Archive for Culture Development
Posted by Jim Nelson on April 5, 2022
Inc put up study results on what makes toxic work cultures in the US, but I see how it relates to Western investment in China as well. They found a way to quantify this and it helps see the core of toxic China work cultures. Disrespect and dishonesty were the hot buttons that pertain directly […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on October 20, 2014
The cost of a bad China hire is worth looking at in a little more detail. While bad and mediocre hiring is too common, there is hope for the companies who are ready. Most companies are not clearly aware how much they are losing. Often, they have been manipulated or think this is just the […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on June 15, 2012
China and Teachability are often not concepts we think of together, but we need to. Many word checks will say that teachability is not a word. After a few years managing in China, it became a word I would add to the dictionary. China and Teachability is so valuable and so hard to find. […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on April 21, 2011
Lets talk transparency in hiring. In China, I know a business where a production manager physically intimidated a quality manager. Workers had to restrain the production manager from hitting the quality manager in a meeting. The Western leader never knew this happened. We need to have businesses where information like this moves to the right […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on December 20, 2010
A friend of mine noted that a lot of SME decisions in family companies have been “done by the seat of their pants.” Indeed, many entrepreneurial people are successful going with their gut in their home country. That’s great if it works. However, when you come to China, you can’t depend on your gut feelings. […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on December 15, 2010
My brother-ín-law noted that really listening is core data for leadership, and it reminded me of a few things. My friend, Steve Crandall, who passed away a few years ago said you need to have a way to listen to people. As that may be a little abstract for some people, here’s a few specifics. It […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on December 12, 2010
Welcome to the China Recruiting Blog The China Recruiting Blog started as the China Business Leadership Blog Dec 2010. You can see blogs here all the way to that strong but tenuous start. I write about a lot of issues as have a lot of experience since starting to work in China in 1991. However, […]
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