Featured Linkedin Posts
Complete Linkedin Leadership Posts
I have a weekly leadership blog on linkedin and plan to duplicate all the blog contents here and evantually make it searchable. Meanwhile, links to all the 228 articles are posted here..
What Is Value? (08/12/2022)
It’s the Real Thing! (08/06/2022)
How Do You Define Success As a Leader? (07/31/2022)
Special Issue: Big News to Share! (07/29/2022)
Leadership Quotes from You (07/23/2022)
Emoji Design and Leadership (07/16/2022)
Decision Making Requires Insight Not Information (07/09/2022)
The Odyssey of Self-Discovery: On Becoming A Leader (07/02/2022)
Why Do You Want To Be A Leader (06/25/2022)
Be A Leader … As An Intern (06/18/2022)
Chinese College Exam and Leadership (06/11/2022)
Snake River and The Grand Tetons (06/04/2022)
Exciting News About My Leadership Book (05/28/2022)
What Would Mr. Roger Have Said About The Mass School Shooting? (05/25/2022)
Empowerment - Inside Out (05/21/2022)
Communication and Yellowstone Protection Act (05/14/2022)
“Youth” By Samuel Ullman (05/07/2022)
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind (04/30/2022)
What Does “Own It” Mean? (04/23/2022)
It Take A Village To Write A Book (04/16/2022)
On Becoming A Leader (04/09/2022)
Finding Your Own Power (04/02/2022)
Leadership and Business Ethics (03/26/2022)
Business Strategy and Innovation (03/19/2022)
Assume Good Intent (03/12/2022)
Ten Things I Learned During My Career (03/05/2022)
New Beginning, New Adventure and New Challenges (02/26/2022)
Olympic Ideals and Challenges (02/19/2022)
Chinese Poem Inside The Alamo (02/14/2022)
Creativity and Impact: My Visit to MIT (02/05/2022)
Theranos Trial and Startup Culture (01/29/2022)
Stay Focused in Time of Uncertainty (01/22/2022)
Triumph vs Struggle: Olympic Moments (01/15/2022)
Butterfly and the Uncertain World (01/08/2022)
One Hundred Years Later (01/01/2022)
Horseshoe Bend - A Natural Wonder (12/25/2021)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (12/18/2021)
Language Drives Culture, Culture Drives Life (12/11/2021)
Negotiating, Fast and Slow (12/04/2021)
Make Time for Your Dreams (11/27/2021)
Psychological Safety (11/20/2021)
World Kindness Day and Chinese Poem (11/13/2021)
Halloween Candy and Global Business (11/06/2021)
Little’s Law and Supply Chain Disruption (10/30/2021)
Tesla Moving to Austin (10/16/2021)
How to Manage Tough Conflicts at Work (10/09/2021)
Opportunity Cost and Sunk Cost for Decision Making (10/02/2021)
Vincent Van Gogh and Career Success (09/25/2021)
Influence Without Authority (09/18/2021)
The Fall of Kabul and Lessons from 911 (09/11/2021)
Making Tough Decisions (09/04/2021)
Olympic Gymnast and Hmong History (08/28/2021)
Bamiyan Buddha Statues in Afghanistan (08/21/2021)
Experimentation Works: Research, Business Decision and Social Policy (08/14/2021)
The Shadow You Cast (08/07/2021)
Where Did “She” Come From? (07/30/2021)
What Western Business Got Wrong about China (07/23/2021)
Embracing the Interconnected World (07/17/2021)
The World Without Us (07/10/2021)
Disruptive Innovation in Photography (07/03/2021)
Business Observations on a Family Trip (06/26/2021)
Bragging vs Savvy Self Promotion (06/19/2021)
Is China Rich or Poor (06/12/2021)
NSF I-Corp Innovation Program (06/05/2021)
Find the Extraordinary in the Ordinary (05/29/2021)
Empowerment is a Product of Leadership (05/22/2021)
Containment Does Not Come From Achievements (05/17/2021)
Memory and A Dirt Road (05/12/2021)
Moment of Decision (04/24/2021)
Earth Laughs in Flowers (04/17/2021)
Mission Impossible (04/10/2021)
Two Circle Theory of Leadership (04/03/2021)
