China Myth Podcast
China Myth Podcast is a self-produced immersion experience of my journey through the fascinating and misunderstood dilemmas of Chinese business culture - a reaction, a behavior, even a suggestion - and asks whether I could have achieved a better outcome with a different attitude, mindset, and approach. Because sometimes, learning how to listen is a lost art of communication.
Episodes
183 episodes since 2021
Unusual Chinese Connections (a.k.a. Guanxi)
Has the nature of Guanxi changed in the post-COVID era of doing business in China?Thirteen years ago, my personal driver in Shanghai invited my wife and me to a lavish, relatively speaking, dinner party to celebrate my birthday with his ...
September 18, 2024
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MANDARIN STORYTIME 巨饿的小毛毛虫 The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is an all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, it has sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds.But, how well does it translate into Mandarin Chinese?Watch, listen, and learn wit...
September 11, 2024
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MANDARIN STORYTIME: What Do You Do With A Problem?
Enjoy the second Mandarin Storytime video, where we continue to curate imagination-provoking stories and Mandarin Chinese translations for our cross-cultural kiddos.This is the story of a persistent problem and the child who isn't so sur...
September 05, 2024
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MANDARIN STORYTIME: What Do You Do With An Idea?
Raising my 4-year-old son, Jayden, in Irvine, California, has inspired me to create the type of content I would like to share with him growing up in a multicultural environment with so many classmates from China.My goal is to curate and ...
August 27, 2024
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What do you say to a friend from China (audiobook)
#DiverseBooks #CulturalAwareness #LearnChinese #MulticulturalKids #ChineseCulturePurchase on AmazonA perfect "What do you say to ...
August 06, 2024
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Collective Historical Chinese Memory & Ramifications for China business today
Isn't the Art of War predicated on overcoming opponents psychologically?More important than China's five thousand years of continuous history is the collective memory and experiences of Chinese people today and how it affects their cultu...
July 11, 2024
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Thriving in China's NEW post-Covid Normal - The Challenges
How have the keys to success evolved in China's NEW post-Covid Normal?Regardless of your opinions about China, you are undoubtedly aware of our collective challenge to improve cross-cultural communication and work more collaboratively. P...
June 29, 2024
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Pragmatism and Psychology in the Chinese business arena
Pragmatic Psychology Explained!Which factors are most important for navigating China business today?I believe two ideas capture the essence of piloting your Guanxi engine toward the best possible outcomes in the Chinese business a...
June 03, 2024
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Guanxi Engine Explainer for the Chinese Business Arena
This is “The Chinese Business Arena” .. And today we’re going to discuss the fallacy of our collective myopia in the post-Covid-19 era for doing business in China. We’re going to review the REAL CULPRITS that cause communications br...
May 21, 2024
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China’s Collective Historical Perspective & WHY IT MATTERS!
History is woven from different narratives, perspectives, and interpretations, and there is a saying that "History is written by victors." Perhaps more poignantly, Hermann Göring, Churchill's enemy in World War II, is recorded as sa...
April 23, 2024
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The Emotional Journey of Chinese Employees
As a Western leader in China, should you be concerned that promoting someone invariably leads to others feeling apprehensive (焦虑 Jiāolǜ)?Managing Chinese employees is simple: tell them what to do.Leading Chinese employees is compl...
April 22, 2024
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1:00
Texas Hold’em Psychology for Playing the China Game
The term 'Chinese arena' describes any business scenario with participants from mainland China. This term is apt because it encapsulates the emotional and psychological stresses that dominate when values and ideologies clash. Accep...
April 18, 2024
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What is GOODWILL EXTRACTION in Chinese business culture?
Every interaction in China can either improve a relationship or trigger a cloak of deception called goodwill extraction. While this might sound dramatic, it simply contrasts the possible outcomes of every engagement you'll encounter doing busin...
April 17, 2024
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1:00
How does collectivism affect teamwork in Chinese culture (post-COVID)?
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April 16, 2024
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What do you think about Chinese nationalism (post-COVID)?
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April 15, 2024
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1:00
Do you think there is more diversity in China or the US (post-COVID)?
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April 14, 2024
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1:00
Can you imagine relationships with Chinese business partners as being like a marriage (post-COVID)?
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April 13, 2024
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1:00
Are you aware of any collective myopia regarding China (post-COVID)?
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April 12, 2024
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1:00
Do you ever consider how your Chinese counterparts perceive you (post-COVID)?
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April 11, 2024
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1:00
Do you perceive China today as an economic opportunity or competitive threat (post-COVID)
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April 10, 2024
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1:00
What does the phrase Chinese pragmatism mean (post-COVID)?
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April 09, 2024
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1:00
How do you perceive China TODAY (post-COVID)
How do you perceive China TODAY (post-COVID), and are you aware of how YOUR PERCEPTIONS affect how your Chinese counterpart perceives you?Questions about China in our collective Western consciousness have ebbed and flowed over ...
April 08, 2024
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The Chinese Way to talk about the TikTok ban
Chinese reasoning is circular, and they communicate in an indirect, Face-giving manner. They are also hyper-nationalistic and emotionally sensitive to perceived slights, injustices, and accusations.How should you respond when Chinese co...
March 20, 2024
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