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 […]
Continue Reading →Dan Harris of China Law Blog says you should have a contract with a supplier no matter how much you feel the love. That made me smile. So true. This is equally true in interviewing. Strongest feeling hiring is not enough, you still need to know if what was said was true. You can feel you […]
Continue Reading →A stable work history on the resume could be a sign of a good candidate. However, have we forgotten that we need great hires and not perfect resumes? It is common that hiring managers say no when a resume shows the person is unstable. Is that good thinking? Everyone knows that showing frequent job changes […]
Continue Reading →HR first and business leader second. is an important problem to think through in China In the West, HR has been trying to get a seat at the business table for a generation. Before that, there were no CHRO’s and no VP’s of HR. Still, not many companies have a CHRO. HR’s in the West […]
Continue Reading →A little lie in China tells you a lot. Well, it likely tells you a lot anywhere, but let me continue. Dan Harris of China Law Blog says, “Any little fraud (e.g. pretending they are a manufacturer when actually they are a trading company) IS a fraud. If they lie about this, they will lie […]
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Let’s talk about paying benefits in China. At least once a year I get an inquiry where a company wants to hire someone and will only hire them as a contractor and not as an employee. I patiently tell them that China does not operate that way. Every person should belong to a legal entity […]
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The ever quotable Collin Powell says: Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered. Some people will say Leadership is about Decision making. Then the key decisions […]
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Brooking put up a great study on Chinese urbanization that we should consider. The Chinese government loves that a famous Western economist said there are two big forces for global prosperity in this century. US technical innovation Chinese Urbanization So why is this a big thing? What does it have to do with doing business in […]
Continue Reading →Can we admit mistakes? Can candidates? It is natural for all of us to not want to admit mistakes and failures. Thus we have found in recruiting that people who can are a special breed and make very valuable employees. See also Mistake Are Not the End, Self Deception Might Be It is also epidemic […]
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