Management lessons from Chinese business and philosophy | Fang Ruan

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Business management in China is changing, says management consultant Fang Ruan. Learn how Chinese entrepreneurs — long guided by Confucianism's emphasis on authority and regulation — are now looking to Taoist philosophy for a new, dynamic leadership style that believes things spontaneously transform and naturally achieve perfection when they're supported, not controlled.

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12 Comments on Management lessons from Chinese business and philosophy | Fang Ruan

    • I get it, you’re saying all 1.3 billion people living in china are dictators, and you’re worried that the rest of the world’s population might become dictators too! Tell me when they start selling Red Chinese Robots btw, sounds like a cool business strategy!

    • @Free Thought , no, you do not “get it”. The captive populace of Red China are treated as slaves, moved, isolated, murdered as seen fit BY the ruling class and dictator, Xi Pooh. Do you have any idea about the history and current conditions in China? Do you know that slave labor is common there? Read a book.

    • @Bob Frog You don’t live in China, not everything the media tells you is true, have you lived in the past century? And how would you know that slave labor is common, have you been a slave in China? Don’t assume things when you don’t have all the facts straight. Do you have a common sense?

  1. Well…me being ur neighbor, I can definitely tell the level of development Chinese are experiencing….it’s frustratingly awesome

  2. We don’t need to take lessons from the CCP on how to do ANYTHING. They’ve showed us very well that they are not to be trusted. Thanks for hiding the Wuhan Flu till is was a raging fire, CCP. Great job.

  3. People,

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    • That time spent wasn’t wasted unless they regret how they used that time. How people choose to spend their one and only life is their choice, don’t tell others how to live and if they lived a fulfilled life based on your young ignorant ideologies. You are a moron.

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