Episode 11 of the podcast CrossWorld Puzzles is now out!
I was so happy to welcome the wonderful Kazuyo Kato, who I respect immensely as the Executive Director of Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) USA, and who I’m proud to call a friend. Born in Australia and raised in Egypt until she was three years old, Kazuyo moved between the U.S. (Washington, DC and San Francisco) and Japan throughout her elementary to high school years. She has built her career at organizations focused on U.S.-Japan relations and international affairs, including the Japan Society in New York, the U.S. and Japan entities of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, CSIS, and Armitage International.
We discuss Kazuyo’s upbringing in multiple countries; how she overcame the challenge of learning languages and societal expectations; why she decided to work in the nonprofit sector and the importance of people-to-people exchange; and how she developed her own leadership style and what she learned from great leaders like Richard Armitage.
Many thanks to Kazuyo for kindly answering my very personal questions! I appreciate her being open about the struggles of navigating friendships while learning languages. Her advice on leadership is particularly touching when considering how she built her career and confidence over time, and I’m sure many people will find her words encouraging and inspiring.
The video podcast is below, but for more information on Kazuyo, please see photos (and the episode transcript) here: https://crossworld-puzzles.com/episode11-kazuyo/.
The podcast can be followed on YouTube, Spotify, and (for audio only) Apple Podcasts.
ポッドキャスト「CrossWorld Puzzles」の最新エピソードです。
今回は、とても尊敬する友人である加藤和世さんの話を伺いました。オーストラリアで生まれ、エジプトで幼少時代を過ごし、日米を行ったり来たりして育った和世さん。今は人的交流を通じて日米関係の強化に努める組織、JCIE USA（日本国際交流センターの米国におけるパートナー組織）のエグゼクティブ・ディレクターを務めていらっしゃいます。
和世さんがいかに日米の言語や慣習の違いを乗り越えたか、今こそなぜ人的交流が重要なのか、ご自身のリーダーシップスタイルをどのように築き、リチャード・アーミテージ氏をはじめとするリーダーから何を学んだかなど、多岐にわたるお話を伺いました。
和世さんは、極めて個人的な質問にも辛抱強く答えてくださり、言語を学びながら友人関係を築く大変さなどについても率直に語ってくださいました。徐々にキャリアを築き自信をつけていったお話を踏まえると、リーダーシップに関する彼女のアドバイスは特に貴重です。ぜひご覧ください！