The Japanese excel at indirect communication, they do it though extreme tact and understatement, rather than irony. When they listen to Americans, the Japanese tend to believe our words and are not looking for any hidden meaning. Americans have a reputation for being honest and straightforward.
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Stay away from irony with the Japanese
Posted by JapanIntercult under ManagementFrom http://www.japanintercultural.com 4225 days ago
Orienting the new Japanese manager
Posted by JapanIntercult under ManagementFrom http://www.japanintercultural.com 4225 days ago
American managers in the same situation would likely call a meeting to introduce themselves, Japanese often prefer to keep a low profile and get to know the organization more organically. Take the initiative to set up a meeting to get to know him and also to introduce your staff and their functions
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Does Your Blog Have a Mission Statement?
Posted by Adam_Gottlieb under StrategyFrom http://www.problogger.net 4225 days ago
Blogging successfully is not really about how well you write, nor how often; it’s not about sales funnels, monetization, SEO, not even passion. The truth is the most successful bloggers are all very good at one thing. They are very clear about the purpose of their site and direction they are going.
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Requirements Meetings Ground Rules: The Girl Scout Law
Posted by BLASTanna under ManagementFrom http://blog.fusionalliance.com 4225 days ago
Ever wonder if there are better rules for managing your meetings? Try following the Girl Scout Law and make the world a better place at the same time!
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Just Say No
Posted by SmallBizDiamonds under ManagementFrom http://smallbizdiamonds.com 4225 days ago
In the world of B2B sales, buyers and prospective buyers are bombarded by sales calls. From the phone, email, walk-in solicitors, and yes even direct mail. Many seem to feel if they just ignore it they will go away. Some may be right. But they are in the minority...
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Risk management: How to protect your business
Posted by thelostagency under ManagementFrom http://www.dynamicbusiness.com.au 4225 days ago
Without a risk management team, small business owners need to self-manage all risk scenarios and shortcomings in-house.
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7 Laws About Time Management Every Entrepreneur Should Know
Posted by ivanpw under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.noobpreneur.com 4225 days ago
Launching your own business and becoming your own boss can be an exhilarating step, and good time management is an important skill for success.
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Optimum Facebook Posting Times
Posted by IntelBoutique under StrategyFrom http://socialmediatoday.com 4225 days ago
facebook marketing tips Timing is everything, they say, and that premise may apply to social media platforms like Facebook as well. Can timing your posts help increase your return on investment?
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Why business owners need two budgets going into 2013.
Posted by blfarris under StrategyFrom http://www.anchoradvisors.com 4226 days ago
This year you need two budgets for your business. A first budget based on how you are seeing things right now -- a solid growth budget. But this year, I’m recommending that business owners create an additional budget – a second, more cautious budget; one that takes into account the economic uncerta
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Keep You Business’ Blog Short and Sweet
Posted by IntelBoutique under StrategyFrom http://intelboutique.wordpress.com 4226 days ago
When smaller companies start blogging for their business, sometimes they find the lack of content to write about daunting. They think they have nothing to write about, most topics have already been covered, they’re not very good writers or some other excuse. And then their writing efforts start t
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