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In Asia, Power Gets in the Way

Harvard Business Review

Yet, when her CEO enters the room specifically to seek feedback in her area of expertise, I once again watch her shrink from being a bright, outgoing creative professional to a subordinate who speaks in carefully couched, formal terms. Professor Geert Hofstede calls the phenomenon " power distance." Take Malaysia , for example.

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By Being Authentic, You May Just Be Conforming

Harvard Business Review

Lei Jun, CEO of the $10 billion Chinese company Xiaomi, has made headlines for creating products that look and act a lot like Apple’s, such as its new thin smartphone. Leadership Managing yourself' Photo by Andrew Nguyen. As Business Insider put it: “Jun wears a black shirt and jeans, just like Steve Jobs did.