14 Vijay Deol, CEO of enworld

Vijay Deol originally came to Japan to teach English in rural
Kyoto before starting at en world, a global recruiting company
where he now serves as Regional Director.


During his first 8 years, Mr. Deol worked his way up to Sales
Director ast enworld before becoming President of a British
multinational recruitment firm. As the sole employee in Japan,
Mr. Deol grew the firm to about 30 staff by the time he left in
2017, to make return to en world.


He currently leads en world Japan, Australia and Singapore,
managing approximately 350 employees.


Mr. Deol constantly puts en world’s vision of nyuushago
shuukatsu, Enabling Success, to practice in order to effectively
lead a large and diverse team. He emphasizes the importance of
hiring the right talent, continuous improvement and active
listening.


For example, Mr. Deol admits his own mistakes in company meetings
to encourage his staff to be more creative without fearing
failure. To understand and address the different demands and
expectations of his staff, Mr. Deol holds one-on-one sessions,
live engagement surveys and provides opportunities for career
development.


They have successfully launched LinkedIn Learning for their staff
to take free online course. Mr. Deol stays updated on trends in
the industry by looking at investor relations reports from
competitors to use as a benchmark for en world. He also points
out the importance of understanding the various priorities his
staff have in order to offer suitable incentive and maintain
engagement.


For his younger, millennial and generation Z staff, Mr. Deol
explains, “I think, [their] highest priorities are, [the]
opportunity to learn, develop, and work in an independent and
flexible way.” This, in turn, leads to greater motivation,
satisfaction and retention for the company.