Executive Retreats

The CEO of one of North America’s premier manufacturing firms called from Europe to say that, after two years of hitting their heads against a wall in Asia they had just signed a multi-million dollar contract that they had felt was doomed. His exact words were:

“I am calling to tell you that, officially, before working with you, we made every mistake you wrote about in your book (China In Motion). You are so right. We did not know what we did not know. We didn’t know to hire you two years ago. I shudder to think of the missed opportunities of the past two years.”

He added that he first saw the error of their ways during our Executive Retreat. His team had no idea that the very actions that make for success in the west (sense of urgency, for one) were working against them in Asia.

Increase Competitiveness and Profitability in Your Asia Pacific Operations

Objectives

• Increase ROI for your shareholders.

• Adapt your culture to Asian business practices.

• Align your corporate strategy to your company’s Asia Pacific vision.

• Avoid the million dollar mistakes that Westerners make with Asian customers.

• Trigger a positive cross-cultural attitude in your organization, to better meet the
  needs of your Asian customers.

Content

• Define your genius. How your genius both helps and hinders you in
  your quest.

• Explore the barriers to achieving your financial goals.

• Cultural issues: "soft skills" or potential landmines? Identify and bridge the gaps.

• Identify and correct the cross-cultural issues that could cost you millions.  

• Examine your best practices, models, and expertise. Will they work in the East?

• Design and commit to an action plan for members of your team.

One and two-day formats

ü  Highly interactive
ü  Facilitated by me in person
ü  Confidentiality assured

If you would like to discuss an off-site strategic retreat for your management team, click here to e-mail me, or call: 1-800-240-8734 or 519-679-8734 (international and local) if you wish to speak to me in person. If not immediately available, I will return your call at the earliest.

“Your leadership retreat was an eye-opener for a lot of our managers. We did a complete makeover here after your session. Now we get nothing but compliments lately from our visitors from Toyota. We find that when we treat our current customer base with a similar courtesy as that shown to our Asian colleagues, it’s well received.”
~ Juergen Reichelt, General Manager, Deco Automotive (Magna International Inc.)

“You don’t just listen, you grasp the concept of what is being communicated. How quickly can anyone assess what is being said in such a short time? You ask the right questions, then you have the exceptional ability to assess the information, no matter how complex, to digest it and incorporate the concept.”
~ Nate Iikubo, Advance Purchasing, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Climate Control, Inc.
   (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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