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Thailand Tonight: Foreign managers in Thailand should lead by example
Thailand's business sector was not competitive in the global market, she said, because leaders did not challenge staff to overcome sabai-sabai tendencies.
"Thai people have got used to relaxing under coconut trees and enjoying plenty of water, fish and sun," she said.
The first thing to be done, she suggested, was to get rid of the culture of fear in the society. Thai people are afraid to stand up and state their needs to people in authority since they are afraid of losing their pleasure.
"We should adopt more principles and not focus on the point of reward," she said.
Are You the Office 'Humblebragger'? | BNET
Whether or not a comment is a humblebrag depends on differences, whether real or perceived, in status or position. If Dane Cook tells Chris Rock how weird it feels when the driver of the car that hit his car doesn't care about the accident because he's excited to meet Dane, that's not a humblebrag. Chris has been in similar situations and can relate. Most humblebrags are irritating but harmless -- but not when the bragger is in a leadership position. Employees don't want to hear about how embarrassed you were to be praised by the CEO. They don't want to hear how stressed you are about the big meeting in Chicago you've been asked to attend. They don't want to hear how hard it is to maintain two homes, or how you are so low on the frequent-flyer totem pole you were bumped from first class on your last flight.
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