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China 2021 Public Holidays This is the 2021 China Public Holidays post, listing the statutory holidays and the related business closure days, as well as some anniversary highlights of the year.

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Kurt Koetters Coaching – General Management Henrik helped me come to terms with my situation and explore causes and opportunities, in a difficult situation where conflicting opinions and other challenges stood between my employer and I.

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Ha Jin's book 'Nanjing Requiem'

Ha Jin’s book ‘Nanjing Requiem’

The book ‘Nanjing Requiem’ is a great historical-fiction work, by the award-winning author Ha Jin (哈金), about the war atrocities committed by Japanese invaders during the occupation of Nanjing in 1937. The story is told, first-person, by a Chinese lady and co-worker of the Dean at the Jinling Women’s College, reflecting on the horrific Nanjing Massacre. 

The Memorial Hall for the Victims of the…

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My 2020 Reading List

My 2020 Reading List

This year is special for most of us. This year is the beginning of a new era. A new era, where we increase our focus on security and try to understand ourselves and others better – through books and lifelong learning.

I predict that emotional intelligence (EQ), self-awareness, and coaching is ever-growing. Most likely, reading (or audio-booking) should increase with growing isolation or…

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Free Quick Wins Tool

Free Quick Wins Tool

Track and Evaluate Your Quick Wins with Free Tool

Quick Wins are popular in many areas and while the usage and thereby the definition may vary a little, it is generally about improvements (wins) that can be done within a short time, which contributes to the organization, and often with visible impact for motivational purposes. Download this tool and start the Wins.

Logging your Quick Wins help…

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Introducing my new Interim Management page

Introducing my new Interim Management page

Dear clients and friends,

I am proudly introduce my new Interim Management page, describing the offered service, the benefits, and its usage in China. It is mostly addressing companies in need of interim services, but also includes a paragraph for aspiring Interim Managers in China.

The Interim Management page covers

Interim Management in China

Definition of Interim Management

Benefits and Common…

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Emotions and Rationale in Persuasion

Emotions and Rationale in Persuasion

Learn Persuasion from Admen

Admen (and ladies) design for our emotions and give us the copy (text) that we conveniently use to rationally justify our decision. We look at the advertising, desire the promoted thing emotionally, and then read all the rational reasons for why we should buy-in… You too can use this technique, in your persuading, convincing, influencing, motivating, and so on. This…

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Board Roles in Chinese WFOEs

Board Roles in Chinese WFOEs

Board Roles in Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises (WFOE)

“To understand the needs of the company, is also to know what roles the board should take on.” In this post, I have split Chinese WFOEs into three categories in order to better understand what roles and the specific areas where the board can add additional value, beyond its universal responsibilities. The three types of companies are…

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Children's Day in China

Children’s Day in China

China has been celebrating Children’s Day (儿童节 or Értóng Jié) on June 1st since 1950, following the recommendation of the ‘Women’s International Democratic Federation’ (WIDF, which was established in Paris in 1945) meeting that took place Moscow in November 1949. WIDF’s objective was to protect children’s rights, health, and custody, and to improve the education and lives of children around the…

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Western Misconceptions of Chinese Millennials

Western Misconceptions of Chinese Millennials

Recommended TED talks, by Henrik Larsen.

The western world seldom talks about what is normal in China, as opposed to all the eccentric and unique stories. In this TEDx talk and his book and articles, Zak Dychtwald aims to help the world understand China, and how the millennials will influence China and the outside world.

Here are some of my takeaways, but see the video for yourself and judge what…

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Quick Wins

Quick Wins -- Make Your Mark or Mark a Change with Quick Wins

Make Your Mark or Mark a Change with Quick Wins

I recently started an Interim Management job with some clearly defined objectives, where I also wanted to show all the stakeholders (not least the employees) that we could make some fast improvements to benefit everyone, show a change, and even add some value to the company. In other words, I wanted some visible Quick Wins. This post explains and…

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A China Millennials Talk with Zak Dychtwald

A China Millennials Talk with Zak Dychtwald

Author Zak Dychtwald Interview by Henrik Larsen.

When first reading the fascinating book ‘Young China’, I immediately thought of how nice it would be to have a conversation about Chinese millennials with its author, Zak Dychtwald, and being the nice guy that he is, he kindly accepted my invitation. This post is not an interview about the book (so you still need to read the book 😉 ), but rather…

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Communication Series Overview This post is a full list of my writings on Communication, designed for a quick overview and with short introductions that hopefully will motivate you to read or share. 

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Zak Dychtwald's book 'Young China'

Zak Dychtwald's book 'Young China' - subtitled 'How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World'

The book ‘Young China’, subtitled ‘How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World’, is the freshest China book I have read for years, and why shouldn’t it be? It’s written by a millennial, about millennials. Zak Dychtwald began writing this book while working and studying in China, immersed among young Chinese people. 

China’s millennials, or the post-90s generation as they…

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Operations during Virus Outbreak

Operations Challenges under COVID-19 Crisis

These Corona ridden days require companies to call all experienced hands on deck, dealing with the many challenges of re-starting and running operations. This post is a long list of the various challenges you are likely to meet and have to manage in an epidemic crisis.

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Preventive Coronavirus Measures

Preventive Coronavirus Measures in Operations

Operations’ Preventive Measures during Virus Outbreak

Fighting a virus outbreak successfully requires a large effort by all parts of society – not least the companies and the operations responsible employees. This post lists the government required and self-imposed preventive measures we used during the COVID-19 disease outbreak, as well as some of the technological tools applied.

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When China is Far Away - How to support your China team from Afar. Supporting Your China Team from Afar What do we do when we cannot easily travel to China for one reason or another.