Archive for Team Development
Posted by Jim Nelson on March 15, 2022
Being a West Point graduate, I cannot help but notice Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K). I do not write today because he won 5 National Championships and 6 Gold Medals as a coach. At the end of his final season, I want to talk about a guy who created a dynasty of no name players. […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on January 18, 2022
Doing China for less money is a dream and one way has short term success and another one long term. China is a top-down high power distance leadership culture. In Chinese SOE’s, usually the top leader is the only genius and holds all power while placing all blame elsewhere. China has done this for generations. […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on September 7, 2021
Management Training in China is an important topic that needs more thinking and perhaps more money. Let’s talk about who to train and then four basic paths. Companies do training to improve the behavior and even attitude of their management. Problem is companies often do not know enough to enter in. Each training attendee has […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on June 13, 2017
So having your managers and people working from home has been a fad. Early adopters, Apple and IBM, are giving up on telecommuting, so what should we think about its future? An article on what do you miss if you work at home caught my eye. I admit I have never thought it was a good […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on August 17, 2016
Better teamwork and the possibility of better China teamwork is highly dependent on the kind of people you hire. I shake my head when leaders plan team training for their company and do not attend or simply are on the sideline. Lets talk about making a good cake. We can focus on getting all the […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on June 3, 2016
Reap what we sow in recruiting is a principle and is most often a tail of sorrow. Many companies look down on recruiting meaning they think accounting is a specialty and auditors are necessary, but recruiting can use HR people in case of need. No specialty needed. If you think you can do this without […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on May 23, 2016
Recruiting Risk Management is our business. We take no chances. We dig deep, because a hire is not just a person filling a desk location. The management hire is a human being with immense ability to cause havoc in your organization. I am assisting a business who is hoping the person they hired 10 years […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on April 21, 2016
Business politics is epidemic and causes huge loss of engagement across all industries. The first step to combat this is to keep those who manipulate out of the organization. Business Politics Starts With Bad Hiring Practices We see lots of hiring managers and many think they are great at interviewing even though they talk to […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on April 14, 2016
Market, capital, technology and people. Every company must keep these 4 balls in the air all times. If you are missing one, you will fail as a company. Market, Capital, Technology and People – The 4 Balls to Keep in the Air Market – This means paying customers. Many tech start ups like new apps […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on January 13, 2016
Great leaders are certainly made and not born as my Alma Mater knows. However, sometimes great leaders still fail after learning much. Are we doomed to a fatal flaw? In our company situation, great leaders are discovered and recruited for our Western customers. Experiences in their lives and choices they made led them to be […]
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