{"id":156811,"date":"2024-05-31T08:04:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/?p=156811"},"modified":"2024-05-31T08:04:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:04:30","slug":"weekend-read-hammer-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/weekend-read-hammer-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Read: Hammer Ready"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/D5612AQHUahUrBz44fg\/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280\/0\/1717156547075?e=1722470400&amp;v=beta&amp;t=k7M27wONysMmMF0Fk80m_gpGrPmZKxCFerpd2PBWueU\" alt=\"Don Southerton, Korean Business Thought Leader   Weekend Read: Hammer Ready\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/general\/korea-herald-author-southerton-calls-for-new-growth-approach-from-hyundai-motor\/\">Don Southerton<\/a>, Korean Business Thought Leader<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember774\">As a trusted friend constantly reminds me,&nbsp;\u201cDon, no one does what you do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember775\">I strive to ensure success and sustainability&nbsp;in dealing&nbsp;with Korea-facing business partnerships&nbsp;through well-communicated expectations and cross-cultural understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember776\">It also requires a unique skill set\u2014groomed over decades of working with an ever-changing Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember777\"><em>I like the story that shortly after an engineer retires, a machine at his former factory stops working. They try everything they can do to fix it, to no avail.&nbsp;Finally, the boss calls up the engineer and asks him to come in and fix it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember778\"><em>The engineer agrees to do so as a paid consultant. He comes in, walks around the machine, looks at a few things, takes out a hammer, and whacks the machine. It whirrs into life.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember779\"><em>The engineer presents his former boss with a bill for $5,000. The boss says, &#8220;This is ridiculous! What did you even do? 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Many assume when initial talks and progress seem smooth things will continue to move forward\u2014which is rarely the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember785\">It\u2019s one thing, too, for those well-experienced in global business who are now engaged in Korean projects to expect experience in the West will be enough to work through what can be escalating challenges\u2014but in fact, what many will find out is that they are poorly suited to adapting and being flexible (a very Korea business approach and norm).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember786\">At the very least, working through issues can become a lengthy learning process. Both ways are time-consuming and costly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"ember787\">My long-time approach when providing work-throughs is to step back and look for underlying concerns and nuances that are easily missed. Then knowing the Korean processes and mindset work for a resolution. 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