China Myth Podcast

Meetup Replay on 01/19/23 Part 2 -- We will role-play the most common interactions in China that are likely to veer off course, illuminate common faux pas, examine the cultural factors at play, and develop greater awareness of how our words are perceived by our Chinese counterparts. The Chinese mind is conditioned to leave itself an off-ramp for fear of blame, punishment, or worse. So it is natura...

December 15, 2022 - One China Cultural Awareness Center of Orange County Meetup workshop Introducing of the psychological factors at play, both internally and externally, when communicating with Chinese people.  Learning to play and win the China game inside the Chinese arena means developing an understanding of the 'Chinese Mind' and develop greater 'Awareness' of your own emo...

BEST ADVICE FOR CHINA… "In order to be successful in China, you need to learn to manage the different shades of gray because nothing in China is black or white." David Chang | China CEO | Philips China During my first visit to Shanghai in 2004, I had the opportunity to sit 1-on-1 with David Chang, China CEO of Philips China, and I have remember these words ever since… It's meaning f...

Words+ Approach in EXACTLY WHAT TO SAY IN CHINA Why can't Chinese people answer a simple 'Yes' or 'No' question, and what are the downsides when you answer directly with 'Yes' or 'No?' In this book, we will role-play the most common interactions in China that are likely to veer off course, illuminate common faux pas, examine the cultural factors at play...

Excerpt from After The Chinese Honeymoon - A common scene in China that reminds me how cultural differences can create real inconveniences in relationships where emotions play a more significant role around heightened expectations. https://www.genejhsu.com/blog/justtap

November 17, 2022 - One China Cultural Awareness Center of Orange County Meetup workshop AGENDA I. Introductions (自我介绍 zìwǒ jièshào) - Part 1 ( https://youtu.be/GnbkFIWAmBc ) II. Deep Immersion  Chinese Cultural Concept Chapter 1: HOW THEY OPERATE (Guanxi 关系) - Part 2 ( https://youtu.be/_rDLaG1Nbck ) Chapter 2: WHAT THEY CONSIDER (利益 Lìyì) - Part 3 ( https://youtu.be/_q3uAAK4ZK0 ) III. Rol...

November 17, 2022 - One China Cultural Awareness Center of Orange County Meetup workshop AGENDA I. Introductions (自我介绍 zìwǒ jièshào) - Part 1 ( https://youtu.be/GnbkFIWAmBc ) II. Deep Immersion  Chinese Cultural Concept  Chapter 1: HOW THEY OPERATE (Guanxi 关系) - Part 2 ( https://youtu.be/_rDLaG1Nbck ) Chapter 2: WHAT THEY CONSIDER (利益 Lìyì) - Part 3 III. Role Playing IV. LIVE Q&A  Chin...

November 17, 2022 - One China Cultural Awareness Center of Orange County Meetup workshop AGENDA I. Introductions (自我介绍 zìwǒ jièshào) - Part 1 II. Deep Immersion  Chinese Cultural Concept Chapter 1: HOW THEY OPERATE (Guanxi 关系) - Part 2 Chapter 2: WHAT THEY CONSIDER (利益 Lìyì) - Part 3 III. Role Playing IV. LIVE Q&A Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/GnbkFIWAmBc Chinese Introductions 自我...

I fundamentally believe 'Collective' action doesn't foster 'Team' chemistry - What's your opinion?  https://www.genejhsu.com/atchbook (Join the latest discussions for 'After The Chinese Honeymoon') #worldcup #football #soccer #Chineseculture #worldcup2022 #FIFA

Why do we say cultural differences are the main reason we can't get along?  https://www.genejhsu.com/atchbook (Join the latest discussions for 'After The Chinese Honeymoon')  #Chinabusiness #Chineseculture #ArtofWar #Guanxi #ChineseAmerican #USChina

Some layers and nuances must be peeled away and reinterpreted to reach a common understanding with your Chinese staff, colleagues, and partners. 安慰 Ānwèi 发泄 Fāxiè 关系 Guānxì 好处 Hǎochù 被理解 Bèi lǐjiě 焦虑 Jiāolǜ https://www.genejhsu.com/atchbook #chineseculture #chinabusiness #learnchinese #mandarin #guanxi #学中文 #普通话

Excerpt from my upcoming book, After The Chinese Honeymoon https://www.genejhsu.com/atchbook #Chinabusiness #Chineseculture #AmericanDream #Guanxi #ChinaDream #USChina  

What tactics, tools, and mindset adjustments are needed to play and win today's China game insight the Chinese arena? Excerpt from my upcoming book, After The Chinese Honeymoon The things you 'Practice for show' won't help you get your ball in the hole in China. Instead, you will need to replace your Putter to play a round in China and practice using that Chinese Putter to win....

