I truly enjoy sharing the nuances of Korean business
culture—whether through my books, Vodcasts like this one, in media interview
and articles, or coaching those new to the Korea facing workplace.
Long part of my core business has been On-boarding. In fact, this week I have a number of
engagements scheduled in Southern California with some planned for San
Francisco in the next future.
On-boarding or, organizational
socialization is where new employees, from C-level staff to entry-level
hires, acquire necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to be effective in
their job. In most cases for my work
this means those employed by Korean companies, but it also includes those partners
that provide services to Korean global firms
A common false assumption taken by some is those new to the
company or project “will get” the cultural nuances without considerable
support. Nothing can be more mistaken.
I find the Struggles for non-Koreans can range from team
members not dealing with matters feeling it may offend their Korea colleagues
to being perplexed and frustrated why approval processes are so complex or why
Finance appears to be the making final call in critical operational decisions. The
later two situations covered extensively in my books Korea Facing and Korea
Perspective. See link below.
All said, my role in On-boarding is to provide context and
the reasons behind Korea facing business, while over time mentoring, coaching
and steering teams and C-level leadership to solutions.
If coaching and mentoring is like something you and your
company can benefit from, I have blocked out some times I’m available to
discuss more. Just go to http://www.meetme.so/southerton
Until next time…
Link to Don’s books
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