Tag: trust
Fear and Trembling and Sickness Unto 47 Million Deaths: Basic Math and the Pandemic Panic
A well-educated friend with a graduate degree from an outstanding university sent me this video from Dr. Emily Porter of Austin, Texas and felt it was enlightening. She artfully and…
Easter and the Corona Virus: Rays of Hope in a Time of Darkness
Good Friday was a time of much reflection on the state of the world and our country, filled with cause for sorrow and also cause for hope and rejoicing. The…
The Power of Trust
What a blessing it is to have friends who are truly honest and trustworthy! Can you imagine what life would be like if we lived in a society where such…
The Secret Behind Guanxi: Earned Trust
In China, everything in the business world and in much of life seems to be based on guanxi (pronounced like gwahn-shee), the Chinese word that is often interpreted as “relationships”…
The Factory Price, Or, The Price of Friendship
A scene from the markets at Dong Tai Road. Shortly after coming to China, we made friends with some of the merchants in a classic old market street called Dongtai…
