The Leadership Japan Series By Dale Carnegie Training Japan

Power Harassment And Being the Boss In Japan   “Pawahara” the Japanese adoption of the English term “power harassment” has only appeared in the last few years in this country.  In 2006, there were 22,153 complaints lodged with the Japanese labor Bureau and in 2016 it has jumped to 70,917 cases.  In a 2016 government survey, 33% of respondents said they had experienced power harassment in the past three years.  The Japanese government is drafting a bill to go to the Diet to ban power harassment in the workplace, but the bill does not include any penalties. What does this mean for bosses trying to get results from their teams?   Power harassment is defined by the Government as being an act that causes physical or emotional pain, or demoralizing the workplace by exploiting one’s position.  In 2012 the Labor Ministry listed six examples of power harassment: physical attacks, verbal abuse, deliberate isolation from other employees, making excessive demands, making too few demands and infringing on the privacy of o