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 two 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.