스킨쉽을 통한 존경 만약 낯선 자가 와서 “당신이 왜 힘들어 하는지 알고 있습니다. 자 내 조언을 들으세요.” 라고 한다면 어떨까.   낮선자의 조언. 분명 그 자의 조언은 당연스럽게 무시될 것이다. 그렇기 때문에 당신을 돕고자 하는 사람과의 관계에서 가장 기본적으로 필요한 것은 존경과 신뢰이다. 멘토쉽의 가장 핵심적인 전략이 바로 이 ‘존경’이라는 키워드인데,  하지만 존경이 자라나게 하기 위해서는 다음의 질문을 던질 필요가 있다. 낯선 사람이나 그냥 보통 아는 정도의 사람에서 당신이 믿고 따르는 사람이 되기 까지는, 그런 관계로 발전하기 위해서는 시간이 걸리지 않을까?   만약 뭔가를 배우거나 혜택을 얻기 전에 멘토쉽이라는 것이 몇년의 세월이 걸린다면 어떨까. 몇년의 세월 동안 멘토쉽을 받아야 만 뭔가 성과가 나온다면, 그것 또한 비즈니스 성공에는 비효과적이라고 볼 수…

You may have heard the following question before: What’s the definition of insanity? Answer: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome.   If you’re stuck in your career and you seek more, then you must make a dramatic change. Specifically, you need to work toward being in business for yourself or developing a second business. While you may have thought of “being your own boss” many times in the past, you believed that doing so would require taking too much risk or it was too overwhelming to do. I know the thought of being your own boss is both appealing and scary for many…

Koraji is a Korean term, and part of it means to have a lack of understanding and awareness of your weaknesses.   Once I learned about the downsides of koraji, I began uncovering my weaknesses. I’ll be the first to admit that throughout my life, I’ve had many shortcomings, some of which stemmed from my upbringing. I was born and raised in South Korea, a country with many traditions that are similar to life in the United States: Both nations have democratic governments, skilled workforces, and strong economies. But the two nations have big differences too. Growing up, the South Korean government was at war with North Korea. In order…

When I led a team the old way, I felt trapped and unhappy. But because everyone else around me was trained to follow the same approach, I sometimes wondered if the problem had to do with me, or the system itself. I then went to work figuring out if the teamwork approach was flawed. What I discovered changed my life forever. I realized the way most organizations built teams had the following weaknesses:   High Turnover Team members were hired and quit in an endless cycle. Low Loyalty Team members were always in search of better opportunities. And when they found them, they’d leave. No Independence Team members depended on…