Savvy, Women’s Health, HuffPost and more. She has authored the book Confessions of a Yo-yo Dieter on her experience of losing 40 pounds with Western and Eastern health concepts.
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