Manhattan comes to China: Arrival in Shanghai

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Manhattan comes to China: Arrival in Shanghai

Greetings from the Middle Kingdown, in city #3… Shanghai. I was solo yesterday but had a nice reception at the airport, upon arrival. After checking in and grabbing lunch, we did an office visit at Zcheer, the organizing company for everything over the next few days. It felt like part start-up and part up-and-coming Chinese firm all rolled into one. From there, we walked to the evening reception, kicking off everything in Shanghai. Each of the 20+ attendees introduced themselves over drinks through a get-to-know you meet-and-greet, with 4 minute personal (Chinese) introductions. We mingled over drinks and Western food, with the latest top-40 music playing in the background. Very cool bar whose web site is here.

The last 3 events are today: 1) Speech with 3 different speakers, 2) company meeting to go deeper into contents covered in the keynote address and 3) closing reception. The company sponsoring the afternoon has already impressively posed nearly 20 questions they’d like covered.

30 different pictures are above from our wrap in up in the south to last night’s festivities. Info (in Chinese) in Zcheer follows as well.

Thanks for your interest in the trip!

自成咨询成立于2008年,是国内首家从事美国注册管理会计师(CMA)认证、美国注册会计师(AICPA)认证和美国高级人力资源专家(SPHR)认证的专业培训机构,也是国内知名的财务咨询和人力资源管理咨询服务提供商。

2008年初,公司早期的三位创始人Michael, Karen和Andy共同确定了“自成”作为公司的品牌并完成了商标注册。“自成”品牌表达了创始人希望依赖于自己的一分耕耘和奋斗,通过真诚而朴实的工作为中国的教育培训和咨询服务业务贡献一些力量。然而事与愿违,业务刚刚开始就遭遇了以2008年9月15日雷曼兄弟申请破产为标志的全球金融风暴,无数公司都面临业务急剧萎缩频临倒闭的命运。困难面前,三位主要创始人和早期员工同呼吸,共命运,以超凡的毅力在极端困难的情况下奋力冲出一条出路,在美国注册管理会计师(CMA)认证培训领域获得了非凡的成绩并稳住了业务继续前进的阵脚。回顾那段历程,公司主要创始人Karen感慨万千,虽然经历了艰难的过程,“自成”品牌也有了更为丰富的内涵,每个人心中都有一个梦想,坚持梦想,并坚定的迈向梦想,打造强大的自信心,在困难面前不低头是我们每个人获得成功的基石。

公司创立之初,曾提出公司的口号“遨游职场蓝海,成就卓越人生”,随着公司业务稳步前行,公司与2015年初正式将公司口号修订为“傲游职场蓝海,成就卓越人生”,从“遨”到“傲”一字之差,体现了整个团队的变化。“遨”字侧重洒脱,轻松,给人以游戏中轻松完成目标的心理暗示,表达了自信的力量,但从公司倡导的价值观上来看,有一定的偏差,任何事情的完成都不是一蹴而就,轻轻松松的,从战略上藐视困难没错,但战术上的重视才能确保成功道路上的有效执行。“傲”字则隐去了行动方面的关注,只从心理层面表达了自信与豪迈,即反馈出从2008年至2015年期间自成在业务方面取得的巨大成绩,也反馈出团队逐渐走向成熟,不惧任何困难与竞争的良好心态。

同样的,对于自成的员工,自成的客户,我们同样倡导一种心灵上的洗礼,从孩童时的无拘无束、天真无畏,到逐渐成长过程中遇到的各种困难、挫折和烦恼,再到成熟时的自立、自信并重获自由的感觉与傲气,一切依赖于我们强大的心理调节与成长。

自成倡导“学习”、“改变”的价值观,今天的世界,科技日新月异,既在改变我们的工作和生活,同时又在冲击着我们的心理,传统与变革的平衡点如何把握?只有“学习”才是最好的工具。学习让我们了解变革,学习让我们重新认识自己,并从坚持做“最好的自己”中获得傲视人生的自信。

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Greg Stoller is actively involved in building entrepreneurship and international business programs at Boston University's Questrom School of Business. He teaches courses in entrepreneurship, global strategy and management and runs the Asian International Management Experience Program, and the Asian International Consulting Project.

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