Rich Brubaker, a fellow T-Bird Alumni, wrote a post “How to Succeed in China” at his blog All Roads Lead to China At the end of his post, he invited commenter to add their “rules”. Here is my response: I’m not one who usually creates rules… I rather look at each situation… each day … and determine the best path forward according to what’s in front of me. Anyway… I’m an HR-specialized management consultant, so naturally what I always see are HR problems which turn into operational problems. What I often see are companies and managers who don’t know how to lead people. So… my rule for succeeding in China: Always think HR. Meaning… always think about how to develop your staff, and think of how you will keep them after they have developed (and have a higher perception of their own value). Always think about systems which motivate and [Read more...]