Forty Years in a Country Where the Surface and the Inside Don’t Match Living in the United States for forty years teaches you something subtle but unmistakable: The surface and the inside are not the same. On the surface, America looks friendly, diverse, open, full of opportunity. Underneath, there are boundaries, distance, unspoken rules, and… Continue reading Living in America: 40 Years of Observations 미국 40년 생존기: 겉과 속이 다른 나라
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Understanding Nunchi: A Key to Success in Korean Work Culture. 눈치와 정치
I spent many years working in Korean companies. In that environment, people with good nunchi always worked well. Nunchi wasn’t just “reading the room.” It was the ability to catch what wasn’t said, fill in the gaps, sense the flow of the team, and adjust the temperature of the whole group without being asked. People… Continue reading Understanding Nunchi: A Key to Success in Korean Work Culture. 눈치와 정치