Below are lists of some of my clients over the past 25 years, followed by some testimonials from grateful clients and/or seminar attendees. More information (including contact information for the the testimonial authors) available upon request.
Some of my government and semi-official
clients are:
. OSEC (Office Suisse D'Expansion
Commercial) . Swiss Mechanical and Electrical Industries Association . German Trade Office, Taipei . Canada Asia Pacific
Foundation
. Vancouver Board of
Trade
. CETRA (China External
Trade Development Council)
. Trade Office of Swiss
Industries . Taipei
Representative Office
of British Columbia in Taiwan . American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham)
. European Chamber of Commerce . British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (BCCT)
How do you know if a Chinese agrees with you? Or disagrees?
A partial list of my corporate clients include:
Shell;
Philips;
IBM;
Hewlett Packard;
AT&T;
Aetna;
Motorola; Merck; Procter and Gamble;
Saatchi and Saatchi;
Ericsson; Trane; Avon;
Ford;
Ciba-Geigy;
Sanofi;
Mobil;
Eli Lilly;
ICI;
Hoechst; Jacky Maeder; Panalpina; Boehringer-Ingelheim; Logitech; Huawei
What My Clients Say
Greg’s
presentation used the perfect balance of humour and knowledge, making his
session thoroughly captivating. His energy, conviction, and expertise captured
the audience and got the message across while being entertaining. Greg has the
unique ability to both educate and entertain, with a casual, human conversational
quality that allows the audience to really connect and relate to him. This was a thoroughly enjoyable presentation
to watch, and Greg was wonderfully friendly and cooperative throughout the
planning process. Yana Verbitskaia, Marketing
Coordinator, Supply Chain and Logistics Canada (Toronto)
Your presentation and message was the best I’ve ever seen. Because of it
I became aware of the paramount importance of how I communicate, not
only with Chinese but with everyone. Now, whenever I communicate I think
about what glasses I should wear, with very positive results. Peter Christen, Owner and President, Tiger Käse AG (Emmental, Switzerland)
I have arranged many of Greg's seminars for Swiss expatriates and visiting Swiss groups, and have received numerous compliments for his passionate, practical, entertaining and very useful presentation. Greg is a professional and a pleasure to work with. Jost Feer, Director, Trade Office Of Swiss Industries (Taipei)
I met Greg when I attended one of his seminars. Later I hired Greg to explain contracts and Chinese business relationships to a German court, a written summary that helped our company win a major legal battle. I used Greg to introduce performance management into the company I managed, and enjoyed the two years the contract ran. Greg and I are now friends. Thomas Wicki, OSEC Director of Trade, East Asia (Singapore)
Your
workshop for Westerners was very entertaining and informative. The concept of
“seeing things through Chinese glasses” helped me a great deal in
understanding, communicating and leading Chinese staff.
Your project leadership in changing how we measure and manage performance, and in reengineering the Order-Delivery-Payment process, helped improve productivity, staff retention and customer service. Pat Spencer, VP, Trane
Asia (retired)
Greg
has the unique capability of combining the very essential information for
successful relationships with the Chinese with an easy to follow, humorous
presentation.
Edgar Rothschild, Education Programs Manager, Swiss
Business Network (retired)
Thank
you for the very informative workshop. A few days after it I sent a fax to Hong
Kong asking for samples, and for the first time I actually received exactly
what I was asking for! I believe this was because I used your recommended way
of communicating. Peter Schnellmann,
General Manager, CPS Trading Ltd. (Frieberg)
Your
personal and motivating style greatly helps Swiss companies avoid numerous
pitfalls in the China and Taiwan trade.
Dr. Kurt Meier, Head,
Swiss Mechanical & Electrical Industries(Zurich)
Greg’s
courses are outstanding and he can make real and substantial contribution to
our company.
Peter Sorg, VP Human
Resources, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Asia (Singapore)
You
don’t pick up Greg’s advice unless you live here. He’s well-received by
Chinese; you see them nodding in agreement to what he says. Michael Craddock, Director, BC Representative Office in
Taiwan(Taipei)
Friday’s
session was fantastic: informative, thought-provoking, fun.
Mark Payne, Manager,
Saatchi & Saatchi Asia
Your Chinese glasses are ready, available at the next seminar.
In this age of desktop publishing, websites and increasing global competition, the usefulness of written testimonials is very devalued. How can you trust what the person says someone else wrote? This is sad, as to me there is no more important voice than that of the customer.
To add value to my testimonials above I will gladly help any or all of the people named get in touch with you. Let me know whom you would like to speak to, then ask them why attending one of my seminars is a good idea.
Do you know many other consultants or speakers who offer this? No? Exactly.
I have arranged many of Greg's seminars for Swiss expatriates and visiting Swiss groups, and have received numerous compliments for his passionate, practical, entertaining and very useful presentation. Greg is a professional and a pleasure to work with.