{"id":1057,"date":"2016-03-04T11:55:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T18:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2016-03-04T11:55:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T18:55:17","slug":"everything-korea-february-29-behind-seeking-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/everything-korea-february-29-behind-seeking-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything Korea, February 29:  The \u201cWhy\u201d Behind Seeking Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The \u201cWhy\u201d Behind Seeking Alternatives\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GQnaaAHzKrQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Another Lesson from My Korea Facing Global Business Toolbox\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>More than a decade ago <\/strong>during a group session I hosted for overseas Korean and western senior managers, the discussion turned to the &#8220;role&#8221; of the westerners on teams engaged in local project development. The local western teams felt very under-utilized and wanted to contribute more. This, of course, was a source of considerable frustration for the westerners because their previous automotive OEM employers had given them considerable responsibility with little direct oversight and more fully utilized their experience and expertise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pondering for a moment<\/strong> during the discussion, a senior Korean pointed out that local input was respected, but perhaps this needed to be better communicated. The Korean manager went on to explain that his Korean teams knew how to do things &#8220;Korean style&#8221;, but what was needed were other ways of approaching work related issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More recently in early 2016,<\/strong> a senior Korean leader I have been mentoring echoed the similar sentiment. \u00a0First, how local input was to be sought out and encouraged across the organization. And, second that seeking out \u201calternatives\u201d was one of the company\u2019s core tenets transcending the Group\u2019s more contemporary updated values\u2014but in actually deeply rooted solidly in the corporate culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The takeaway<\/strong> \u2013share wherever possible other ways of approaching work related issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0In closing<\/strong>, if you have questions regarding my Toolbox or Interested in how I work with companies? Stacey, my personal assistant at <a target=\"_blank\">stacey@koreabcw.com<\/a> can coordinate a time for us to chat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting my weekly newsletter? \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If not, here\u2019s the link to subscribe. \u00a0Look for exclusive insights and opinions. <a href=\"http:\/\/forms.aweber.com\/form\/64\/2141090564.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/forms.aweber.com\/form\/64\/2141090564.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Lesson from My Korea Facing Global Business Toolbox\u00a0 More than a decade ago during a group session I hosted for overseas Korean and western senior managers, the discussion turned<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16802,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[221,219],"tags":[108,19,163,172,161],"class_list":["post-1057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-global-business","category-vodcast","tag-bridging-culture-worldwide","tag-don-southerton","tag-donald-g-southerton","tag-donald-g-southerton-author","tag-korea-consulting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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