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Kiss up kick down is super common in China. (We also recruit in the US) It is kissing up to your superiors and kicking your staff. Common does not mean it should be acceptable. Excellent leaders know when they have been kissed up to and how to check to see if that person is kicking […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →hear doubt research believe Westerners often say they trust until they have reason not too. We Americans give trust at the outset which is a kind of admirable trait. It also means that politics is too high in US companies, and it is even worse in US companies in China. SHI Group chooses to first doubt, […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Many companies that have outsourced manufacturing, make product outside China, or are in the service industry need China Country Leader Recruitment as need someone to manage their sales development in China. This position is critical to all your work in China, and no company takes it lightly. However, too many use the method they used […]
Continue Reading →China GM Recruitment is a shot in the dark that often makes or breaks US companies. I know many cases where the top Chinese leader in China for a company is presently deceiving the owners and being the tail that wags the dog. It does not have to be this way. Chinese people put tremendous […]
Continue Reading →Your China success is from your employees. Your failure is about you. Good to Great found in research that great leaders look in the mirror when things go bad and look out the window to thank someone when things go well. Such an important research discovery. When are you looking in the mirror, and when are […]
Continue Reading →Successful business leadership China can occur with the right thinking. I recently visited a GM we placed who is rapidly turning around a previously struggling US WOFE. He said, “Western companies are too cheap when they come to China. They need to spend the money to get the right guy to succeed.” I heartily agree. […]
Continue Reading →Vulnerability is a key to good hiring. It is a key to great Leadership as well. My workers know a key value for our company is Transparency which is deep vulnerability. For us to be great at finding great hires, we have to be experts on transparency (yes, vulnerability). So, I was at the GLS […]
Continue Reading →I have helped a number of Western companies make decisions to invest in China to start factories or other work. We use a matrix of factors that represent what the company needs in location as they try to choose. They are all weighted appropriately by the company leaders. They never list- Is there a Papa […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →While I led organizations starting when I was 13, my leadership began to grow more at age 20 when I read the following servant leader thought: 24…When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →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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