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To: Snowshoe who wrote (147367)	3/24/2019 9:28:20 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	1 Recommendation Recommended By elmatador Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219407

The grandmother of a friend from college was a frightening example of how to get specifics from a cha bu duo culture. "Yes, Mrs. Kam, no Mrs Kam," as she would detail how everything was supposed to be handled at the Sheraton Hotel in Honolulu, and "not like this" "exactly like that", and "this particular quality" - and "I want to personally check these before they're used" - and the more inexplicable but quite clear "I don't want them to have to ask for anything". Hawaii has it's own sort of cha bu duo culture and Mrs Kam was the antidote. I don't know what all of her connections were, but at that time her name was in the phone book in bold print without an address or explanation that rang through to her staff. Mrs Kam could make specific things happen at specific times and in specific ways, which in Hawaii is sort of miraculous. Her power never derived from Mr Kam. It was simply something she had attained herself. I assume China must have their own rare Mrs. Kams who can make the culture stand on its hind legs and perform. She literally radiated power and authority in a way that's difficult to explain.

To: Snowshoe who wrote (147367)	3/24/2019 11:01:10 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 219407

ChaBuDuo = more or less, off by a bit, close enough for government work Appreciate anyone who uses the phrase, for he is being honest, and warned you, As opposed to anyone who voices MeiWenTi, literally means “no question” as in “in the bag, as good as done, no problem” The guy probably doesn’t know what he is talking about, or just lying. Should you ever run into anyone saying, “HenKuenNan” (very difficult), get it done any which way you can, parallel approaches, for great profit might be.

To: Snowshoe who wrote (147367)	3/25/2019 3:02:18 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 219407

I dunno ... his explanation seemed to go in circles to me....

To: Snowshoe who wrote (147367)	3/25/2019 3:08:08 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	1 Recommendation Recommended By Julius Wong Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219407

MY take away Bad Solutions for Cha Bu Duo (Including Kaizen)Don’t mix cultural conceptsKaizen, from the Japanese, is not a remedy for Chinese cha bu duo (links 1, 2). Japanese and Chinese cultures are very different, and the management style is completely different. The negotiation style is different. Problem-solution paradigms. Greeting each other and business entertainment practices. You get the point. No one is using Mexican customs to solve problems in the U.S. on the basis that both are part of North America. This very bad advice is the kind of uninformed point-of-view written by people who study the Far East as a single entity instead of a diverse set of Asian peoples and norms. Or, don’t have meaningful corporate experience in Japa n or Greater China.