asia: an amiable blueprint (*slightly micromanaged)
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ASIA/AN AMIABLE BLUEPRINT (*slightly
micromanaged)
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1. PARTS BECOME WHOLES• Break problem (eg. APAC-INDOPAC region) into parts• Find people ~ who find people• Delegate• And stay on top of things
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2. TAKE A PERSPECTIVE!• Don’t be afraid to have a view (eg. Industry culture in Thailand)• Use data to support – data people can tell you a story
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3. GOVERNMENT IS (sometimes) YOUR FRIEND• Need expertise? Look for influencers (eg. Asialink, DFAT, Australia-
India CEO Forum)• Find out what they know • Move across platforms
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4. WHITTLE YOUR ARROWS • From Abstract to Concrete• 1st=the ‘’concrete’’ principle? (eg. Japanese consumer preferences
from actual surveys, customer reviews)• ‘’Business is a game’’ …
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5. TAKE A LEAP IN THE DARK • Accelerated learning (the lean startup effect)• ‘’Deep knowledge of a market is a key factor to success anywhere’’• From hard experience, circumstances are never perfect• But have fun!!!• GO 4 GOALS – KICK. ADJUST. REPEAT
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6. LOOK AT INDIA!• India is huge and growing• CECA, IORA – so many acronyms, so little timeSWEAT THE DETAILS=SWEAT THE CULTURE(s)=SWEAT THE CUSTOMER
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7. DON’T BOWL ALONE (in a team venture)• The hardest part of strategy is Execution • Give ‘em span
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Appendix – some great Prof Fitzgerald quotes from 'Comrade Ambassador: Whitlam's Beijing Envoy‘
• Re Tiannamen criticism – ‘’That’s okay, good, welcome. But more welcome is the resumption, the taking up again, the contact with the world outside not broken, the friendship affirmed on the project continued, expectations alive’’ …• Re Indonesia – ‘’Java has to be one of the most sensuous places on
earth’’ … • Re Chinese people – ‘’The photo captures movement and energy, and
inescapable excitement. Its message is celebratory, defiant’’ …
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EXCEED THRU EXCESS! – PEOPLE WANT BIGGER DREAMS