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Chinese Vrijheid van Verkeer

15 juni, 2007 door Verhalen de van Bedrijfs China van het Succes

Chinese Vrijheid van VerkeerRon Cune ervaren China voor het eerst tijdens een fantastische vakantie. Een cursus in Chinees, een uitwisselingsproject, en round-trip verder werd hij gewijd aan het land. Op het ontvangen van een financiële bonus nam hij zijn kansen: hij bewoog zich aan China. Momenteel blijft hij in een prettig bureau in Peking en zijn bedrijf DragonDancers heeft bliksemsnelheid bereikt. De filosofie achter de DragonDancers merknaam: de Chinese draakdansen door perfecte coördinatie, samenwerking en harmonie tussen die die het laten bewegen zich. Cune verklaart hoe een Westelijk bedrijf zich eveneens regelmatig in het Land van de Draak kan bewegen.

„Voor de Chinezen, gezicht `' is zeer belangrijk. Het verlies van gezicht is rampzalig voor hen, zodat moet u tactfully communiceren en handelen.“ Cune kwam dit te weten de harde manier: Het „ding dat ik in mijn eerste baan schaadde was stel mensen overeenkomstig Westelijke normen tewerk, en om hen voor actie te duwen. De diplomatie was niet mijn sterkste punt. Ik kwam hier aan als 24 jaar - oude gediplomeerde van de School van Haarlem van Economie bij een lokaal bedrijf, en was verondersteld om de beheersstructuur volledig te reorganiseren. Dat werkte helemaal niet uit, en binnen anderhalf maanden was ik uit op de straten opnieuw.“ Het was gedeeltelijk deze ervaring die Ron Cune bracht waar hij nu is. Zijn DragonDancers vormt een ideaal platform want Westelijke bedrijven die een weinig zorgvuldiger in de Chinese markt willen werken dan hij toen steunde.

Verhouding die op wederzijds vertrouwen wordt gebaseerd
Dealing with Chinese people is something that Ron Cune masters well nowadays, and his network has expanded rapidly over the years. He has several instructions that might suit you well, starting with some background information. “Chinese people seem to be more distrustful than the average Westerner, who simply trusts his contracts. Maybe this is a result of what happened during the Cultural Revolution. Communities were set at one another’s throats; the craziness went so far that children sometimes even reported their own parents to the party. Whether that has been the reason or not, by all means it is worth building up a relationship based on mutual trust with your business partner. Regularly inquire about his private situation and make use of everything you know about him. See, for example, to personal promotional gifts. It doesn’t have to be more complicated than that.”

Impressive presents
Giving presents to your partners is part of the game in China. Is there more that you need to know about this habit? “Success and status are partially measured here by strong relationships, preferably with high-placed persons, and of course by material goods. But stability within the family is just as important for prestige. For that matter, when presenting a promotional gift, you have the chance of killing three birds with one stone. Do not buy a gift for your partner for example, but for his wife. If you are going to spend leisure time together, then do something with the whole family. In that way you enhance the relationship as well as the family ties and material status.”

Double flexibility
With the necessary tact and diplomacy you move more flexibly in the country of Tai Chi, and China itself even doubles your freedom of movement, according to Cune. “An enormous difference with where I come from is the 24-hour economy of China. If I decide on Thursday evening that I feel like going to a concert and I have to take a plane the next day at 12 noon to Shanghai, and in between I also want to do some shopping, then that is all possible. Chinese society is super-flexible. On the other hand, that also means that you shouldn’t look strange – and certainly not become angry – if appointments are cancelled or made at short notice. The timetable for that company trip in 3 months? Forget it; I cannot give you that now. The planning for confirming and reconfirming is the standard here. In a nutshell this country is about: coordination, collaboration, and harmony. And a real DragonDancer feels very comfortable with that.”

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