“The Power of Leadership”
A ‘Thought’ from Henry Kissinger
Problem Solving in the U.S. and in China:
Given that 90% of the regular readers of the ‘Thought of the Day’ are either American or Chinese, I found this quote from Henry Kissinger and thought, perhaps, it might spark some interesting comments on our BLOG Page for P.I.:
“Americans based on our history, have found most problems to be soluble. When an issue arises, we think it can be solved and it goes away. That’s in part because our history has been short and very successful. The Chinese history back thousands of years, and in their mind, no problem has a final solution; every solution is an admission ticket to another problem.” – Henry Kissinger
The author Carter Henderson defined entrepreneurial life as the solving of an endless parade of problems. On first glance one would easily draw that the American thought is naïve and short-sighted. The Chinese; more mature and pragmatic. I am interested to hear from those with experience on both sides, how would you surmise how Henry’s quote relates to the business/entrepreneurial endeavors of the American’s and the Chinese? And what does this mean for us working together?
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Shawn
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That blurb form my friend “Henry” is like a well wrapped gift that you open …only to find nothing inside. He has taken an element of truth and has started a doctine with it. Chinese are amazing at solving problems … just view the progress since the mid nineties. I think sometimes that it is America that sits trying to place the wrong block in the wrong hole time after, time after , time after time. Every one does what every one does because every one does it until some one makes the effort to gain perspective. Perspective is the issue, problem solving is not. Now that journey up the mountain of true perspective is another story.
the “problem” is in our choice of words….. every decision, every resolution, every solution may lead to another situation needing a decision/resolution/solution. Why must it be seen as a “problem” with its automatic negative conotation. Why not as a new “opportunity” for a next step!
A lot of problems arise just from comparing to other counties. While I do agree, we cannot blame society as a whole until we blame ourselves, first.