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CEO Talks: Leading in China

The State of Business in China

Foreign companies have important challenges succeeding in the China market: increasing local competition, more sophisticated and demanding clients, fight for talent, and the digital revolution that impacted the way of doing business.

Juan A Fernandez has worked with CEOs of multinational companies in China for 20 years. He has accumulated lessons learned by all those companies. The purpose is to help other organizations to avoid mistakes and increase the speed of their success.

Conversations with CEOs

Culture of Innovation

Conversations with CEOs

Convos CEOs

China CEO II: Voices of Experience from 25 Top Executives Leading MNCs in China

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China CEO II: Voices of Experience from 25 Top Executives Leading MNCs in China

We talk with Professor Juan Antonio Fernandez and Professor Laurie Underwood about their new book China CEO II: Voices of Experience from 25 Top Executives Leading MNCs in China. #China #CEO II offers an in-depth look at the opportunities and challenges for leaders of multinational companies doing business in China today. Drawing on research cultivated from interviews conducted with more than two dozen China-based executives and consultants, the book features front-line insights from a range of organisations, including AB InBev, Bosch, Carrefour, Coca-Cola, IKEA, L’Oréal, Sony, Tata, Victoria’s Secret and more. China CEO II is available for purchase on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/China-CEO-II-Experience-Executives/dp/1119583438/ About the authors Juan Antonio Fernandez is an Associate Dean, Professor of Management and the Director of the #MBA Programme here at #CEIBS. For more on his teaching and research interests, please visit his CEIBS faculty profile here: https://www.ceibs.edu/fernandez-juan Laurie Underwood (CEIBS MBA 2002) is a Senior Consultant at Sino Associates Global and a Senior Associate Professor of Management at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou. For more information about China CEO II, please contact her via LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurie-ann-underwood-3259423/

Advice for MBAs

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Advice for MBAs

Several CEOs and experts share their advice to future MBAs planning to come to CEIBS. Jonathan Woetzel (McKinsey), Celine Chew (ex Bayer), Mat Harborn (Scania), David Sancho (ex Mango), and Isabel Ge (Apple) share their wisdom.

Ep 10 Conversations with CEOs Isabel Mahe Ge (Apple China)

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Ep 10 Conversations with CEOs Isabel Mahe Ge (Apple China)

Conversations with CEOs. CEIBS Professor of Management Juan Antonio Fernandez talks with Apple Greater China Vice President and Managing Director Isabel Ge Mahe about using technology to make the world a better place, inspiring women leaders, and finding your mission in life. This is the tenth video interview with CEOs of Multinationals in China. This series give a deep understanding of how successfully do business in China. You can go to the following address to have access to the other videos in the series: https://www.juanleadership.com/leading-in-china Professor Fernandez is also the co-author of a recent book entitled China CEO II: Voices of Experience from 25 Top Executives Leading MNCs in China. Find it here https://www.amazon.com/China-CEO-II-E... For more videos, visit: https://www.juanleadership.com/leading-in-china

EP 9 Conversations with CEOs Alberto Cavaggioni exCEO Maserati China

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EP 9 Conversations with CEOs Alberto Cavaggioni exCEO Maserati China

CEIBS Professor of Management Juan Antonio Fernandez talks with the previous CEO of Maserati in China and the current PALFINGER Vice President, Sales, and Service, North America,. Alberto Cavaggioni about working with cross-cultural teams, the impact of digital, and forging a career in luxury goods. Juan Antonio Fernandez is a Professor of Management at CEIBS. For more on his teaching and research interests, please visit his CEIBS faculty profile here https://www.ceibs.edu/fernandez-juan Professor Fernandez is also the co-author of a recent book entitled China CEO II: Voices of Experience from 25 Top Executives Leading MNCs in China. Find it here https://www.amazon.com/China-CEO-II-E... For more videos, visit: https://www.juanleadership.com/leading-in-china

Culture of Innovation

Culture of Innovation

Ep 5 Creating Culture of Innovation Survey results

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Ep 5 Creating Culture of Innovation Survey results

This is the fifth and last episode of the series on creating a culture of innovation in organizations. CEIBS Professors Juan Antonio Fernandez and Emily David share some of their insights from the CEIBS 2021 Innovation Survey. The survey had 900 responses of CEOs and top executives of organizations in China and abroad. The CEIBS 2021 Innovation Survey is now available online. Download a copy of the report here https://www.ceibs.edu/sites/default/f... (English) or here https://cn.ceibs.edu/sites/default/fi... (Chinese). You can visit my website to have access to all the videos on the series. https://www.juanleadership.com/leading-in-china

Ep 4 Culture of Innovation Ramon Baeza Senior partner at BCG

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Ep 4 Culture of Innovation Ramon Baeza Senior partner at BCG

In this fourth episode on How To Create a Culture of Innovation, I have a conversation with Ramon Baeza, senior partner of Boston Consulting Group, and co-author of the publication Most Innovative Companies 2021. Ramon explores the elements that make companies innovative. Download BCG’s report here: https://web-assets.bcg.com/b6/c1/026b... To watch other videos in this series, you can visit my website: https://www.juanleadership.com/leading-in-china 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Why innovation is now a top priority for CEOs 01:53 The biggest shifts and trends in innovation 03:32 Reducing the readiness gap 04:45 Defining diversity 06:11 Five factors for innovation 09:26 The Innovation Flywheel 10:46 The role of the CEO in innovation 15:33 Tackling the silo mind-set 19:00 Advice for organisations to become more innovative 23:19 Outro

Ep 3 Culture of Innovation Dr. Kern Peng at INTEL

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Ep 3 Culture of Innovation Dr. Kern Peng at INTEL

Culture of innovation at INTEL. INTEL was founded in 1968 and has been a very successful company since then. How can INTEL be at the top of the innovation game for so long? Dr. Peng will explain this in our conversation. Dr. Peng is head of INTEL's validation lab and has worked for INTEL for 29 years. Dr. Peng has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and is a Doctor in Business Administration. He teaches in several universities including Stanford and CEIBS. has published 6 books including Managing by Project Mapping in which he explains how to create an innovative company.

Ep 2 Culture of Innovation Shawn founder of HUPU

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Ep 2 Culture of Innovation Shawn founder of HUPU

This is the second video on the series on Creating a Culture of Innovation. Dr. Shawn is the founder of HUPU, a sports media platform. He explains how he created his company and his philosophy of leadership. Dr. Shawn has become an entrepreneur of entrepreneurs, giving opportunities to young professionals to realize their dreams and Shawn did. For more videos, visit: https://www.juanleadership.com/leading-in-china

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