Prior to COVID and the change to today's global business environment, US and multinational corporations saw remarkable growth and expansion in China with many organizations fully supported and empowered by their overseas headquarters. In today's world, leaders in China are finding communication and influence with headquarters to be a leadership challenge to fulfill their business targets.

The gap between information shared and business realities seems to grow deeper by the day and leaders find themselves challenged to explain the full range of opportunities for growth and business development in China. As the impact of de-risking US businesses in China continues, leaders need a toolkit to present information and garner support from the stakeholders at HQ.

This information session introduces a workshop and coaching structure for business leaders who need to cultivate critical relationships with business partners in the US. This session gives effective tips and strategies to quickly improve the quality of cross border communication and influence.

Key Discussion Points: 

• Impact of recent changes to HQ and China relationships

• Local leadership's typical challenges reporting to their US HQ

• Methods to bridge the communication gap between China and HQ

• Strategies to build confidence in teams and investment in China

What to Expect From the Session?

Valuable insights, strategies for navigating cross-national relationships, global collaboration, market expansions, and managing global projects and resources effectively.

Who Should Attend:

Leaders and team members who frequently communicate and influence team members in HQ

Agenda:

14:45 – 15:00  Registration

15:00 – 16:00  Course Demo

16:00 – 16:15  Tea break & Networking

16:15 – 17:00  Application Demo

Trainer Info:

John Dorris

John is a Founder and the Chief Cultural Officer of Sino Associates with more than 22 years of training, coaching, and facilitation experience in Asia, including 20 years of leadership development experience in China. John has developed tens of thousands of professionals in leadership practices across Asia and North America with a focus on Global Leadership and coaching leaders transitioning to new roles.

His Global Leadership courses prepare leaders to create impact and drive results on international teams and leverage proprietary tools such Sino’s VAE and 3A. He has worked with supervisor to executive level leaders from every corner of the world to be more effective and strategic in multinational organizations.

John brings a wealth of knowledge to his clients through his rich international background having lived and worked in nine countries. Beyond to providing services to corporate clients, John has served as an APEC speaker on global balance in business and as an adjunct professor on the topics of leadership and coaching.

John is certified in 12 standard cross-cultural tools including assessments and training courses covering all major academic and business settings. His signature workshop on Diversity and Inclusion has been highly praised by fortune 100 companies, embassies and consulates across Asia.

Erik Barnes

After finishing his MBA in 2003 Erik Barnes found his passion in all aspects of people development. As a consultant he worked with assessment, coaching and training clients in a variety of Fortune 500 clients. Starting in 2006 Erik joined Microsoft’s Sales Readiness team where for eight years helped develop and deliver training for sales and marketing staff in the Greater China Region. During this time, he delivered a variety of in-class and virtual trainings for teams in the region and around the world.

Following this Erik was once again involved in the people development consulting during which he designed and delivered courses for clients in industries as diverse as FMCG, automotive, IT and financial services. Erik has taught workshops in Europe, the US as well as around Asia.

Erik’s most recent return to the corporate world was a senior manager at a Big Four firm. For three years Erik helped to design and deliver content as a faculty for the PwC You Plus program. He did this for both B2C and B2B corporate clients. As he was there from the beginning, Erik was involved in many aspects of the marketing and content development as it transformed into a trend setting program.

Erik delivers in English, Chinese or bilingual as to client’s needs. His training delivery style is active, engaging and professional.