China briefing put up an excellent article on the plant based meat market in China, and they covered a lot of aspects. Notably, they did not name finding the right people as a key to success. That is likely why Western companies are not as strong as they could be in any market. They mention […]
Continue Reading →I say “COVID-19 Let us remember our humanity” as some things happened in the 2009 downturn that I hope will not happen again. Does anyone have any regrets about 2009-2010? Also in times of pandemic how should we see others? I distinctly remember visiting the US the summer of 2010 and visiting some garage sales. […]
Continue Reading →Hiring in crisis is a key question to consider in COVID-19. Understandably, many companies will put it off as China does not want you to fire people now. Further, in cash crunch or possible cash crunch, many companies understandably want to be careful with adding payroll costs. Good news is letting specific people go and […]
Continue Reading →Reading a recent HBR article. A query rose in my head. Should we build culture to align with people? My baseline is some adjustments could help. My main thought is that companies hire a lot of different people with very different values. It would be hard to do in many cases. My only success in […]
Continue Reading →Politicians and leaders feel the need to bring optimism to their organizations. Many books are written and power generally goes to the optimists. However, COVID-19 is the triumph of the pessimists. Everyone who has taken the microphone and announced a bright future has been humiliated or shouted down. The initial outbreak cover up in China […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Did you buy Luckin Coffee shares? I feel bad for you. I think the bottom has not come yet. How about you in China. All I see is beware who you hire. The founders are telling a story, and the Street is telling the story like it is true. I doubt. The Street reports that […]
Continue Reading →Moving your China factory is a big job. I would also like to add that it is a great chance to clean house, and I do not mean unloading junk. . It is a great chance too get rid of doubtful or mediocre hires. However, you also may not succeed in finding certain talent in […]
Continue Reading →Since the end of January, China has been focused on killing off COVID-19. Shocking to see 1.4 Billion Chinese people in lock step to kill off the pandemic at its source. Let’s talk about the economic and cultural impacts. Economically. the effects have been devastating. China did roughly 50 days of social distancing and various […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →At West Point, I was strongly taught to support my classmates and stick to them like glue. Yes, the Army needs that as war requires that. China teaches it to the whole country since the time of Confucious. Is it good that your workers are sticking together(jiang zai yiqi 将在一起) in China? In the present […]
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One reason interviews are especially suspect in China is that they are the Grand Masters of First Impressions. I have on been to about a dozen countries, so I should not claim to be knowledgeable about all countries. I can say that in the West we are all aware of the importance of making a […]
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