Why did Benedict Arnold betray his country? And what does that have to do with your China work? People including me talk about people inside your China work stealing your IP and betraying you. I think, from this famous US experience, we can consider how to control the problem in China. Benedict Arnold is infamous […]
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All Western companies in China are trying to hire top Chinese talent within their budget. Most companies cannot get what they seek. Virtually all are not consistent. Top candidates want work. Why are they not working for you? All companies want to be a magnet for top talent but are actually repelling candidates to some […]
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Every country has certain cultural strengths. China is a successful culture that has been the strongest culture in the world at various times in world history. What do they have that we can make use of in working here in China? Let’s talk about three. Diligence is 1st Among Cultural Chinese Strengths Diligence is commended […]
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SHI Group meticulously background checks for every position we fill for our clients. It is a lot of work and ends up killing a lot of candidates that customers would otherwise hire. Other recruiters know we do this and do not follow. I think you can imagine why not. Why are we so different? We […]
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How did SHI Group China start? In December 2008, my disgust with my previous company’s ethics reached fever pitch, and I resigned in the heart of a deep world recession when everyone who had a job just held on. Companies were shedding Western Staff at a lightening pace to get rid of expat packages and […]
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In China teamwork matters more than we know. Note the survey results. Harvard Business Review came out with a recent study that is surprising by any measure. Harvard business review interviewed 19,000 workers across the world and found out engagement is low everywhere. Two startling discoveries emerged. 1 Chinese engagement dropped dramatically in three years. […]
Continue Reading →I write about low engagement in China often and how much you have to gain from high engagement here and here. Oh, and half a dozen more on engagement here. Harvard Business Review came out with a recent study that is surprising by any measure. They find 19% of Chinese people were highly engaged […]
Continue Reading →For data driven thinkers, emotions friend or foe seems obvious to be foe. Some leaders will turn away from candidates who are emotional people and seek to have a rational office environment. Some are gut feeling hiring managers. Their track record will not be very consistent. We defy them to have the 95% good hires […]
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How does recruiting turn up a higher level of talent in China? Find appropriate resumes and hope that means talent? Interview to see if they can tell good stories? Gut feel? Train candidates how to gain a gut feel with the hiring manager? I see we need to look deeper to get people with better […]
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The short answer is politics. However, let’s look at the deeper issues making this trade war intractable. Taiwan went through a process and is now an open democracy that gets along well with America. Why can’t China just follow Taiwan? Taiwan faces huge pressure from China. They must succeed with being good friends with America, […]
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