by David Chung | Apr 8, 2026 | Leadership Blog
For those living in the twenty-first century, negotiation is no longer optional—it is indispensable. Since 1979, Harvard University has studied negotiation as a formal academic discipline, and by the 1980s, it had been fully integrated into the curricula of both...
by David Chung | Feb 28, 2026 | Leadership Blog
In his book Eventually, It’s the System, Shin Kyung-yeol argues that the true driving force of the business world is “goals and execution.” Once he grasped this principle, he moved beyond simply working hard. Each year, he adjusted his activities according to a clear...
by David Chung | Jul 29, 2025 | Leadership Blog
There is an English expression, “to be naïve.” In Korean, it is often translated as “pure,” “innocent,” or “simple,” and it describes someone who does not fully understand how the world works. A person who is pure but ignorant of worldly matters risks exploitation...
by David Chung | May 22, 2025 | Leadership Blog
What is the difference between a corporate leader and a shopkeeper? Kim Seung-ho, a businessman and bestselling author, explains this distinction in Introduction to the Study of Being a CEO by identifying three criteria: competence at work, the size of the market, and...
by David Chung | May 22, 2025 | Leadership Blog
Kim Seung-ho, the author of An Introduction to Management for CEOs, identifies a key criterion for distinguishing small-scale trading from enterprise: the manner in which income is generated. Small-scale trading earns money by relying on the owner’s labor. A diligent...
by David Chung | Mar 12, 2025 | Leadership Blog
Helen Clark (Helen Elizabeth Clark), the first woman to become Prime Minister of New Zealand, once cited a “thick face” as one of the essential qualities of a 21st-century leader. Anyone who has risen to the top of a nation will have experienced just about everything...
