Archive for January, 2011
I think if I tell you that you need to meet with your direct reports at least monthly, you might roll your eyes. We know it is important. But we do not often get it done. It does not have the jazz of the full blown fire fighting we often live by. Sometimes we have […]
Continue Reading →Merriam-Webster says business culture is: the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an organization. We can also say this of a country culture like in China. Today, I focus on business culture development as it is a key to long term success…and even short term success when you are leading in […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →What’s missing? I write a lot about leadership and little about China and there is a reason for that. Companies do not realize the increased demands of leadership required by the cross cultural problem we call China. China is not the problem. Pay attention to leadership in China. Cross cultural problems place a much higher demand […]
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Posted in: Being the Right Person, China, Leadership
Leave a Comment (0) →The key to successful and smooth change, like implementing ERP in China, is to have a strong corporate culture. To improve it, you need to think about Change, Change, and more Change. Change Change Change A messy culture will have a messy implementation of new technology–or whatever change you need. Messy cultures means bad hiring […]
Continue Reading →A Different Kind of Genius for China Knowledge What is the right genius for China? Many times we become too knowledgeable to be good leaders. Actually, knowledge itself is not the enemy, but we naturally get proud and stop seeking advice when we get knowledgeable. It also becomes a trap as you start to find […]
Continue Reading →Getting everyone pulling in the same direction is no simple trick in your home culture. Direction needed is a greater need in China. In China, the difficulty goes way up as you are cross culturally trying to get there. Even if you go super indigenous, you are still seen as a foreigner and getting heart […]
Continue Reading →I served as a US Army officer before coming to China, and that was a uniquely valuable preparation for China. The US Army is a fine institution, but it is much bigger than any efficiency guru would advise. Due to its size, bureaucracy has made its mark on the US Army. Ah, China and China […]
Continue Reading →I know an interesting podcast at hbr.org. It shows we need to hire guilty leaders. Let me explain. Frank Flynn, a Stanford Business School professor, did a series of studies. He wanted to find out if people who feel guilt more do better or worse as employees and as leaders. So if we throw up […]
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