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Must Read to Succeed: Jack Covert on the 100 Best Business Books

Friday, December 2, 2011

In 1984, the Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops hired Jack Covert to promote business and computer books to the Milwaukee business community. He grew that 3-shelf business section into a US$7 million specialty business book retailer, 800-CEO-READ, and won a reputation in the competitive world of business-book publishing.

Q&A with J.D. Whitney

Friday, November 18, 2011

J.D. Whitney is a native of the USA. Starting out as a music teacher, he then spent 10 years in non-profit management, including 3 years in Kenya. He is co-owner and COO of micMAC Global Solutions (www.micmacglobal.com), headquartered in Qingdao, China. Their programs are based on his MBA in International Development and global travels training people in language acquisition and cultural transition. J.D.

Q&A with Tan Yinglan

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Tan Yinglan was educated at Harvard, Stanford and Carnegie Mellon. He is a Kauffman Fellow at the Center of Venture Education, and serves on the boards of innovative growth ventures and venture capital funds in Asia. Yinglan was the first director of 3i Venturelab China, a joint-venture between private equity firm 3i and INSEAD.

Tips on Career Strategies

Friday, November 11, 2011

Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus International (www.proteus-international.com), a consulting and training firm that helps client organizations clarify and achieve their envisioned future. She coaches and advises the senior executives of leading companies including GE, Time Warner Cable, Madison Square Garden, and NBC Universal.

Q&A with Shahriar Broumand

Friday, November 4, 2011

Belgian-American Shahriar Broumand has an MBA and MIS from Switzerland’s European University. From 1999 to 2007 he helped build FreeMarkets in EMEA and Ariba’s BPO business in the US. He then moved to Edinburgh to advise RBS on supply chain risk from 2009 to 2010. Today, Shahriar is Managing Partner of BrainNet Supply Management Group (www.brainnet.com) in North America, the number one supply chain and procurement firm.

Will South Korea and the U.S. Sing in a KORUS FTA?

Thursday, November 3, 2011

A chorus occurs when a group of people harmonize their singing. Therefore, how appropriate that the free trade agreement (FTA) designed to link South Korea and the United States in a synchronized, deeper -- and mutually beneficial-- trade relationship is called the KORUS FTA, with the first pact appearing in 2007. Already, South Korea offers America US$80 billion in annual trade as its seventh largest export market.

Subterranean Riches Push Mongolian Economy Skyward

Monday, October 31, 2011

Mention the name Mongolia to most Westerners -- what is their response? It is likely to be a Genghis Khan joke. Few have studied the country. But it is now attracting much praise. About half of Mongolia’s 3 million people are farmers raising goats, sheep, and other animals. The remainder are concentrated in the capital, Ulaanbaatar.

Expert David Russell: Tsunami Washed Japan’s Spirit Out to Sea

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Japanese people nor mally welcome spring as the season when pink and white cherry blossoms perfume the air and float on warm breezes. But on March 3rd, a gigantic earth quake and tsunami devastated the nucle ar complex at Fukushima 206 km north of Tokyo and the surrounding area. Now the country is contemplating not wind borne flower petals, but radiation seep ing into cattle, crops — and people.

Thai Election Drama: The New Face of Yingluck Thaksin

Monday, September 26, 2011

Thailand’s tourism bureau may boast that the country is the land of smiles, but its often tumultuous politics — spanning coups and corruption — has just as often raised frowns. After the dramatic July 3rd national election, supporters of Yingluck Shinawatra are beaming.

Her Puea Thai Party claimed a resounding 265 out of 500 seats over the Democratic Partys’ 159 and their ousted prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. The election galvanized the nation and won much international attention partly because of its soap opera quality. Yingluck is a rookie to politics. She is also the younger sister of Thaksin Shinawtra, the former leader of the Puea Thai Party who was deposed in a military coup in 2006.

