http://www.conchius.com Facilitating excellence! Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:36:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Two new key employees have joined CONCHIUS: • Sylvain Leblanc, sales manager, will make sure that our clients get what they need when they need it • Markus Bergfors, PhD and development solutions consultant, will make sure our client's needs are met at the highest standards These strategic hires secure that we keep ... http://www.conchius.com/corporate-news/conchius-is-expanding-rapidly In 2007 about 4.95 million Chinese university graduates entered the job market, according to Xinhua News Agency. New graduates in all countries have a time where they get adjusted to their new work environment which is different from the academic world they are used to. From an individual’s point of ... http://www.conchius.com/published-articles/learning-power In a Human Resource report recently conducted, 60% of employees stated that their Chinese bosses were “order-issuing lovers” and another 18 percent referred to their bosses as “critics”. Merely 5 percent spoke positively about their superiors. From the 16,734 leaders surveyed, more than 82 percent considered themselves good leaders and ... http://www.conchius.com/published-articles/chinese-employees-want-self-aware-bosses Conchius Limited has been appointed Harrison Assessment master distributor for the Peoples Republic of China! This is an important milestone for our strategic development plan in China.  During the last three years, Harrison Assessment has proven itself to outperform other assessment tools we have tested for recruitment and talent management.  We are very proud ... http://www.conchius.com/corporate-news/master-distributor-in-china In most Western countries, leaders are used to working in an environment where the employees are highly participating in meetings and contributing their opinions and experiences to the decision making process. A Western employee feels comfortable to argue for their beliefs and to share opinions in meetings with superiors. Furthermore, ... http://www.conchius.com/published-articles/managing-in-china-without-coaching In our management research, participants are asked what they think Western managers need in order to be more successful in their interaction and leadership of their Chinese employees. This week we continue last week’s column on essential communication skills with the participants’ leadership advice to succeed as a Western manager ... http://www.conchius.com/published-articles/how-to-lead-effectively-in-china-part-2-of-2 In our research, we ask foreign and local executives what they believe Western managers will need in order to be more successful in their interaction and leadership. We focus our research to managers working in international companies in China. This column shares the commonly perceived crucial advice from veteran leaders ... http://www.conchius.com/published-articles/how-to-lead-effectively-in-china-part-1 During the last 3 years we have interviewed more than 250 managers on different levels. The research included local and foreign managers, all working for Western international companies in China. The most common challenge for Western managers in China concern their local staffs active participation in meetings, sharing of ideas, ... http://www.conchius.com/published-articles/understand-your-chinese-employees Countless conversations are heard in China regarding how to get the Western organizations up and running quicker and more efficiently. As this is our business focus, we headed up a massive 3 year research project with leaders of Western multinationals operating in various regions in China. One interesting fact is ... http://www.conchius.com/published-articles/western-managers-challenges-in-china As a step in CONCHIUS expansion plans for 2008, we have now moved into our expanded office facilities in Lujiazui. The core development team for our Chinese operations will be based here until March 2010. The move to the new office was completed on February 25th, 2008. Peter J. ... http://www.conchius.com/corporate-news/shanghai-office-expanding