I was in Vietnam for the first time last week. I met with clients in Hanoi as well as Ho Chi Min City. Vietnam does not have a common English-speaking heritage. I am grateful that they tried their best to…
Business Life Asia
Your Guide To Business & Life From Someone On The Ground And In The Trenches
Watch HOW You Say It!
Tagged with: Asia, Business, business life, Communications, culture, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, non-verbal communication, Presentation, Sales, salespeople, Selling, Success, Vietnam, Winning
Posted in Career
Posted in Career
Kill The Small Ideas And You Kill The Big Ones By The Same Stroke
I work with a terrific team. I do. Not only are they enthusiastic and terrific to deal with. They display tremendous ownership of their jobs. In the last six months, one after and another, a few of them start to…
Tagged with: business life, Career, Excellence, hiring, Inspiration, Management, Ownership, people development, Recognition, Success, terrific team, true excellence, Winning
Posted in Management
Posted in Management
Important Points To Note When Hiring For Teams In Asia
Lately I have been recruiting for people to be stationed in several Asian countries which led me to think of a few things when it comes to hiring for teams in Asia. Asia’s not a small place. I don’t mean to…
Tagged with: Asia, Business, culture, Engagement, headcount, hiring, Hong Kong, Human resources, Management, Recruitment, staffing, Time Management, Winning
Posted in Management
Posted in Management
What Is Executive Presence and How Do You Get More?
It’s the commanding presence when you walk into a room. It’s the respect you get as a professional through how you come across and how you behave. It’s the attention that you get when you speak. It’s the “Jedi power”…
Tagged with: business life, Career, Communications, executive presence, Gravitas, Inspiration, leadership, Management, Respect, Selling, Success, Trust
Posted in Management
Posted in Management
Be Remarkable – Write Your Own “Headlines”!
When people talk about your performance, what do you think they talk about? “He closed the deal on time, like he’s supposed to do.” or “After closing the deal, he helped the project through implementation and went to…
Tagged with: be remarkable, business life, evaluation, performance, personal branding, Success, Winning
Posted in Career
Posted in Career
How To Make A Better Pitch
If you read this all the way through you will make better pitches. This is not so much a boast but a benefit statement. I am proposing a trade right up front : I am stating what I am going…
Tagged with: Business, business life, Communications, Context, pitches, Presentation, Sales, salespeople, Selling, Success, Winning
Posted in Personal Growth
Posted in Personal Growth
Some Of Us Burned Paper IPads As Offerings
If you work with offices in Asia, you would have noticed a few countries with their Easter holidays “extended” (if they celebrate Easter of course). Hong Kong, China and Taiwan celebrated another holiday called Ching Ming Festival on Thursday. Ching…
