Stage Four: Insist That Teams Develop a Charter

A team charter, driven by the leader with participation from all team members, will formalize the team’s:
• Purpose.
• Accountabilities.
• Goals.
• Ground rules.

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I’m currently in the middle of a crisis. The lessons learned during this bit of trouble will certainly make me smarter, and hopefully, will help you avoid a similar situation in the future.

I’ve done business with a company for about three years. Let’s call them SH — it’s representative of their company name, and also reminds me of a certain …

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Everybody’s doing it. Industry leaders like General Electric and Microsoft — as well as the start up companies that are looking forward to challenging them — are outsourcing offshore. After all, every company’s goal is a lean, agile research and development department that brings innovative products to market rapidly and profitably …

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Teamwork in China is a challenge. This might surprise those who think of Asian cultures as community-minded and harmonious, but in China the reality is different. Traditionally, this society was not based on a broad sense of community so much as along family and clan lines. Teamwork within families is commonplace, but teamwork among otherwise unrelated and unconnected individuals has little …

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As an entrepreneur, finding an adapted solution concerning your office issue is vital. All the people that have been in China for a certain time know it: the simplest thing can become a nightmare here, it’s all the more true for Real Estate! The commercial Real Estate market is much more organized and professional than the residential market but only top Grade A and Premium buildings have an international professional management. Most of the buildings in Shanghai are managed by local landlords.

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