Besides the very high cost of maintaining an expat and family overseas, there are two other developments that have contributed to the reduction of expat roles in recent times: communication technology and the quality of local talent. As little as twenty years ago, the telex and fax were the most … Continue reading
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“Tom” was a successful salesman from the East Coast of the U.S., catching the eye of management along the way with his “hard-core selling.” When a position opened in Japan to “show our distributor how to sell,” Tom jumped at the chance to go. Knowing only aggressive American-style sale techniques … Continue reading
There are some important lessons to be learned from “counting holes” (see the previous post, Counting the Holes, Part One). First, Japanese (and many other high-tech oriented countries’) customers pay very strict attention to quality. These local quality standards and expectations may be higher or broader – or both – from … Continue reading
Small companies founded on engineering or technology can face problems when communicating their ideas and concepts to an international audience who may approach problem-solving from a different perspective. The following is a condensed true story. Taking a cue from Hollywood, names have been omitted, details changed and disguised, and the … Continue reading
InternationalPerspective.org is “a site for insight” from an international business perspective. After over a quarter-century in international business in the medical industry, I have learned that besides a good product and good general business skills, the real key to success in the international marketplace is an understanding of the language, … Continue reading