Lessons From The Road

21 Sep International Management – 3 More Mistakes in Hiring Overseas Employees

Posted at 09:36h in Global Business by billdecker

a) Task them as you would Americans. Today's management styles are about tasking with autonomy, getting "out of the box" and saying things like: "Here's the job, you are the team, make it happen." But do foreign employees really want to take initiative? Many cultures will be...

16 Sep Overseas Market Entry-Choosing the Right Market

Posted at 23:20h in Global Business by billdecker

How does a firm choose a foreign market for its products or services? If only there was a way to logically “grade” a foreign market to sell into. American firms are often confused and intimidated when they try to choose which country to work with...

10 Sep International Business Tips – Language

Posted at 14:56h in Global Business, one liners by billdecker

Learn enough of the local country's language to apologize for not speaking it!...

10 Sep International Business Advice- Culture

Posted at 14:55h in Global Business, one liners by billdecker

The biggest stumbling block I seen in international business is the complete misunderstanding of culture. Culture is often invisible....

10 Sep International Business Tip- When in Rome

Posted at 14:53h in one liners by billdecker

When in Rome, do as the Romans. Don't try to BE a Roman!...

10 Sep Chinese Business One-Liner

Posted at 14:51h in Global Business, one liners by billdecker

There is a joke that a Chinese CEO keeps 3 sets of books: One for his wife, one for his girlfriend, one for the tax man ...

07 Sep Questions Firms Don’t Ask in International Marketing

Posted at 09:56h in Global Business by billdecker

Denver Business Journal by Bill Decker Date: Monday, August 27, 2012, 6:00am MDT Businesses study countries and their markets as they ponder which international markets to enter. They often ask such questions as: • How big is the market? • What is our market niche? • How do we reach our...

12 Aug Strategy – A More Effective To Do List

Posted at 22:19h in Strategic Planning by billdecker

This is an unusual thing for me to do, submit someone else's article. But a colleague of mine, Herb Rubenstein, President of the Sustainable Business Group wrote this and I felt it should be shared. So here it is: The “to do” list is a staple...