Cross-cultural in China - meetings

What you do not expect while meeting with Chinese the first time

By Giorgia Madonno - Marco Polo Consulting

After several years in China I got used to Chinese people specific way of acting during meetings. Moreover for people exposed for the first time to their culture can be quite shocking. Read this fantastic article from Harvard Business Review to understand why and to learn how to manage it. Read more on HBR

Books on Leadership

Which are the best books on Leadership of all times?

Giorgia Madonno Marco Polo Consulting

I was reading a book on leadership "Jack Welch and the 4E's of leadership" -Jeffrey Krames and I was wondering which could be considered the best books on leadership of all times. Searching on the web I found some lists on the following website:

• Goodreads
• Amazon
• CEO.com

What is your opinion? Which are the best books on leadership you have read?

Team effectiveness: healthy conflict

Conflict management is positive for teams

By Giorgia Madonno Marco Polo Consulting



During our training on Team effectiveness we explain that being able to accept and manage conflict is very important for the teams: without debate and disagreement (meaning without conflict) there is not innovation and people hold back their opinions.

In this HBR article I found a similar message and some interesting tips to manage conflict and overcome the fear of being perceived as  "not nice people". 

Read more on HBR