Samurai LeadershipToyotomi Hideyoshi’s Global Investment: Trade and Ambition
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was not only a warrior but also a man who understood the power of global trade.In the late 1500s...
Samurai Leadership
Samurai Leadership
History LessonsThe One-Night Castle: Hideyoshi’s Secret of Leadership
Long before he became Japan’s ruler,Toyotomi Hideyoshiwas a servant namedKinoshita Tōkichirō.When his lord,Oda Nobu...
Samurai LeadershipThe Cost of Reform: Oda Nobunaga and the Challenge to Power
1. The Age of Sacred Power In 16th-century Japan, religion and politics were deeply connected.Powerful temples h...
Samurai LeadershipThe Samurai Chain of Command: Lessons from the Battlefield
In the age of the samurai, discipline and order decided victory.Behind every famous general stood a clearChain of C...
History LessonsOda Nobunaga and the Power of Open Trade: Lessons for the Modern World
In Japan’s Sengoku period — the Age of Warring States — power was measured not only by swords and soldiers, but byt...
Samurai LeadershipOda Nobunaga and the Removal of Toll Barriers
IntroductionIn Japan’s Sengoku era, travel and trade were slowed by countless toll barriers. Merchants had to pay f...
Financial StrategyOda Nobunaga and the Money Strategy
IntroductionIn Japan’s Sengoku era, battles were fought with swords and spears, but Oda Nobunaga knew another truth...
Samurai LeadershipTokugawa Ieyasu, Sun Tzu, and the Disney “Shogun”
IntroductionWhen Disney created the character of the “Shogun,” the model behind it was none other than Tokugawa Iey...
Samurai LeadershipHideyoshi’s Rise: How Emotional Intelligence Shaped a Samurai into a Leader
Introduction On a cold winter morning in the 16th century, a young servant named Toyotomi Hideyoshi noticed some...
Samurai LeadershipLeadership Lessons from Uesugi Kenshin — Discipline and Courage in Action
Leadership Lessons from Uesugi Kenshin — Discipline and Courage in Action Introduction Leadership is not only...