The Power of Leverage (03/27/2021)
Concreteness vs Ambiguity in Communication (03/20/2021)
Leadership During Crisis (03/14/2021)
In Memory of Dr. Norman Bethune (03/06/2021)
Amazon’s Leadership Principles (02/27/2021)
While Snow Wrecks Havoc in Texas (02/20/2021)
Innovation Ecosystem in China (02/13/2021)
Evolving Definition of Diversity (02/09/2021)
How Can Big Companies Innovate (02/04/2021)
Oberlin College and My Education (01/30/2021)
Constructive Ambiguity in Negotiation (01/23/2021)
No Games, Just Sports (01/16/2021)
What is Leadership (01/09/2021)
Vietnam War, Chinese Medicine, and Nobel Prize (01/02/2021)
Once Upon a Starry Night (12/26/2020)
Every End Is a New Beginning (12/19/2020)
How Would Robots Make Moral Decisions (12/12/2020)
Before You Innovate, Ask Questions (12/05/2020)
After All, Life Goes On! (11/28/2020)
My Thanks on Thanksgiving Day (11/21/2020)
Cross Discipline Communication (11/14/2020)
The World is a Restless Place (11/07/2020)
First Coffee, Then The World (10/31/2020)
Creativity and Ingenuity (10/24/2020)
Life is Like Joshua Trees (10/17/2020)
Music Brings People Together (10/10/2020)
Running Marathon and Self-Discipline (10/03/2020)
From Origami to Folding Solar Panel (09/27/2020)
Boston Tea Party and Trade with China (09/21/2020)
Birds Eye, Camera and Wind Energy (09/14/2020)
Leibniz, Calculus and China (09/07/2020)
It Takes Effort to Become Effortless (08/28/2020)
Alone Together from Dubrovnik (08/21/2020)
Domino Effect and Organization Change (08/14/2020)
Beauty is Everywhere - Grand Canyon (08/07/2020)
Would Square Wheels Make Sense? (07/31/2020)
The Ambassador Who Served Two Nations: US and China (07/22/2020)
If You Want to Change the World (07/13/2020)
Beijing Ancient Observatory (07/05/2020)
Beauty is Everywhere - The Woodlands Rocks (06/28/2020)
Cultural Inclusion Enriches Our Life (06/20/2020)
Equality, Fairness and Election (06/06/2020)
I Got Everything I Really Needed (05/27/2020)
What Oil Price has Anything to Do with Tulips? (05/17/2020)
Digital Transformation in China (05/09/2020)
Alone, Together from Arena Pula (05/02/2020)
Beauty is everywhere - public parks in Beijing (4/26/2020)
How to win in China (4/20/2020)
Paying tax and life perspective (4/14/2020)
Resilience in a Challenging Time (4/7/2020)
Angkor Wat - Small Decisions vs. Destiny (3/31/2020)
The Man Who Put the S into Unesco - Joseph Needham (3/24/2020)
Learning from Rejections (03/14/2020)
Explore, Observe and Capture: Understanding Creative Photography (02/28/2020)
Understand China: Political-Economic Process (02/19/2020)
How Will You Measure Your Life? (02/08/2020)
Beauty is Everywhere - Dallas,Texas (02/02/2020)
Coronavirus Crisis in China (01/31/2020)
Tesla’s China Story (01/26/2020)
Norman Rockwell’s “Golden Rule” (01/21/2020)
Winning Is Not Everything (01/15/2020)
Cancer - The Emperor of All Maladies (1/10/2020)
My Third Recommended Reading List (12/31/2019)
Pale Blue Dot - Our Place in the Universe (12/23/2019)
Understand China: Is Confucius a Religion? (12/17/2019)
Be the Best of Yourself! (12/9/2019)
Understanding China is a Challenge but also a Necessity (11/30/2019)
Modernization vs Traditions (11/26/2019)
Observations from Shanghai Marathon (11/18/2019)
Commitment and Unbending Principle of Flexibility (11/14/2019)
Career Transition from Technical to Business Management (11/5/2019)
Networking Enables a Learning Culture (10/24/2019)
Devil’s Advocate for Decision Making (10/14/2019)
Beauty is Everywhere - Beijing (9/29/2019)
Open Letter to Mr. Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO, Disney (9/9/2019)
Leaders: Myth and Reality (08/30/2019)
