Business Leadership In China: How to Blend Best Western Practices with Chinese Wisdom | by Frank T. Gallo | ISBN: 9780470823651. 7 Philosophical and Cultural Foundations of Chinese Leadership. Unique Leadership Competencies in China. Key Competencies for an Executive Leadership Coach.
Business Leadership In China: How to Blend Best Western Practices with Chinese Wisdom
by Frank T. Gallo
ISBN:9780470823651
Explaining how Western leadership practices can’t always be applied in China, this book provides the bridge between Western ideas and concepts with the Chinese thoughts and wisdom.
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Business Leadership in China—How to Blend Best Western Practices with Chinese Wisdom
Preface
Overview
Notes
A Personal Story
Part One – Understanding Leadership in China Today
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Overview
Theme Number One – Chinese Business Leadership is in Need of Improvement
Theme Number Two – Simply Importing Best Western Leadership Practices will Not Work in China
Theme Number Three – Leaders in China Need to Blend Best Western Practices with Chinese Wisdom
What is Chinese Wisdom?
Notes
Chapter One Executive Summary
Chapter 2 – Methodology and Format of the Book
Methodology and Format of the Book
How to Use This Book
Chapter Two Executive Summary
Chapter 3 – Special Leadership Needs in China
Overview
Can the Chinese Business Leadership Gap Be Narrowed?
Notes
Chapter Three Executive Summary
Chapter 4 – Philosophical and Cultural Foundations of Western Leadership
Overview
Summary
Notes
Chapter Four Executive Summary
Chapter 5 – Philosophical and Cultural Foundations of Chinese Leadership
Overview
Confucianism
Daoism
Buddhism
Sun Zi
Other Cultural Influences
Guan Xi
Zhong Jian Ren ()
Zheng Ti Guan Nian
Notes
Chapter Five Executive Summary
Chapter 6 – Unique Leadership Competencies in China
Overview
Wu ()
Zhong Yong ()
Nationalism
Integrating Best Western Practices with Chinese Wisdom
Holistic Thinking
Indirectness
Notes
Chapter Six Executive Summary
Chapter 7 – Human Resource Trends in China
Employment Philosophy
Reward Program Management
Executive Compensation
Performance Management
Leadership Development
Human Resources Department
Making it Work in China
Chapter Seven Executive Summary
Part Two – Making it Work in China
Chapter 8 – Truth versus Courtesy
The Dilemma of Truth versus Courtesy in China
How to Handle the Issue of Truth versus Courtesy in China
Chapter Eight Executive Summary
Chapter 9 – Trust
Overview
Recent Chinese History
Now to Deal with the Relatively Low Level of Trust in China
Notes
Chapter Nine Executive Summary
Chapter 10 – Empowerment versus Hierarchy
Overview
How to Deal with the Conflict between Empowerment and Hierarchy in China
Notes
Chapter Ten Executive Summary
Chapter 11 – Individualism versus Collectivism
Overview
Dealing with the Individualist-Collectivist Dichotomy in China
Notes
Chapter Eleven Executive Summary
Chapter 12 – The Rule of Man versus the Rule of Law
Contracts
The Legal System
Interviewing and Hiring Candidates
Dealing with the Conflict of the Rule of Law versus the Law of Man
Resolving the Difference between the Rule of Man and the Rule of Law
A Few Final Tips
Notes
Chapter Twelve Executive Summary
Chapter 13 – Innovation and Risk-Taking
Overview
The Chinese Bureaucracy
What Can Be Done to Improve Innovation and Risk-Taking in Your Firm?
Note
Chapter Thirteen Executive Summary
Chapter 14 – Decision-Making
Overview
Developing the Best Decision-Making Process in China
Chapter Fourteen Executive Summary
Chapter 15 – Influencing Employee Motivation
Can Anyone “Motivate” Anyone Else?
How to Influence Chinese Employee Motivation
The Challenge for Westerners
Chapter Fifteen Executive Summary
Chapter 16 – Teamwork
Overview
Dealing with Weak Cross-Functional Teamwork in China
Notes
Chapter Sixteen Executive Summary
Chapter 17 – Reward Program Management
Overview
Base Compensation
Incentives
Executive Pay
Specific Reasons for Providing Executive Compensation in China
Cash versus Stock
Differences between Western Executive Compensation Plans and Chinese Plans
Criticism of Rewards
Chapter Seventeen Executive Summary
Chapter 18 – Executive Coaching
Overview
Coaching Categories
How to Select a Coach to Match Your Corporate Needs
Key Competencies for an Executive Leadership Coach in China
Remedial Coaching
The Coaching Language
Note
Chapter Eighteen Executive Summary
Part Three – What do We do Now?
Chapter 19 – What should a Leadership Program in China Look Like?
Overview
A Comprehensive Leadership Program in China
One More thought about Leadership in China
Notes
Chapter Nineteen Executive Summary
Chapter 20 – Conclusion
China is Changing Rapidly
The Value of More Research
Need to Test Western Leadership Models
Leadership Development Programs in China
Different Aspects of Leadership Development
Understanding Cultural Differences
A Model for Chinese Leadership
Notes
Chapter Twenty Executive Summary
Appendix 1 – Summary of the Interviewees (In Alphabetical Order)
Appendix 2 – Key Chinese Concepts Relevant to Leadership in China
Bibliography
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