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Dr. Linda Myers was “inpatriated” to Seoul to raise global mindsets, lead global talent management, develop global policies and practices, and help accelerate globalization of the SK Group. She previously earned her masters and doctoral degrees from Harvard University. To listen to the interview, download the .mp3, subscribe in iTunes,...
The following is my email discussion with Duncan Shaw of DTS Language Services, Inc. [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://dtstrans.com/] regarding his agency’s transition to memoQ. Duncan kindly gave me permission to share these emails. It’s a little (well, a lot!) long, but if you use Trados or are considering using it...
I was invited to the Gunpo Global Education Center of PowerStudy last week to serve as an English contest judge in my capacity as a GyeongGi Province Foreign Direct Investment Advisor. It was the first time I’ve ever done something quite like that and listening to 38 kids give speeches did...
A client of mine in the education field is looking to increase his organizations Korean clientele. I introduced him to a colleague who is well-suited to work as his Korean agent. His organization also graduates students who go on to top universities around the world and I connected him with...
Tom Pinansky is Senior Foreign Attorney at Barun Law, as well as “Of Counsel” to US firm Prety, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios. Mr. Pinansky is active with various chambers of commerce in Asia, as well as international arbitration. He’s lived and worked in Korea for over 20 years. To listen...
Koreans are commonly concerned about how non-Koreans view their country, and one index for measuring this is the number of foreigners living in Korea. According to an article in the Jungang Ilbo today (“Foreign Talent Leaving Korea Due to “Three Serious Difficulties”), the number of foreigners living in Korea is...
I’m always amazed to think of the growth and changes in Ansan since I first arrived almost 17 years ago. But that pales in comparison with the transformation of what used to be a sleepy fishing village into a city of 350,000 people when I arrived in 1993 (Current population...
A client of mine is trying to recover their presence in the Korean market for gradeschool students studying in an English-language international school environment in Asia. It’s an interesting value-proposition and I was able to introduce them to a Korean colleague (and fellow member at KoreaBusinessCentral.com) with excellent connections and...
I Ruffled Some Feathers Back in June, I posted an article here about learning Korean and asserted that I’ve only mastered about 15% of the language even after spending over 15 years as a Korean language learner. I even went so far as to use this number as a key theme...
Business cards often list the company name twice; once in the logo and once in the address. On an English card, the second time above the address generally shows the way it should appear on the outside of an envelope for mailing. But Korean business cards don’t show an exact...