Excerpt from my upcoming book, After The Chinese Honeymoon Intuition and comprehension, rather than the truth and facts, form the basis of our perceptions, and they are misperceptions until our flawed presumptions are identified.  Yet, those flaws are abstract and demanding to recognize across disparate cultural differences, so we are left struggling against the burden of our myopia. #Chinabusines...

Excerpt from my upcoming book, After The Chinese Honeymoon One of my first previews of the importance of Guanxi in Asian business culture were the early stories told by my Uncle John, who in the 80s was the National Sales Manager for Zenith based in Austin, Texas. Uncle John was raised in Taiwan following the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949, so his opportunities to immigrate began much earlie...

Have you ever found Chinese attempts at persuasion (狡辩 jiǎobiàn) unconvincing? Chinese have been conditioned that it is prudent to deflect blame from oneself, even before it has been assigned to them. It's a reflex mechanism. It is also normal for them to attempt to persuade others based on their 'Perception' of what is valuable or meaningful. However, since they generally lack th...

The past twenty years for China have been a remarkable stretch of its five thousand-year history, and perhaps it's the only necessary period for understanding today's China and interacting with its new normal. How can I tell a compelling story that adds more depth and clarity to Chinese thinking? How can readers reveal unknown unknowns beneath their fog of myopia? How is Eddie Lee, and h...

Walk-Thru #8 (Key Points & Characters) Part One: Play The China Game | Chapter 2 The Chinese Arena | Point 9 + story + case study or evidence  Chinese people fundamentally think differently about their roles within any system, as well as the value of their contributions with no ethical or moral guardrails, and since their goodwill nature never abates, they will increasingly feel entitled to mo...

Are you AWARE of your own Truth-Default, which is your tendency to trust a stranger? It's been studied and sociologically proven that "the majority of people believe most people are mostly honest most of the time."   Chinese people naturally default-to-skepticism toward people they don't know (陌生人 mòshēng rén), not just foreigners, because by definition, they only care about...

Sharing an inside walk-thru of how I intend to make a business book about China more interesting and impactful for a wider audience… [WHAT YOUR BOOK IS ABOUT IN 1-3 SENTENCES] After The Chinese Honeymoon tells a story of love and business in China and everything in between to present Western readers with a layman’s guide to Confucianism and the Art of War so they can NOT ONLY demystify how Chinese...

Myopia is an overused word, and "walking in another man's shoes" is an exhausted cliche, but the one universal truth about all of us who share this planet is we have not evolved beyond the tribalism of our basic instincts, which adversely affects our ability to overcome the objections already in the minds of the cross-cultural counterparts we seek to persuade. https://www.genejhsu.c...

September 14, 2022 - Another amazing opportunity to help our future leaders develop a healthy mindset for China business as a keynote speaker at Scheller College of Business in Atlanta.   We explored media bias and our cultural biases in the context of our objectives in China, with Chinese companies, and cooperating with Chinese people. We introduced a framework to develop greater 'Awareness&...

In a world where 'Reasoning' is circular and 'Preserving Face' is paramount, the best response is often to remain silent and expressionless. Sometimes in Chinese culture: Rationality doesn't lessen the disagreement. Sympathy doesn't calm the growing resentment. Empathy doesn't quench the raging emotional fires.  https://www.genejhsu.com/ #chineseculture #chinabus...

After The Chinese Honeymoon tells a story of love and business in China and everything in between to present Western readers with a layman’s guide to Confucianism and the Art of War so they can NOT ONLY demystify how Chinese people behave but develop strategies to influence them as well. https://www.genejhsu.com/atchbook (All walk-thru videos, updates, and content) #chinabusiness #chineseculture #...

What is different about playing and winning within a Chinese paradigm of rules, norms, and etiquette?  #chinabusiness #chineseculture #guanxi #negotiations #artofwar Chapter 1: Think Different (A mindset for China business) | P1 Playing The China Game  Like Einstein's famous quote, "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them," we also cannot cre...