I read an interesting note in Dr. Jeanette Winters blog on Courage that is worth taking a look at below. “(The best recruiter she knew of) explained that even at the earliest of candidate reviews, she looks to see if someone knows them self and has the courage to represent their career authentically.” Really? That is a […]
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China 5000 years different indeed. No one denies that, but many times companies come to China and do not know what those differences entail. Before I started my own company, I worked for a company that helped US companies start factories in China. We had a matrix of many factors in helping the customer decide […]
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Great Resumes or Great Hires is an easy question to ask. Everyone would say great hires. However, once hiring managers and HR managers get a resume they seem to forget. For example, you need someone who can lead production and know Six Sigma. The resume can say that and interview can draw that out. However, […]
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Have Goal for Interviewing? Let’s think together about a good goal for interviewing. How about: 1.”To know what candidates have done in their career as best predictor of what they will do.” 2.Or would you rather “Find the one who can give me the right impression.” 3.Or “Get the candidate to tell me the truth.” […]
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A friend of mine sells health ointments. If the customer asks to see the ointment and even try it, that is OK. If the customer then ignores the ointment for several weeks, the ointment is just a thing so does not care. Candidates have passion and lose passion. They have friends in your industry, and […]
Continue Reading →Perspective of a Chinese Manager Chinese people are trained to be politicians from a very young age. This means we are good at saying things other people like to hear, not straightforward from our hearts. We secretly get what benefits us best. what would that say about Chinese Managers? I personally believe there were many […]
Continue Reading →I want to discuss more aspects of a great company in China. Last week, I wrote on getting trainable workers who will be learning at all times. That is one big step. Values are another important topic. If my top 3 values are 1. make money any way 2. put friends before work always 3. […]
Continue Reading →Training Chinese workers is not easy. Actually, beneficial training is no simple question in any country. China has some specific issues to beware of: Training Chinese Workers is No Easy Task China is Nationalistic. Usually, it is not wise to say in your China organization that we will do it the American or any other […]
Continue Reading →What makes a great leader? We must be able to know before we hire people to lead. Today I have 3 examples of real journeys to great leadership ability. Let’s take my path first. I went to West Point and learned a lot about leadership there. However, in the following Quote, I gained some clarity. […]
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Recently, I visited the beautiful city of Ningbo, and this time I took a train and a taxi. What happened made me start thinking about crafty managers in China. I took a taxi to my destination and was shocked the meter said 68 RMB. Then, I asked for a receipt. Finally, I took a taxi […]
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