{"id":156793,"date":"2024-05-13T08:41:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/?p=156793"},"modified":"2024-05-13T08:41:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:41:41","slug":"monday-morning-culture-lesson-korean-business-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/monday-morning-culture-lesson-korean-business-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Culture Lesson\u2014Korean Business Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ember812\" class=\"reader-cover-image__img evi-image lazy-image ember-view\" style=\"font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: inherit; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); background-image: ; background-position-x: ; background-position-y: ; background-size: ; background-repeat: ; background-attachment: ; background-origin: ; background-clip: ; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, Ubuntu, Oxygen, &quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;, Cantarell, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; width: 720px; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/D5612AQHUEvSjhz3Ncw\/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280\/0\/1715559676455?e=1721260800&amp;v=beta&amp;t=LdLvRXFw5nfkXfsGuxN9KehzAD90iV1cgjdJVD5tZww\" alt=\"Don Southerton  Thought Leader\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By<a href=\"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/global-business\/cross-cultural-insights-is-it-better-to-manage-local-operations-locally\/\"> Don Southerton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember823\">As I shared in <a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/5vSDiua\"><em>Korea Perspective<\/em><\/a> (2015) there is an interconnectedness in the Korean workplace. In particular, complex relationships abound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember824\">This is true whether workplace operations are in South Korea, Germany, Brazil, India, or the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember825\">Directives and requests originating in Korean headquarters radiate to global operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember826\">In turn, inputs from local working teams, Korean and Western, make their way back to Korea impacting decisions by leadership. Relationships also play a strong part in this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember827\">What may appear one-sided and perhaps top-down may be the result of months of study, benchmarking, and research, as well as internal discussions and Korean peer input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember828\">For reasons unclear to local overseas teams, projects can stall, while others re-boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember829\">Amid the disruptive business conditions, how overseas teams, Korean and Western, working in collaboration matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember830\">We all recognize that within divergent cultures and mindsets, both sides must bend, compromise, and adapt, as both are parts of a greater whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember831\">That said, at times tensions culminate in relationships between Korean and Western teams that can become confrontational or stall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember832\">The good news in this era of disruptive business the most strained relationships can be repaired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember833\">A negative relationship turned positive can be a very strong one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember834\">Here are some key takeaways from the Harvard Business Review article, \u201cFixing a Work Relationship Gone Sour\u201d (2014).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember835\">1. Give up on who\u2019s wrong or right<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember836\">2. Look forward, not back. You can take a solution-focused approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember837\">3. Understand from the other person\u2019s perspective. \u201cHow do they see things?\u201d \u201cWhat are their contextual factors that need to be considered?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember838\">4. Instead of debating what went wrong and who is at fault, create a space where you\u2019re aligned. It can be helpful to focus on the bigger picture \u2014 the common, shared goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember839\">5. Don\u2019t assume that things will change immediately \u00ac\u2014 repairing relationships can take time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember840\">All said, my work is focused on working through challenges and providing teams with solutions. 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