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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| It is meant to humiliate the underlings and keep them in their place. Korean culture revolves around bowing and scraping to your betters and crapping on everyone else and this is just another example of the forms that can take. |
The west was similar until about 40 years ago I think...and in some places still is.
I really wish advanced western management philosophies would make it to the korean workplace.
Revolutionary principles that would shock korean bosses
1) Real Power is inclusive.
You take everyones position and opinion into account in the decision-making process.
2) Motivate, don't denigrate.
. In other words your workforce will be more productive if they feel appreciated and that they have a stake in what is happening..rather than feeling abused and forced.
3) Asking questions is not a crime.
Do not humiliate or try to make people look stupid just because they asked you a question. Instead, encourage it: its part of the learning and improvement process.
4) Remove your ego and focus on the job in hand.
The obsession with heirarchy is really overdone here. At best it should be a guideline, a basic framework, not a religion.
In reality different people have different skills and in fact many people may have hidden abilities exceeding yours. Its your role to bring out their best, not view them as a threat that you must crush. |
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jrwhite82
Joined: 22 May 2010
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
| Draz wrote: |
| It is meant to humiliate the underlings and keep them in their place. Korean culture revolves around bowing and scraping to your betters and crapping on everyone else and this is just another example of the forms that can take. |
The west was similar until about 40 years ago I think...and in some places still is.
I really wish advanced western management philosophies would make it to the korean workplace.
Revolutionary principles that would shock korean bosses
1) Real Power is inclusive.
You take everyones position and opinion into account in the decision-making process.
2) Motivate, don't denigrate.
. In other words your workforce will be more productive if they feel appreciated and that they have a stake in what is happening..rather than feeling abused and forced.
3) Asking questions is not a crime.
Do not humiliate or try to make people look stupid just because they asked you a question. Instead, encourage it: its part of the learning and improvement process.
4) Remove your ego and focus on the job in hand.
The obsession with heirarchy is really overdone here. At best it should be a guideline, a basic framework, not a religion.
In reality different people have different skills and in fact many people may have hidden abilities exceeding yours. Its your role to bring out their best, not view them as a threat that you must crush. |
Don't forget to add physically spanking employees as one of our superior Western management strategies.
http://www.totalinjury.com/news/articles/notable-injury-cases/spanking-at-work-lawsuit.aspx
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bbunce
Joined: 28 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:35 am Post subject: |
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| Free booze and a chance at becoming a star? Sounds good to me. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
| Draz wrote: |
| It is meant to humiliate the underlings and keep them in their place. Korean culture revolves around bowing and scraping to your betters and crapping on everyone else and this is just another example of the forms that can take. |
The west was similar until about 40 years ago I think...and in some places still is.
I really wish advanced western management philosophies would make it to the korean workplace.
Revolutionary principles that would shock korean bosses
1) Real Power is inclusive.
You take everyones position and opinion into account in the decision-making process.
2) Motivate, don't denigrate.
. In other words your workforce will be more productive if they feel appreciated and that they have a stake in what is happening..rather than feeling abused and forced.
3) Asking questions is not a crime.
Do not humiliate or try to make people look stupid just because they asked you a question. Instead, encourage it: its part of the learning and improvement process.
4) Remove your ego and focus on the job in hand.
The obsession with heirarchy is really overdone here. At best it should be a guideline, a basic framework, not a religion.
In reality different people have different skills and in fact many people may have hidden abilities exceeding yours. Its your role to bring out their best, not view them as a threat that you must crush. |
This from your extensive experience in Korean companies? Or is this based on your stereotyped assumptions? |
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jrwhite82
Joined: 22 May 2010
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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I've never had to participate in singing or dancing for my boss at any school I've worked at in Korea (6 different public and private schools). I've never been asked to volunteer for it. I've never been forced to do it. I'm willing to bet the majority of us haven't done this kind of thing either.
Likewise the overwhelming majority of Korean businesses don't require their employees to sing a song for their bosses. That's the thing that irks me about people like Julius. They take one thing that is bad and apply it in sweeping strokes to an entire race of people. It defies logic.
The American company, Alarm One, (which is now bankrupt and no longer in buisness to my knowledge due to their awesome Western management strategies of spanking employees, making them wear diapers and eat baby food)that I linked about above is not an example of our entire culture either. It is an example of one bad manager doing something stupid. |
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