Disruptive Leadership

This is an ongoing discussion on the 10 guiding principles of starting a new business in China (or re-starting your business if the case may be).  Here we explore the first principle:
Develop a comprehensive government relations program for both the Chinese and U.S. governments.
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) may have embraced capitalism and open [...]

I have been on the road the last two weeks, traveling to Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Singapore, Malaysia, and London. I’ve been in eight airports and slept in four hotels—a typical trip for me…something I’ve done 100’s of times. But several things made this trip “feel” different from other trips.
Emptiness
The [...]

This is Part Two of a two-part series on the economic crisis and what disruptive leaders everywhere should do to survive and thrive.  Go here for Part One.

“You can’t save yourself out of a recession.”
This quote was used often in 2001 by Craig Barrett, Intel’s then CEO.  He meant that companies can emerge stronger after [...]

Seth Godin just wrote a great post on the importance of choosing who you work for (e.g., your boss, your company).  And the photo he used is priceless (I used the same on the right).  If you haven’t seen Office Space, then you have to run to Blockbuster or get on Netflix and rent it.  [...]

A previous boss of mine, Jason Chen, who was running Intel’s sales and marketing business at the time, had a habit of saying profound things in brief, simple ways.  Maybe it came from a Chinese background steeped in Confucianism, which has many short but wise phrases and proverbs.
He once told me that the best kind [...]