Small & medium sized business owners in China know that finding and retaining Chinese managers and team leaders is a big challenge. For expat-run businesses that have turned the corner from struggling start-up to established profitable enterprise, HR priorities are shifting. We used to fight fire-fighting tactical battle to put ‘bums in seats’, but now we need to device long-term strategies that will build a stable team of core managers.
China HR has to stop focusing on the traditional 18-month manager, and start instituting key-person plans that will retain your top-echelon leaders for 5+ years. It’s time to rethink HR goals and policies.
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