Beauty is Everywhere - Qinghai/Gansu (8/19/2019)
Birth of a Genius vs. Reinvention as a Master (8/16/2019)
Business Negotiation in China (8/8/2019)
Four habits to make business travel healthier (7/30/2019)
Running Marathons Benefits Your Mind and Your Body (7/12/2019)
The Wisdom of Wolfs (7/6/2019)
Quotes on The Passport of the United States of America (7/1/2019)
Photography is a Perfect Reflection of Life (6/23/2019)
Free Solo and Risk Taking (6/10/2019)
Business Negotiation In China (6/4/2019)
Advice to My Graduating Son (5/20/2019)
Importance of Symbolism in China (5/10/2019)
Humility Makes Us Real (4/27/2019)
80/20 Rule for Decision Making (4/14/2019)
Change isn’t change without change (4/1/2019)
How Brilliant Ideas Can Transform Life (3/24/2019)
Knowing Yourself is the Beginning of All Wisdom (3/15/2019)
Understand Dynamic Stability for Doing Business in China (3/9/2019)
Understand China Through Historical Lens (2/25/2019)
George Washington’s Decision to Resign (2/18/2019)
Making Decisions by Considering Extreme Cases (2/11/2019)
It is good to be home! (2/4/2019)
Empowering Employees for Success (1/28/2019)
China US Relations: What’s Next? (1/18/2019)
Beauty is Everywhere - The Woodlands (1/14/2019)
There is a Ditch on Both Sides of the Road (1/10/2019)
Learning is a life long journey (1/1/2019)
Courage of Conviction (12/18/2018)
Making Decision Under Stress (12/10/2018)
What is at stake in the US China Trade War? (12/2/2018)
Efficient vs. Effective Communication in Global Business Environment (11/26/2018)
One Way to Change the World (11/19/2018)
Negotiation with non-Decision Makers (11/12/2018)
You Can Have the Cake and Eat It Too (11/7/2018)
Being a Slave of your Business Process will Destroy You (10/31/2018)
Making Decision Is Easy (10/22/2018)
Wharton Dean on China Economic Development (10/15/2018)
Traffic Lights and Product Design (10/4/2018)
Numbers, Insights and Decisions (9/24/2018)
My Second Recommended Reading List (9/9/2018)
Are Half of the People Really Below Average? (8/8/2018)
Baseball success and organizational transformation (7/16/2018)
World Soccer, Fair Play and Business Ethics (7/8/2018)
What has changed in China (6/30/2018)
Seeing the big picture (6/23/2018)
Fair Use, Not Abuse (6/3/2018)
Help others achieve their dreams, you will achieve yours (5/26/2018)
Share our Similarities, Respect our Differences (5/12/2018)
Understand the Value of Patents (4/29/2018)
Harmony with Nature (4/22/2018)
Cathedrals, Staircases and Mathematics (4/14/2018)
There is nothing simple about simplicity (3/24/2018)
Circles are Everywhere (3/14/2018)
Work Hard, Be Humble (2/28/2018)
Different Points of View (2/16/2018)
He Who Stops Being Better Stops Being Good (1/18/2018)
Being a Chemical Engineer (1/6/2018)
1917 was an Extraordinary Year, What about 2017? (12/24/2017)
Mona Lisa, Pine Tree, and The Taj Mahal (12/16/2017)
My First Recommended Reading List (12/1/2017)
Data Analytics vs Intuition for Decision Making (11/20/2017)
It's Not The Idea, It's What You Do With It (11/5/2017)
The Learners vs the Learned (10/21/2017)
Leadership Moment -River Blindness (10/14/2017)
Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894 (10/6/2017)
How Good are Your Presentation Skills? (9/26/2017)
Office Temperature, System Bias, and Diversity (9/16/2017)
Sixteen Years After 911, What Did We Learn? (9/11/2017)
Culture Will Eat Strategy for Lunch (8/25/2017)
High Stake Negotiation (8/19/2017)
Don’t Mess with …… Beijing (8/13/2017)
Whatever you are, be a good one (8/4/2017)
Journey is the Reward (7/23/2017)
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