Joy Huang is the president of ConnectEast, and her insightful newsletters offer a wealth of information and perspective on the increasingly critical connection between Western and Chinese cultures. Whether or not you think you’ll ever… Read more
Your Wup Step #4: Talk
As I promised in my last WUP post, this step is where the magic happens. It’s the one thing that even the most ardent of note-takers and journalists rarely even think about: Talk. Talk about… Read more
Chewing the Fat with Goose
It’s not always that I get interviewed in my own home, but recently, Chris Taylor, business book maven and the president of Goose Educational Media, stopped by to chat about Extreme Leadership, what it means… Read more
Your WUP Step #3: Ponder
So, now that you’ve taken notes from your scanning (see step #1) and eavesdropping (see step #2), it’s time to make it interesting. After collecting your observations for a while, stop, read through your notes,… Read more
Your WUP Step #2: The Art of the Eavesdrop
Let’s say you’re standing in line at Starbucks, minding your own business, and there’s a couple behind you in line having a little tiff about his mother, her aerobics instructor, or something like that. Be… Read more