Expanding Your Inner Capacity: The Utsuwa Philosophy with Shigeki Nishimura
About this episode
Shigeki Nishimura discusses the Utsuwa philosophy and its impact on leadership and team culture.
What if the key to better work and wiser leadership isn’t adding more tools but building a bigger vessel? Shigeki Nishimura—author, cross-cultural leadership coach, and former global executive—joins us to introduce Utsuwa, the Japanese concept of inner capacity. Drawing on two decades in Germany and a career bridging Japanese precision with European efficiency, Shigeki shows how a clay tea bowl can rewire your approach to stress, focus, and team culture. We dive into a powerful triad: ikigai...
People in this episode
Host: Nick Kemp
Guest: Shigeki Nishimura
Topics covered
- inner capacity
- Utsuwa philosophy
- leadership
- stress management
- team culture
Keywords
- Utsuwa
- inner capacity
- leadership
- stress
- focus
- team culture
- ikigai
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ikigai Tribe
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