Korean New Years' Seasonal Greeting
What’s the Korean seasonal greeting for January 1st New Years? Sae hae bok man i ba deu say yo! It works well both in person, in a card, IM, text, or an email.
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Year-end Promotions, Restructuring, and New Assignments: Korea’s Corporate Culture 2022
Year-end organization-wide promotions, restructuring, and new assignments for teams are, past and present, a part of Korean corporate culture. Top to bottom within Korean companies, they occur sometime between early December and early January, with the changes to senior leadership announced first, and team level changes as a norm made known the weeks just before or between Christmas and New Year’s Day. After the holidays, teams then report back to work. Some assume new roles frequently in departments where they have little experience—requiring employees to acquire new skills—sink or swim. In the days that follow, those shuffled brief their replacements, as staff remaining in their jobs update new management teams on the status of projects and issues. Meanwhile, others will be en route to assignments in overseas operations; a challenge for those working outside Korea for the first time. This can also be a challenge for local overseas operations. In particular,...
Law permeates all aspects of our world
In both my personal and business life, I am constantly reminded that Law permeates every aspect of our world. Don Southerton My career has taken me from small town life in rural Pennsylvania to serving as an instructor at the U.S, Military Academy at West Point, to managing scores of global project with a focus on South Korea. Time and time again my work as a cross-cultural business consultant has and continues to cultivate my interest in Law and has inspired me to study on a professional level. My interest in deepening my understanding of business law first became apparent in the mid-2000s when I was engaged by law firms as a South Korea business specialist to provide expert witness opinions. The role required liaising and advising law professionals in a variety of cases from IP, Labor Law, Commercial Law, to Wrongful Injury and Death. I reviewed depositions, prepared briefs, and participated in pre-trial courtroo...