A multitude of ingredients for a future filled with innovation. What really impressed me was the Huangpu district. The Huangpu district (黃埔區 / 黄埔区) is part of the administrative area of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou (Canton). It's a district that encompasses four neatly divided areas...
A pleasant mix of excitement and careful planning. My last visit to China was in 2019. And yes, I was aware of the need for meticulous planning for a business trip to China, which requires a lot of attention to detail – both in tradition and in the modern world.
It's going to be a journey full of opportunities! And I'm really excited about it! Yes, we live in an increasingly interconnected world. But the importance of personal relationships and cultural exchange in the business world remains irreplaceable. That's exactly why, starting this Friday, I will be traveling to the dynamic district of Guangzhou in China with a business delegation.
HomeServices ⌄Target GroupsTrainingCulture BitesBlended LearningConsultingPresentationsPublicationsBlogAbout BarbaraContactDE|EN Asia Transfer · InsightsMega Games: dress rehearsal for international managementThis is the title of my article in the current issue of Mondial, a specialist…
How about this: In today's advanced digital world, data is not only collected and analysed. It plays a crucial role in international projects that require cross-border collaboration.
In order to increase the efficiency of government work, Japan recently conducted a trial run in which generative AI systems, such as ChatGPT, were used to create draft laws and summarise the content of meetings.
Have you had a trusted contact in China for many years who has helped you locally, opened many doors and always given you good advice? If he or she retires, this can have a direct impact on previous business relationships and therefore on your business - depending on how well prepared a successor is. In other words, if you already have a successor in mind ... Things you should think about in good time to safeguard your business contacts...
Have you ever come across the term guanxi (Chinese 關係 / 关系, pinyin: guānxi)? In short, the word stands for the network of very personal relationships from which you can benefit.
Individual responsibility or better control? If you are sent to China by your company, it is quite normal that someone with responsibility is immediately assigned to you on site, who will travel with you for the first few days - sometimes even longer - i.e. accompany you. If you are now thinking: "Very nice of my Chinese boss to be with me everywhere". - that's nice, but it doesn't quite correspond to the truth.
The linguist Guy Deutscher (in his book ‚Through the Language Glass‘) claims that our mother tongue serves as an expression of our perception and deeper sense, as exemplified in Mascha Kaléko’s poem, in which the vocabulary used, despite being seemingly precise translations, takes on a different meaning.