By Ernie Tadla

After twenty-five years of management experience with Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Bristol Myers-Squibb and Quadra Logic Technologies, (QLT), I became a “corporate refugee,” a middle-aged, middle manager who was downsized in the recession of the ’80s. There were thousands of us walking around in a daze. After years of education and successful corporate performance, we were out on the streets.

When you can’t get a real job, you become a consultant, which is why I founded Odyssey Consulting International Inc. I was doing for my own stable of clients what I had been doing for my corporate employers. Read the rest of “China Chapter Two: Apprehension and Trepidation” or post a comment

Gender confusion seems to be the topic of the day right now, with a recent report that cites 30% of young women identifying their personality as part-male, part-female.

This has important implications for the workplace, especially for those who have yet to recognize the sea change in attitudes.

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By Frank Mulligan

Gender confusion seems to be the topic of the day right now, with a recent report that cites 30% of young women identifying their personality as part-male, part-female.

This has important implications for the workplace, especially for those who have yet to recognize the sea change in attitudes.

According to the survey, which was conducted with 800 female one-child policy students from universities around Shanghai, about twice as many as a previous survey, 10 years ago, see themselves as part-female, part-male in their attitudes.

These androgynous attitudes appear to derive from the intense competition that the current generation has to go through. Read the rest of “Androgynous Attitudes” or post a comment

Throughout my 30 years in the negotiation game and while playing at all levels, I realised that these three golden rules are really what matter for achieving great results in the game.

These rules apply to any type of negotiation game, whether it is multimillion pound deal, buying a car or a house — The same rules apply.

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The Three Golden Rules for Winning in Any Negotiation

By Osama El-Kadi

Throughout my 30 years in the negotiation game and while playing at all levels, I realised that these three golden rules are really what matter for achieving great results in the game.

These rules apply to any type of negotiation game, whether it is multimillion pound deal, buying a car or a house — The same rules apply.

The wonderful thing about these golden rules is that even an unskilled negotiators can, not only be a players over night but also win big time using these three golden rules; They are the ABC of the negotiation game. Read the rest of “The ABC of the Negotiation Game” or post a comment