4stones Cross-cultural Consulting Group announced today that it will sponsor the 2006 Cross Culture Management Guru Asia Forum, along with Golden Ideas, a training and conference service provider.  As the globalization of the world economy picks up pace, the cultural environment of corporations will also change, and this Forum will focus on the series of difficulties in the cross culture management of corporations, and will be held in Beijing and Shanghai on September 20 and 22, respectively.    

Cross-cultural management is the biggest challenge faced by businesses intent on the localization and globalization of their organizations in the 21st century.  A central part of the Cross Culture Management is to effectively know how the cultural foundation is to be managed, as well as the true living standard of the labors fostered in different cultural backgrounds.      

Mr. Richard D. Lewis, president of the Global Cross Cultural Institute and author of the best selling book for cross-cultural management, "When Culture Collides," along with Mr. Donny Huang, founder and managing director of 4stones Cross-cultural Consulting Group, will be invited to speak at the forum.  Discussions will focus on topics including communications under different cultural backgrounds, construction of teams, and the how to motivate the local workforce.    

A key speaker in the forum, Mr. Richard D. Lewis spent five years in Japan working as a private tutor that was responsible for instructing on foreign etiquette to Empress Michiko and other members of the Japanese Imperial Family.  His knowledge and understanding of oriental culture is far beyond other western experts in this field.  His personal and academic experiences on cross-cultural management consulting and training for managers of the top 500 global corporations in the past 40 years is deemed an invaluable reference.  Considered a local Chinese cross-cultural expert, Mr. Donny Huang has plenty of on-hand experience, having applied himself to the consulting and cross-cultural management of the top 500 global corporations in China for a number of years.  This time the two experts will work together, and the forum will combine the best minds of the east and west on cross-cultural effects on businesses.    

There will be over 500 first-rate corporate executives taking part in the Forum from places including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan and India.  About 40% of those attending will be foreign management staffs from multinational corporations.  Attending corporate executives can expect to get the most advanced theories and practical tools from the forum on cross-culture studying, which helps international businesspeople to take a steady position in the global business arena, such as cross-cultural negotiations and in expanding overseas markets.  The corporate executives will also get several examples from authorized cross-cultural models and classic cases, which can help to improve the efficiency of teamwork, predict precisely and understand the behaviors acted and reacted by counterparts in a foreign environment, as well as the philosophy of foreign cultures, avoiding making mistakes, and making full use of the business opportunities generated by the differences in cultures.    

All attending guests can also join the buffet held by a private coach, during which Mr. Richard D. Lewis and Mr. Donny Huang will give essential introductions to cross-cultural management and answer questions from guests.    

About 4stones Cross-cultural Consulting Group    

4stones Cross-cultural Consulting Group is a leading cross-cultural consulting firm in China with offices in Hawaii and Beijing, as well as an extensive network of distinguished worldwide associations.  4stones Cross-cultural intensively focus on bridging the cultural differences between China and the rest of world in business areas through consulting, executive coaching, training, teaching and publishing.     

4stones Cross-cultural helps both international executives/managers and Chinese national executives/managers develop cross-cultural competence, and contribute effectively to their organizations.  4stones' affiliation with leading experts and organizations in the field of cross-cultural management and training keeps its clients on the cutting edge of international practices and trends, enhancing their global prospects and competitiveness.     

4stones Cross-cultural has provided services to worldwide organizations such as Motorola, the World Bank, Lenovo, Philips, Huawei, Agilent and ZTE, etc.    

About Golden Ideas    

As a leading training and conference service provider based in Shanghai, GI aims to provide top quality training and conferences to senior executives within leading companies based in China and the Asia-Pacific Region.  GI focuses on Supply Chain Management, 6 Sigma, 5S, TPM, Direct Marketing and Sales Management, which are all delivered by founders of overseas corporations or top executives within MNCs.

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