05-01 Understanding
Date Carnegie’s 1936 book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, was compulsory reading when doing my MBA in the 1960s. Apparently, it is one of the most widely read books in the world. I especially remember the focus on leaders being good listeners.Well, during my career as an advocate for small business, I have…
05-02 China and Russia
It was 9:30 in the morning in Beijing in the fall of 1985, and I am talking with a young student who wanted to practice his English. I gave him a quality Canada pin, which was made in Taiwan. Two hours later I bumped into him again. He was waiting at another tourist destination hoping…
05-03 The US Conundrum
The diplomatic challenge facing the United States is preventing China and Russia from becoming real allies in a military, economic, political and diplomatic sense. In the world of diplomacy, everyone speaks in code, and terms like “economic partnership” are not threatening but terms like “alliance” are.But preventing this potential alliance of cold war foes, the…