Understanding Chinese Negotiation

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Laurence Brahm (www.laurencebrahm.com) is a member of the United Nations Theme Group on Poverty and Inequality, a global activist, international mediator, lawyer, economist and author. He leads the way in advocating a fresh development paradigm -- The Himalayan Consensus - an innovative approach to development (see www.laurencebrahm.com).

Create or Die: Innovation for Survival, Success

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Born in the wilds of Northern England, Peter Fisk started his business career managing brands like Concorde. Then he became the transforming CEO of the world’s largest marketing organization, the Chartered Institute of Marketing. An expert in brands and marketing, he nowadays leads the GeniusWorks (www.theGeniusWorks.com).

Q&A with Bob Aubrey

Monday, June 20, 2011

Bob Aubrey (bob.aubrey.com) is a global consultant, entrepreneur and author. He earned a BA at the University of California, then a Ph.D. in philosophy and an MBA in Europe. For the past 10 years, he has been based in Beijing and now Singapore. In 2002, Bob founded Metizo, a personal development company, to deliver consulting ideas and individuals to create economic value in organizations.

East Asia’s Most Vital Import is Black Gold — Oil!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Sam Chambers has been living in Greater China for over ten years, initially in Hong Kong and presently in the major port city of Dalian in Liaoning Province. Sam is the former East Asia Editor for Lloyd’s List newspaper. After that, he became a major freelance writer focusing on travel and transport issues. His keen eye led him and his co-author Paul French, now living in Beijing, to examine East Asia’s imports of black gold.

Offering Straight Talk on an Asian Weakness

Friday, May 13, 2011

Joseph Baladi grew up in Brazil and moved to Australia at the age of eleven. His career then took him to New York City, Mexico City, Tokyo, and Singapore. Joseph developed a broad view of values, consumer behavior and an appreciation for the power of brands to contribute to a company’s success. He has provided brand building advice to major global firms, such as Procter & Gamble, Mars, and Coca-Cola.

Giving Boeing Its Wings Again

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

How did Boeing find itself on the edge of doom?

When Jim McNerney started at Boeing in July 2005, the company had just lost its second CEO in a row due to ethical lapses. The first was allegedly responsible for an effort to trade a government official’s family a job in exchange for awarding Boeing a government contract. Boeing faced fines and penalties of $1 billion related to the government contract scandal. His successor was supposed to clean up but was tossed out after an affair with a Boeing VP.

How to sell Big in China, Avoid Moon Cakes and Score Sellers

Friday, March 25, 2011

Morgan came to China vowing to stay for at least three months – even if it killed him - 10 years ago. Shortly after he started his company in 2001, ClarkMorgan Corporate Training, China suffered from an outbreak of the SARS epidemic, and then firms cut their training budgets during the global financial crisis. But Morgan emerged from all this to win the title of ‘Training Firm of the Year’ in 2007 and 2008.

Q&A with Todd Sattersten

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Todd Sattersten founded BizBookLab, a company that identifies, develops, and launches business books around the world. He is the co-author of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time with Jack Covert and served as president of business bookseller 800-CEO-.

Q&A with Dr. Nick Morgan

Monday, March 7, 2011

Dr. Nick Morgan is one of America’s top communication theorists and coaches. He helps people to think clearly – and then articulate with panache. His clients span the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies such as Warner Brothers; those testifying to Congress; and guests on the Today Show. He has spoken, led conferences, and moderated panels at global venues.

China’s Rare Earth Industry to Grow

Friday, February 4, 2011

China’s Fujian Province has long been famous for its tea.

But experts in the rare earth field also hail it as the mainland’s third leading source of rare earth minerals. Chinese news sources such as the People’s Daily reported on November 19 and other dates that an integrated rare earth industrial park will rise there.

Q&A Frank Gallo

Friday, February 4, 2011

Frank Gallo has been a human resources professional and consultant for nearly 20 years, spending half that time in China. Before that, he was a mental health counselor in the US , the basis for work with individuals as an executive coach. While coaching is not therapy, it requires the formation of trusting client relationships, interpreting spoken meanings, listening carefully, and extreme self-awareness. Gallo has a Ph. D.

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