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How many people does it take to post a letter?

November 27, 2012

Four, if it’s going to Mauritius, it seems. You see, I have no idea what ‘Mauritius’ is in Chinese, much less in Chinese characters. None of my colleagues have ever heard of the place (despite a burgeoning Chinese community right at its heart, it would be a little unfair to expect them to) and the […]

Two changes in Chinese leadership?

October 24, 2012

It’s become increasingly clear over the past few weeks that something fishy is going on with Google in China. It’s not generally the most stable search engine and can often hang and even drop off entirely; many’s the time I’ve had to rethink and even use Baidu to get what I need. But as we […]

Chairman who?

June 1, 2012

Beijing is something of a popular spot for visiting dignitaries. Last week Jeremy Browne MP came along to the British Chamber of Commerce for a roundtable discussion about the current economic climate for doing business in Beijing. More green than brown as he listened to the latest survey results from BritCham, he seemed most impressed […]

Everything’s dangerous here!

April 12, 2012

“Everything’s dangerous here!” said Joely, leaping to safety just in time to avoid the small, energetic bundle of fur that was the captain’s Jack Russell as it made its way to the back of the boat docking outside the restaurant. Perhaps this time, her worry was unfounded – but with tales of shark attacks and […]

China: Day one…

March 27, 2012

…I’ll be honest, expectations weren’t high on moving to Beijing. But they weren’t low either. Because somewhere in the swirl of last minute meetings, with clients and friends, baby Leo being ill and trying to sort out all the practicalities of the move, I’d somehow managed not to set any real expectations at all. That […]

The boy who cried unique

June 3, 2011

I read the words this morning, “Company X is truly unique…” and immediately stopped reading. It’s not the only word or phrase that seems to elicit that response these days. Strong visceral reactions (or, conversely, complete apathy) often accompany the sighting of “truly global”, “innovative” and other such platitudes – especially when appended with “truly.” […]

Digital Suicide

September 16, 2010

It is an interesting idea that, for those whose lives have been lived out online, disconnection is being talked about in terms of digital suicide. Interesting, but melodramatic in the extreme. Addiction of any kind is going to be difficult to shake off and, as clinics in the US are seeing, treating people who have […]

Social Media in internal communications

September 2, 2010

Social media tools have a core role to play in engaging an internal audience and can serve as platforms for both one-way communication or as more interactive platforms. Many organisations use social tools to deliver company information in a broadcast fashion, whether by way of update services such as Yammer or Twitter or via internal […]