Today: supporting a subordinate. Valerii Praid, from Russia, is an IT engineer working at a start-up in Japan, where metal processing is mostly handled by smaller firms. Praid-san's company has an advanced system for generating quotes efficiently. He joined the company 2 months ago and is the only foreigner working there. He has tech and language skills, but how is his leadership? Praid-san will tackle a roleplay challenge where he poses as a manager helping a struggling subordinate.