Mixing Together Chinese + Filipino Staff, Cultural Differences Highlighted

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 07 2011 | Comments (0)
Today had lunch at Marie’s house, saw her baby Carlos, met her auntie Malou (he first time to China, normally I meet her in Manila!) and also had Amy join us (Amy is my Chinese assistant). So it would be a time to see Carlos again, now at day 9, before seeing...

Lessons from Organizing Shenzhen China’s First BootUP! Weekend

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 05 2011 | Comments (6)
Still physically and emotionally drained from an intense weekend mentoring and witnessing 5 startups form and finally pitch to a panel of judges. I really thank Bruce Levin who helped all weekend, as well as Patrick Wong, Paul Jones, Donald Han, Jun Li….and...

Single Moms In The Philippines

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jul 02 2011 | Comments (21)
As I bounce around Philippines, Hong Kong, and China, I so constantly run into single Filipino mothers working to support their children and family. I think its the biggest problem in the Philippines, and its a deep rooted problem that I wonder if I am even qualified...

Example of Miscommunication & Culture Differences in America & China

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 25 2011 | Comments (3)
So the roadtrip yesterday was fun….up until about 1 hour before I had to arrive at the VIP dinner for speakers and guests….We were so late, so lost, and under pressure, it took from 9:30am to 8:30pm (almost 12 hours!) to drive from Dongguan, China to...

Comparing Asian To Western Child Upbringing

Posted by Michael Michelini | Aug 03 2010 | Comments (5)
hey, i’m DEFINITELY not an expert or have any experience in raising a child (god willing, hope to one day) but I thought I would just reflect on what I’ve noticed the past few years in China and now in Philippines about child upbringing to what I know...

Embrace Cultural Differences – Don’t Resist – Outsourced Movie

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jul 17 2010 | Comments (2)
Spending my saturday evening in Philippines watching the movie “outsourced” and it is really hitting home. While I have never been to India, I am actually upset, when I was at Deutsche Bank, I PASSED UP THE OPPORTUNITY!! I was on the trading floor...

Cultural Differences Between Philippines + China

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jun 14 2010 | Comments (4)
Today is Independence Day in the Philippines, it marks the day that the Americans gave the country back to the people of the Philippines – I thought I would post some of what I noticed these past couple weeks. I wish i took more photos while in cebu, philippines,...

Cultural Differences Between Americans and Europeans

Posted by Michael Michelini | Aug 16 2009 | Comments (8)
Being in China, I didn’t expect to be exposed to so many europeans….but from my experiences I have gotten involved with more Europeans than Americans here. Of course I am learning more and more how do to business in China as a foreigner…..but...

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