Karsten Aichholz

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How to Build a Team of Kick-Ass Thai Employees

April 16, 2015 by Karsten 10 Comments

Tony Jaa

In the close to 10 years I've been running companies in Thailand I've probably done more than 200 job interviews. I still remember the very first one. Especially my surprise when I heard the candidate wasn't too keen working on Saturdays. It seems the management books I read before coming here were a bit out of date when they talked about how common 6-day work weeks were. Over the years I caught up with current times and tested a lot of new recruitment options myself. From job ads in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Work Tagged With: cross cultural management, hiring, thailand

Stop Asking How to Get Motivated

February 12, 2015 by Karsten 10 Comments

Rocky Department Store

Imagine you owned a solar powered car. Silent, clean, and cheap to run on top. Great for fun rides, afternoon appointments or weekend excursions. Not so much for getting to work every day and on time. For that you would need something that's less dependent on time, weather and seasons. Because although sunshine is free, it's not reliable. Motivation as a driving force is similar to sunshine. It doesn't cost you any effort, but it's not very reliable either. If you lack the necessary drive to … [Read more...]

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