Cultural Considerations

Everyone that's ever had a job in the West learned very early on the value of Under-promise and Over-deliver, especially if you wanted to get ahead, keep clients happy and make a name for yourself.

This is EXACTLY what I'm talking about. What you see in public you're bound to see at lower levels too-it's just that only the Microsofts of the world get the press.

All of these experiences happened to me this last month.

First, If you don't make it, fake it. This is different from the same old "China just copies everything." Well, sort of different.

I had some very interesting conversations with friends recently about the economy and what they are seeing. Despite the very different industries and even the direction of business they all had the same conclusions-things were bad but are looking up.

China Daily did an article the other day on how China's courts are now going to post its unpaid judgments online. It is entitled, "Court launches website showing who hasn't paid."