The author was just seeing TV show on NDTV featuring the occasion of 10 years of kargil war between India and Pakistan.
And, some soldier were talking really really inspiring things.
He fetched four sentences which he liked the most (these are not the exact ones as they spoke). Hope you will also feel the same.
Everybody has fear and conquering it is part of our reason to be here (in this world).
Everybody has fear including your enemy, so side which dares wins.
Soldier by himself never wants war.
Death does not have smell, it has effect. And, when you are killing enemies you have to expect you can also be effected. It's part of our job.
Source : http://fun-learn-share.blogspot.com/2009/07/10-years-of-kargil-war.html
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Business with Chinese, Cares & Pitfalls
Americans looking for partners to do business, and they believe if they create a win-win situation, Chinese will do their job. They don't understand corruptions, bad practice are everywhere, and that's how a lot of people build their fortune. If Chinese have the control to make 80% of profit, they won't stick to 50%-50% or even smaller share.
People ask then we should not go to China? A lot of times we can't. Then what can we do, here is a few tips we gave to my friends:
1. You have to find your own guy, take care of him/her, make sure he/she is satisfied and on your side. If you need to pay more, pay more, make sure you win his/her heart.
2. Don't listen to what people say, only understanding the situation can help you make the right decision. Chinese don't show their intentions, lying is not good but not guilty in China.
3. When you hire top employees, personalities first, skills and experience second. At least you have to have your own guy even he is not best guy in terms of skills and experience. (Don't assume all Chinese are the same, people are born different in any country, you can find the right people if you try hard.)
4. Doing business in China, you are not looking for partners, you are looking for friends. Don't work with guy you don't know his/her personality and don't be blinded by surface. Chinese emphasize relationship and rely on people they know for years, it's inefficient, but they have a reason. Relationship is one of the best practices Chinese developed to overcome the cruel social reality. Lying is another.
5. Don't do JV unless you have to. When you have a choice to control your life, that's the best even it means you make less money. If you have to, make sure you find the right one. It's like a marriage, You need to know who are you married with. And understand that you are not married with company, you are married with people. It is people who make decisions. Americans like to do background check about the company, but they don't do background check of the person that is the major investor on Chinese side. Make sure you know him/her better than his/her mother does. It means you need spend more time and money, but it worth it when it compares to millions of dollars you invested and it is cost of doing business in China.
6. Build a corporate system that prevents people from having bad practice. Prepare for the worst scenario. If bank don't have security system, people will rob the bank everyday. Moral and law are not enough sometimes.
7. Dealing people in China, you have to win not only their brains but also their hearts. Read more about Chinese history, you will understand they have strong rules and believes once you win their hearts. They have their own rules and believes of how to be a man and how to do business. But it's different from foreigners.
Source::
http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&gid=39836&discussionID=5223131&commentID=5160069&trk=NUS_DISC_Q_subject&goback=%2Ehom#commentID_5160069
People ask then we should not go to China? A lot of times we can't. Then what can we do, here is a few tips we gave to my friends:
1. You have to find your own guy, take care of him/her, make sure he/she is satisfied and on your side. If you need to pay more, pay more, make sure you win his/her heart.
2. Don't listen to what people say, only understanding the situation can help you make the right decision. Chinese don't show their intentions, lying is not good but not guilty in China.
3. When you hire top employees, personalities first, skills and experience second. At least you have to have your own guy even he is not best guy in terms of skills and experience. (Don't assume all Chinese are the same, people are born different in any country, you can find the right people if you try hard.)
4. Doing business in China, you are not looking for partners, you are looking for friends. Don't work with guy you don't know his/her personality and don't be blinded by surface. Chinese emphasize relationship and rely on people they know for years, it's inefficient, but they have a reason. Relationship is one of the best practices Chinese developed to overcome the cruel social reality. Lying is another.
5. Don't do JV unless you have to. When you have a choice to control your life, that's the best even it means you make less money. If you have to, make sure you find the right one. It's like a marriage, You need to know who are you married with. And understand that you are not married with company, you are married with people. It is people who make decisions. Americans like to do background check about the company, but they don't do background check of the person that is the major investor on Chinese side. Make sure you know him/her better than his/her mother does. It means you need spend more time and money, but it worth it when it compares to millions of dollars you invested and it is cost of doing business in China.
6. Build a corporate system that prevents people from having bad practice. Prepare for the worst scenario. If bank don't have security system, people will rob the bank everyday. Moral and law are not enough sometimes.
7. Dealing people in China, you have to win not only their brains but also their hearts. Read more about Chinese history, you will understand they have strong rules and believes once you win their hearts. They have their own rules and believes of how to be a man and how to do business. But it's different from foreigners.
Source::
http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&gid=39836&discussionID=5223131&commentID=5160069&trk=NUS_DISC_Q_subject&goback=%2Ehom#commentID_5160069
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