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| Think Like Chinese - A Talk for all Fascinated by China & the Chinese | |
| Wed 27 May 2009 | |
| Drawing from his book 'Think Like Chinese' Geoff Baker will share with you the following topics
~ How Chinese view their own history ~ Why Chinese are different – 5 core elements of Chinese thinking: Chinese language/philosophy, law of yin & yang, born connectedness, mid-stream living and mianzi (Face) ~ “only tell people 1/3 of what’s on your mind” - how Chinese communicate ~ “heroes think alike” – how Chinese live & work ~ What to do For more details of 'Think Like Chinese' and reviews visit its own dedicated website - click More Details at the foot of this page to go there directly. Geoff Baker has extensive corporate and commercial legal expertise. He has practiced law and represented companies as an investment banker in the region for over 28 years, and has worked as a corporate lawyer in Australia, China, Japan and many parts of South East Asia. Geoff has been active in China as a businessman and entrepreneur for the past 15 years. He has worked with many companies from around the world to help them open and operate successfully in China, especially with regard to Chinese government regulations. He assists companies in many ways, including investing in, developing and forming companies to develop China opportunities. Geoff served for some years as CEO for an Australian investment bank that specialised in mergers, acquisitions and fundraising. The bank operated across various industries and specialized in overseas companies operating in Australia and investing in Asia, China and Japan. In 2002 Geoff was asked to establish the Beijing office of an international law firm, which brought him to China as a long term resident. He is a director of a number of international companies (listed and private) and a director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Beijing. He recently become a director of a diversified Australian investment company bridging businesses between China and Australia in the property, travel and mining industries. Geoff was born and raised in Sydney. When: 6-8pm Wednesday 27th May Where: Asia Bookroom, Lawry Place, Macquarie. ACT 2614 RSVP: Tuesday 26th May to 62515191 or books@AsiaBookroom.com Admission by gold coin donation. All money raised will go towards the excellent work done by NTA East Indonesia Aid |
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