China Myth Podcast

Every aspect of insight or knowledge can be helpful, and there will never be a lack of availability online. That said, for most, the amount of information, opinions, and prognostications is overwhelming, and it often stifles the MINDSET adjustments necessary to develop an ATTITUDE that attracts rather than repels your Chinese counterparts. When you lack AWARENESS, Chinese Face-giving culture hides true feelings and intentions from your consideration, rendering your APPROACH ineffectual against your long-term objectives.

China Myth Podcast and its supporting services and resources aim to help you adjust your attitude, mindset, and approach so you can leverage your relationships in China for the greatest possible return.

It will only help you if you commit to uncovering your UNKNOWN UNKNOWNS by acknowledging that they exist and have ramifications against your endeavors.

With this MINDSET, this content will help you make better sense of your perceptions before they become misperceptions that lead you down a negative path. We focus on positive-IMAGINATION and purpose-driven-CURIOSITY as the entry-point of our interactions with our Chinese counterparts and partners.

It begins by developing your FOUNDATIONAL cultural awareness. Each episode of the China Myth Podcast focuses on establishing one building block in your ever-expanding toolbox to navigate the Chinese arena's complexities.

As with Chinese thinking, your development progression will not be a linear path. You will continuously incorporate greater cultural awareness and empathy into expanding your perspective to gain advantages from within yourself and your surroundings.

You will want to transition from conscious and subconscious JUDGMENT to having more CURIOSITY at a fundamental level, so it becomes natural to give those who don't share similar values the "benefit of the doubt."

The ATTITUDE that results from the mindset adjustment will open many doors in China that were previously closed.

"Knowing how to speak Chinese doesn't mean you know what to say in Chinese."

Analogous to a lifetime spent better understanding your significant other and still discovering new ways to delight them, learning how to win in China happens in degrees rather than absolutes. Very few marriages result in happily ever after, and likewise, the pursuit of more constructive Guanxi relationships never ends.

No. Instead, you will learn to interpret their meanings by understanding their feelings and habits. Chinese thinking is circular, and their perception of value is relative.

Our approach will train and condition you to lead your Chinese employees toward more productive cooperation by adopting Art of War (AoW) tactics based on understanding HOW they think and WHY they behave the way they do.

You will learn how to "align on process" rather than values or specifics to compel your Chinese counterparts to articulate their intentions and take action.

The biggest mistake foreigners make negotiating in China is "announcing their attentions," "drawing lines in the sand," and focusing on details and specifics instead of trends and reciprocity.