Podcast
The China Wine Market with the Wine Lady, Cecile Israel
Part One: Guanxi, apps, branding and more.
Part One: Guanxi, apps, branding and more.
Summary: Episode 44 - Part 1
How did a young French woman build a wine business in China when she didn’t speak the language or know anyone when she started? Cecile Israel, who became known as Ceci The Wine Lady, presents her fascinating professional background and desire to bring wine to a wide audience. With marketing methods very different from the West’s, she also elaborates the in-depth role and centrality of “Guanxi,” the importance of branding, the use of ...
How did a young French woman build a wine business in China when she didn’t speak the language or know anyone when she started? Cecile Israel, who became known as Ceci The Wine Lady, presents her fascinating professional background and desire to bring wine to a wide audience. With marketing methods very different from the West’s, she also elaborates the in-depth role and centrality of “Guanxi,” the importance of branding, the use of ...
Inter-Cultural Management with Chris Smit and Peter van der Lende, of Culture Matters
Part 2: Stereotyping, Trial & Error, Dealing with failure, and Melding hostile nationalities
Part 2: Stereotyping, Trial & Error, Dealing with failure, and Melding hostile nationalities
Summary: Episode 43 - Part 2
Part two of our two-part series with Chris Smit and Peter Van der Lende. How do you meld people from different nationalities into one corporate culture? How accurate are stereotypes by which we all initially judge? How can people from hostile countries work together in one company? Which countries generally have open vs. top-down communication styles …. except when they don’t? How do you get people from collectivist cultures to communicate...
Part two of our two-part series with Chris Smit and Peter Van der Lende. How do you meld people from different nationalities into one corporate culture? How accurate are stereotypes by which we all initially judge? How can people from hostile countries work together in one company? Which countries generally have open vs. top-down communication styles …. except when they don’t? How do you get people from collectivist cultures to communicate...
Multi-cultural Management: Chris Smit and Peter van der Lende of Culture Matter
Part 1: Creating a multinational corporate culture and Open vs. top-down communication styles
Part 1: Creating a multinational corporate culture and Open vs. top-down communication styles
Summary: Episode 42 - Part 1
How do you meld people from different nationalities into one corporate culture? How accurate are stereotypes by which we all initially judge? How can people from hostile countries work together in one company? Which countries generally have open vs. top-down communication styles …. except when they don’t? How do you get people from collectivist cultures to communicate in more open cultures? Chris Smit and Peter van der Lende...
How do you meld people from different nationalities into one corporate culture? How accurate are stereotypes by which we all initially judge? How can people from hostile countries work together in one company? Which countries generally have open vs. top-down communication styles …. except when they don’t? How do you get people from collectivist cultures to communicate in more open cultures? Chris Smit and Peter van der Lende...
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