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The
Cross Border Leader
To
successfully lead and influence, one
must first understand the culture.
For
much of the Far East and
countries in South-East Asia, this
means having a working knowledge of Confucianism
and Taoism. From
this foundation, one can then focus on key cultural business
values, communication techniques and (most importantly) how
to develop business relationships.
These
Programs are Designed For:
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Expatriates
(Expats) preparing for assignment
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Expats
currently on station
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Frequent
flyers engaging in international business
Delivery
Methods
We work with
organizations, business delegations going overseas and individuals.
For
executives and expats, most clients prefer executive Coaching
For
groups and overseas delegations, most clients want training and
Workshops Instruction
does not have to be live, we use blended (live and online) methods
as well.
As
an American named Ben
Franklin once said, "An ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of cure." |
More
Resources
Books on
Chinese Business Culture and Business Practices
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"He
who only sees the obvious, wins his battles with difficulty. He who
sees below the surface of things wins his battles with ease"
Sun
Tzu
Free
Information On the Art of War
Free
E-Book. The public domain version of the book in English. The
translation contains the set of principles from the Giles translation
but unfortunately does not contain the stories.
Books on the
Art of War
According
to a recent article by The Economist, there are now over fifty
different English language versions of the Art of War. With
such a wide selection, one can afford to be choosy. Different authors
tend to stress different aspects of the book to appeal to certain group.
For example, what a business owner would find valuable, would be different
than what appeals to a manager in the middle of a large organization.
Here is a sample of some of the better books we have found.
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From Amazon
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Sun
Tzu: The Art of War
By James Clavel
This is the classic English version written by
Clavel in 1983. The fact that it keeps getting published says
something about the author's ability to sing to the tune of the
times.
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Audio
Cassette (Abridged)
Audio
Cassette (Unabridged)
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Audio
CD (Unabridged)
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Purchase
Thru Amazon
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Sun
Tzu and the Art of Business:
Six Strategic Principles for Managers
by Mark R. McNeilly
Businesses, especially smaller businesses, have
a special challenge not normally faced by their larger brethren.
When you are a small fish in a large pond, you’re fish
bait for the sharks. One can come a big fish, but one must pay
close attention to one’s competitors. For example, one
must be careful how one choose one’s battles.
Too many businesses decide to compete on the basis
of price, rather than other means. While this appeals to a certain
type of customer, it definitely causes competitors to focus their
attention on the new threat of the moment— you.This book
focuses on six principles and provides many examples of how these
principles are applied in todays world of business.
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From Amazon
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The Art of War
The Art of Career Building
by Gary Gagliardi
Within organizations, there
is competition. While most organizations strive to emphasize
cooperation and teamwork, rivalries can develop between individuals
in the middle and executive ranks. This competition rarely takes
the form of a life and death struggle that a war between states
entails, but you should make sure that you can protect yourself
from unscrupulous behavior. One of our favorite sayings goes, “Just
because you’re not paranoid, doesn't mean people aren’t
out to get you.”
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Purchase
Thru Amazon
(Hardcover)
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The
Illustrated Art of War
Thomas Cleary (Translator)
Some people learn by seeing pictures, so this version
has a large number of drawings and illustrations can help make
the abstract more tangible. If you wish to review the book, it
has over 69 pages one can review on-line.
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Buy
the Hardcover
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Sun
Zi: The Art of War & Sun Bin: The Art of War
Chinese/English
Edition
by Sun Zi ,Sun Bin ,Wu Rusong (Editor), Wu Xianlin (Editor), Zhang
He (Editor), Zheng Tian (Editor), Lin Wusun (Translator)
The two most
widely known strategies in the Warring States Period were Sun
Pin and Sun Tzu. While Sun Pin is not as widely known, he had
a more difficult personal history, having to overcome a dangerous
adversary who almost killed him.
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Purchase The Softcover
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The Art of Strategy: A New
Translation of Sun Tzu's Classic The Art of War
by Sun-Tzu ,R.L. Wing (Translator)
In many cases,
the English version loses something in the translation. This
version of the text contains both the English and the Chinese
language versions side by side.
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Strategy
Development
There are a
number of principles used over the years by companies, both large
and small, to come up with what business strategists refer to
as a sustainable competitive advantage. These
programs provide executives with sound strategic principles,
and most importantly, seek to apply these concepts in the real
world.
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Resources
For Transformational Leadership Development
Without leadership,
flawless tactical execution of sound strategy is difficult, if
not impossible. Like all skills, leadership is learned set of
behaviors based on certain principles.
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