It is true that most of the Asian Countries are doing business with United States of America ; however it is not true that every country does Business the way Americans do.
Countries in Asia operate business according to their set of Values and it is important to understand those values if you are going to be doing business across different cultures.
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I have spent more than 40% of my career outside India mainly Japan and Singapore ;
Today iam going to share with you THE SINGAPORE BUSINESS CULTURE which is predominantly CHINESE BUDDHISM.
Glimpse of Singapore !
Today we will explore how SINGAPORE is driving its economy without sacrificing its culture. Yes Singapore follows ZEN BUDDHISM.
As per BUDDHISM (ZEN) - Both Masculine and Feminine Energy are present within us irrespective of our Gender ; It means none of us are PERFECT !
Masculine Energy = PERFECTION = Nature = Genuine Positive Human Behavior.
Feminine Energy = IMPERFECTION = Forces of Nature = Genuine Negative Human Behavior.
We all know that America is a PERFECTIONIST ECONOMY.
Expressing Genuine Negative Human Behavior is a TABOO in America.
America is a place for REPRESSED PSYCHES where it is DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS GENUINE HUMAN NEGATIVE FEELINGS. You have to be PERFECT AND POSITIVE all the time which creates a SCARCITY MINDSET inside their brains.
An American Men and Women dont want to accept IMPERFECTIONS.
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In Continuation to the C.G.Jung Quote above - The American woman dont want to be called as a DRAG QUEEN hence they ; PRETEND LIKE EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT !
By pretending POSITIVE VIBES ALL DAY ; they deny the validity of GENUINE NEGATIVE HUMAN EXPERIENCE !
DANGER ZONE : CAUTION
WHEN YOU CHASE PERFECTION YOU DEVELOP A SCARCITY MINDSET !
Women who are PERFECTIONIST in CAREER suffer from the following :
They believe that ; There are not enough promotion opportunities - Remind people they have what it takes.
They believe that ; There are not enough Jobs ; This is all that we can offer.
They want to FIX BROKEN RUNG by asking women to take new UNRELATED ROLE in which they dont have any expertise and then expect them to PUT ON THE CLOTHES OF DRAG QUEEN.
This is what THE MINISTRY OF MANPOWER IN SINGAPORE IN COLLABORATION WITH CORPORATE HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM are implementing in Singapore.
This was the front side of my visiting card. This is SELF-EXPLANATORY.
This is the back side of my visiting card.
Once the candidate is on-boarded for a specific role - her/his role will become a part of her/his EMAIL SIGNATURE and it also becomes a part of her/his VISITING CARD.
The HR Database is updated with the AREA OF EXPERTISE of an employee.
This is how BROKEN RUNG is FIXED.
As per this card ;
My Area of Expertise = SOLVING BUSINESS PROBLEMS LEVERAGING STATISTICS.
Unlike America - Your APPRAISAL is not dependent on your TECHNICAL SKILLS / ACCOUNTING SKILLS OR FACILITIES ; Your PROMOTION is dependent on your PASSION / AREA OF EXPERTISE that is PRINTED ON YOUR CARD which is also a apart of HR DATABASE.
It is not enough if INDIAN HR LEADERS learn PSYCHOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY - They must learn how to IMPLEMENT IT REAL TIME.
BROKEN RUNGS ARE NOT FIXED BY ASKING WOMEN TO TAKE UP A NEW ROLE IN WHICH SHE DONT HAVE ANY EXPERTISE AND THEN EXPECTING HER TO PUT ON THE CLOTHES OF DRAG QUEEN.
LESSON FOR THE DAY : YOU HAVE ALL THE RIGHT TO REJECT A TASK IF RESOURCES ARE NOT ASSIGNED TO YOU.
Singapore is the best EXAMPLE of ABUNDANCE MINDSET being IMPLEMENTED REAL TIME.
SINGAPORE - JAPAN - KOREA have all proved that ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT is POSSIBLE without sacrificing CULTURE. You hardly see DRAG QUEENS here.
UNLIKE AMERICA - PEOPLE HERE FOLLOW PASSION BOTH AT WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE.
INFACT PASSION IS THE CORPORATE CULTURE.
Every country in Asia wants to do business with US but not at the cost of their culture ; values and ethics.
PERFECTIONISM BREEDS SCARCITY MINDSET.
There are hardly any SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASES in Singapore because nobody is having an opportunity to even discuss about a woman's IMPERFECTION at work place.
IMPERFECTION is a part of HUMAN NATURE and ASIA BUSINESS have accepted it as a part of BUSINESS CULTURE.
I dont want to take INDIA to BACK DECADES - I want every women to look at -
SINGAPORE / JAPAN / KOREA - These countries are AHEAD of AMERICA in ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
IAM AFRAID WHAT IF INDIA BECOMES ANOTHER AMERICA ?
Lets crack the TIME TRAVEL CONUNDRUM and SEE THE FUTURE OF INDIA NOW - IN THE PRESENT MOMENT.
We want INDIA to be as ECONOMICALLY WELL DEVELOPED as AMERICA but not at the COST OF INDIAN VALUES AND ETHICS.
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