Ep 55 - Gabor Holch, Author of Dragon Suit -- What You Need to Know About China: The East-West Perspective

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com SHOW NOTES: What can we learn from China about leadership, power, and influence? Gabor Holch, intercultural leadership expert who has helped thousands of Western and Chinese leaders, discusses his latest book, Dragon Suit: The Golden Age of Expatriate Lives in China. Gabor busts myths, shares how working in China enhances your leadership, and points to top trends most people overlook. He offers practical ways to engage and learn from the Chinese, which he argues is even more important in a divided world. “If you don’t come to China, China will come to you”Why Gabor wrote Dragon Suit, and the voices he draws fromDid Gabor self-censor?The impact China has had on Gabor’s careerIt’s a glimpse into the future: What relation do you want with that?The pressure – and benefits – of scale and speedChallenges expats encounter when they return homeHow Chinese companies found Gabor when he moved back to EuropeThe trends to keep your eye onGoing abroad: Top issues Chinese experience outside ChinaHow do we restore trust between the West and China?Building personal bonds and connections: the tool to useWhat the “exposure index” revealsThe shifting nature of “foreigners” in ChinaOptimistic or pessimistic?The stories you don't hearHis concern about exchanges drying upWays to find out what’s really going on in ChinaWhat we can learn about power and influence from ChinaDoes it work, does it get results… Is there a Chinese leadership style?Open your eyes: How China is harnessing technologyUnderstanding China’s social security system as a route to understanding their behaviorTearing up “guanxi”Where China has most changed since he started writing his bookHow going online shattered “time to prepare culturally” – and how Gabor’s book seeks to remedy that
BIO AND LINKS: Gabor Holch, founder of GM of Campanile Consulting, is an East-West intercultural leadership expert, coach, author and keynote speaker who has served 100+ clients in 30+ countries. An expat since age 4 and China-based since 2002, he is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) in English and Mandarin. Dragon Suit: The golden age of expatriate executives in China is his latest book. Dragon Suit, the book: http://www.dragonsuit.info/Gabor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaborholch/Campanile Consulting: https://www.campanileconsulting.comX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaborHolchFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gaborholchYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GaborHolchMichael’s Book, Get Promoted: https://changwenderoth.com/#tve-jump-180481ecea3