Archive for January, 2013
I talked about how we do not feel we are wearing the black hat yesterday, and you can find that here. Leaders often justify themselves and one is that the others are not understanding them. Each of us has our own experiences and personality that impact us and make others judge us unfairly. However, we […]
Continue Reading →In most cases, the answer is you, for you are deceiving yourself. As people, none of us plans to be the bad guy. Others are the bad guy. We would change if we knew we were the bad guy. However, a lot of bad things happen in business as we all know. Most of the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →As owners, we all want to be a great place to work. It is closer to us than we think and in China is well worth the focus. Here are a few quotes from Fast Company to set up the thought. Fewer than 3 in 10 workers admit to having their hearts in their jobs. […]
Continue Reading →The Chinese economy had a cold last year that will help its immune system for years to come. Growth coming now in the business sector is more healthy and has a better base. Check out an article on the present growth here. What I mean to say is that belief in no holds barred growth is […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Consistently hiring Chinese people who are true to their word is a high art form. We have some risks we probably have not thought about enough. Knowing what to fear has been a topic on this blog in the past, and I want to touch on it again today. We all have our own experiences, personalities […]
Continue Reading →Not sure if any of you have noted the long running efforts by the SEC to get the truth out of how fake Chinese companies were able to get good ratings from the Big Four to be listed on the US stock exchange. The Big Four want this to go away. They vetted these companies […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Transparency and empowerment are related. For example, I was talking with some workers at a factory putting an assembly together. I asked the line leader, “What is that assembly used for?” The line leader said, “I don’t know.” He had finished 80 already that day and who knows how many that month. We can and must […]
Continue Reading →International schools and International Hospitals catering to Westerners have made life a lot easier for Westerners in China. Domestically, both are in crisis. The Chinese school system is archaic, relies heavily on rote memorization, and criticism of kids and parents are their only two tools to improve performance seemingly. Chinese brain drain is heavily influenced […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →China is a low cost country so logistics is low cost, right? Actually not. Technomics has a podcast up by Steve Crandall and Jim Serstad. It is well done. Take some time to listen to what they have to say here. In it, Steve said China has 800,000 or so trucking companies. The US has […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →As a child, I heard Japan was bad for selling good products to us at low prices. I was confused then and still am confused now that we blame China for doing the same terrible thing. The puzzle is further muddied by global production of goods. Reuters has an article up on how the trade […]
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