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Date: "2024-09-12"
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# Podcast recording — 2024-09-12
Recorded episode with Hiroshi Tanaka. Great conversation.

## Notes
- Episode theme: engineering leadership in Japan's tech scene — bridging traditional corporate culture with modern agile practices
- Hiroshi shared his experience introducing continuous delivery and cross-functional teams at a large Japanese enterprise, including the cultural considerations that Western agile frameworks rarely address
- His perspective as someone who has worked in both Silicon Valley and Tokyo gave him a unique ability to compare organizational patterns without falling into cultural stereotypes — very thoughtful and nuanced throughout
- Fascinating episode that expands our show's geographic perspective; Hiroshi is articulate in English and chose his words carefully, which gave the conversation a reflective quality
- Standout insight: "In Japan, consensus is not the enemy of speed. It is the precondition for speed. When everyone understands the decision, execution is almost instant"
- Good audio quality; recorded via Riverside with a slight time zone challenge (early morning for Hiroshi) but no technical issues

## Follow-up
- [ ] Send thank-you email to Hiroshi
- [ ] Draft show notes highlighting the cross-cultural engineering leadership themes
- [ ] Schedule editing with [[person-paco-furiani]]
- [ ] Create social media clips — the consensus vs speed framing will generate discussion
