Asians Never Say "No" -- Really?

Written by Nucha Aquino


Continued from page 1

What you can do to prevent this misunderstanding is to rephrase your question a bit. Do not use a yes-no question. You can ask, "What if we...", or "Is it possible for us to...", instead.

In business, if you ask something which is not possible to your partner, they will say "Yes", but won't do it anyway. They will probably even do it and sufferrepparttar loss... Do I have to tell that you won't see this partner again?

One more example, there was a survey conducted by a Western academic researcher in China. The question was -- "Do you go to a .... church emple?", with Buddhist, Catholic, Taoist, etc. as choices. The result showed error because when they addedrepparttar 106201 number of Christians, Buddhists, Confucians, and Taoists together,repparttar 106202 total number was three times larger thanrepparttar 106203 sample size! This was because Chinese are spiritual, and ones who visit churches emples will visit more than one of them,repparttar 106204 researcher's assumption that a Buddhist will go only to Buddhist temple, etc. could not apply here. Ifrepparttar 106205 question had just asked, "What is your religion?",repparttar 106206 result would be more accurate.

(Moreover... if we said we didn't go to such a good place, it'd make us look bad. So sometimes we lie. Problem with that? ;-)



Nucha Aquino is a Work-At-Home-Mom who loves to travel. She currently teaches International Business and Management in a Graduate School in Laguna, Philippines. When the baby is asleep and there is no class, she writes about her International experiences and publishes 2 ezines: Small-World Ezine at http://small-world.netfirms.com , and eLaguna's eBiz Tips at http://eLaguna.net/newsletter.htm


How to Profit in a Recession

Written by Kevin Nunley


Continued from page 1

It's hard to be creative when big expenses are breathing down your neck, and a recession is justrepparttar time when you NEED to let your creativity show.

Advertise! The BIG mistake companies make during a recession is they let their marketing director go and cancel all their advertising. Intel did that back inrepparttar 106200 recession ofrepparttar 106201 early 90's and later admitted it was a huge mistake. Competitors had a chance to market when Intel wasn't and grabbed a lot of their customers. Nowrepparttar 106202 smart thing to do is to take advantage ofrepparttar 106203 recession's lower ad rates and market, market, market. Your ad gets extra attention when competitors aren't advertising.

Business andrepparttar 106204 economy go through natural up and down cycles. The Internet, which is a more pure type of market, goes up and down with even wilder cycles. Riderepparttar 106205 wave. Change your business asrepparttar 106206 economy changes.

Look for what prospects need, for where they hurt, and offer helpful solutions that cut right torepparttar 106207 problem. You'll have a lot more customers and they will be grateful you are there to help in times that are less thanrepparttar 106208 best.

Kevin Nunley isrepparttar 106209 Net's #1 copy writer. Thousands of businesses have relied on Kevin for quality sales letters, web site copy, ads, and press releases. You get sizzling copy inrepparttar 106210 style you need, fast service, and affordable prices that are hard to beat. See http://DrNunley.com Reach Kevin at mailto:kevin@drnunley.com or 801-328-9006.



Kevin Nunley has helped thousands of people start and succeed in their own business. See his 10,000 free biz-tips at http://DrNunley.com Reach Kevin at kevin@drnunley.com or 801-328-9006.


    <Back to Page 1
 
ImproveHomeLife.com © 2005
Terms of Use