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Labelling a manager or executive “uncoachable” usually reveals a systemic problem in the way the company approaches coaching: YouTube video.

It's tempting to think that senior executives do not struggle with self-confidence issues. In fact more responsibility means more pressure.

Watch my brand new video on leadership across time zones or join my next free webinar on DISC-based leadership styles.

We will look at unfair “China speed examples (instant “Trump assassination T-shirts”) and others where it results from genuine innovation.

At this free webinar we'll discuss why people fail in culturally diverse teams & how they can turn cultural "mismatches" into opportunities.

Free webinar about why managers underestimate culture shock at both virtual and personal work, and how to prepare themselves better.

In this video, I itemise four shifts that leaders of East-West businesses must bear in mind to survive and thrive in post-pandemic China.

Leading China-facing businesses in 2024 (free webinar)

What is happening to China's expat community? What is the "next China"? How can managers deal with geopolitical interferences in business?

Human resources & people development managers notice that their ‘peacetime’ learning methods fail, but have no upgraded ones for emergencies

Leadership lessons from the rise and fall of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance lead by Carlos Ghosn until his downfall last year.

What China’s newly forged ‘foreign relations law’ means for multinational companies and their managers doing business in or with China.

Passing former expat jobs to Chinese managers has worked for foreign firms. But getting rid of all foreign managers in China can backfire.

BMW seems well-prepared for PR crises like last week's ice-cream incident at the Shanghai Auto show. Is your firm, supplier or client?

psos Happiness 2023: China's inflated happiness score and why business leaders must understand it

How should senior managers of foreign firms in China plan, invest, hire, delegate and execute differently in today’s turbulent environment?

At our next free East-West Leadership webinar 6 April, 2023 we discuss new China strategy papers I read from global think-tanks.

An expat position is not just another promotion. Even seasoned executives will meet unexpected hurdles once they take their careers abroad.

What executives must know about the way Asian and Western ideas differ about a leader’s responsibilities towards others.

Who is better prepared for today’s volatile and uncertain environment: European or Chinese managers?