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Ian Mote is a Shanghai based finance professional with 25 years of experience in Europe, Middle East, and Greater China. In China he's been working and living for 17 years and has vast experience working in various companies ranging from large banks to corporations and startups.  In this episode you'll get useful food for thought about these essential topics:  Curiosity and open-mindedness  Working in China is not better or worse - it's different Opportunities in cross-border functions  Centralised business decision making in China Regional roles spanning all of Asia Handling compliance issues

Ian Mote is a Shanghai based finance professional with 25 years of experience in Europe, Middle East, and Greater China. In China he's been working and living for 17 years and has vast experience working in various companies ranging from large banks to corporations and startups.  In this episode you'll get useful food for thought about these essential topics: <ul> <li>Curiosity and open-mindedness </li> <li>Working in China is not better or worse - it's different</li> <li>Opportunities in cross-border functions </li> <li>Centralised business decision making in China</li> <li>Regional roles spanning all of Asia</li> <li>Handling compliance issues</li></ul>

#69 Bridging business cultures and practices with Ian Mote

Are you guilty of being stuck at a certain place because you’re afraid of the differences you would experience when things change? Don’t you know that it only takes adaptability and you – being willing to embrace a culture – to take a step forward towards embracing differences?   Will you take this chance to step out of your shell and explore the wonders you didn’t know you could be? Will you be brave enough to take the risk and live life in all the colors that exist?  Ian Mote has been an expat for close to 20 years now. He spent time going around Hong Kong, Dubai, and Shanghai where he now lives with his daughter and wife. A career in banking has taken him all over the region, including every province in China. In fact, this even led to a book entitled “From Chicken Feet to Crystal Baths” – which talks about his travel stories for the past 20 years.   In this episode, Ian talks about his journey towards embracing differences he’s encountered while going around places for 20 years. Here, he shares stories about the most memorable and funniest memories he has experienced in life, as well as how he has coped with cultural change and learned to love it – it’s just a matter of time.    What you will learn in this episode:   Hear a story of an expat and get inspiration from it Discover what it’s like to live with fresh and new starts almost every day Find out what it takes to fully embrace the differences changes bring in life.    "If you can say, ‘Well, I've done this before and this is what got me here so it should work again’ – that's not the case. It's always a fresh start. What has worked in the past that has got you to this level might not be relevant anymore.”   – Ian Mote    Topics Covered:  01:44 – The Expat: The reason why Ian became an expat around 20 years ago.  03:23 – A Home in a Culture: The special thing about the region where Ian currently works.  05:16 – The Creation: How Ian’s knowledge and experiences led to the book he has written.    07:49 – His Coping Mechanism: Dealing with distance away from loved ones.  10:33 – Expats at their Finest: Ian talks about the qualities that best define a successful expat as he shares personal experience in relation to it.  12:30 – The Moral: The biggest thing Ian has learned over the last 20 years of his stay in China.  14:18 – Trip Down Memory Lane: The most meaningful memories Ian has from 20 years of residency in China.  15:32 – Cheers to the Good Old Days: Ian shares the funniest memory he’s ever had.  19:54 – A Change of Mind: The things Ian would do differently if he was given the chance to turn back the clock.  21:07 – Book Alert: Ian shares what his soon-to-be published second book is about.    Key Takeaways:  “You adapt and find different ways to do it.” – Ian Mote  “If you're an expat, you're going to be managing a team, so you need to understand how people react and how to motivate and manage a team. If I hadn't learned more about being a manager of a local team and how people react to what their expectations are, I would never have made that work.” – Ian Mote  “People – at the end of the day – are all very similar, and we want similar things for our family and our life.” – Ian Mote    People / Resources Mentioned:   From Ice Castles to Ginger Socks    Ways to Connect with Ian Mote:   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianmote/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ianmote/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ianinshanghai     Ways to Connect with Howard Whiteson:   Website: http://www.wealthwithoutborders.net  Podcast: https://wealthwithoutborders.net/podcast/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardwhiteson  

Are you guilty of being stuck at a certain place because you’re afraid of the differences you would experience when things change? Don’t you know that it only takes adaptability and you – being willing to embrace a culture – to take a step forward towards embracing differences?   Will you take this chance to step out of your shell and explore the wonders you didn’t know you could be? Will you be brave enough to take the risk and live life in all the colors that exist?  Ian Mote has been an expat for close to 20 years now. He spent time going around Hong Kong, Dubai, and Shanghai where he now lives with his daughter and wife. A career in banking has taken him all over the region, including every province in China. In fact, this even led to a book entitled “From Chicken Feet to Crystal Baths” – which talks about his travel stories for the past 20 years.   In this episode, Ian talks about his journey towards embracing differences he’s encountered while going around places for 20 years. Here, he shares stories about the most memorable and funniest memories he has experienced in life, as well as how he has coped with cultural change and learned to love it – it’s just a matter of time.  What you will learn in this episode:  <ul> <li>Hear a story of an expat and get inspiration from it</li> <li>Discover what it’s like to live with fresh and new starts almost every day</li> <li>Find out what it takes to fully embrace the differences changes bring in life.</li> </ul> "If you can say, ‘Well, I've done this before and this is what got me here so it should work again’ – that's not the case. It's always a fresh start. What has worked in the past that has got you to this level might not be relevant anymore.”   – Ian Mote Topics Covered:  01:44 – The Expat: The reason why Ian became an expat around 20 years ago.  03:23 – A Home in a Culture: The special thing about the region where Ian currently works.  05:16 – The Creation: How Ian’s knowledge and experiences led to the book he has written.    07:49 – His Coping Mechanism: Dealing with distance away from loved ones.  10:33 – Expats at their Finest: Ian talks about the qualities that best define a successful expat as he shares personal experience in relation to it.  12:30 – The Moral: The biggest thing Ian has learned over the last 20 years of his stay in China.  14:18 – Trip Down Memory Lane: The most meaningful memories Ian has from 20 years of residency in China.  15:32 – Cheers to the Good Old Days: Ian shares the funniest memory he’s ever had.  19:54 – A Change of Mind: The things Ian would do differently if he was given the chance to turn back the clock.  21:07 – Book Alert: Ian shares what his soon-to-be published second book is about.  Key Takeaways:  “You adapt and find different ways to do it.” – Ian Mote “If you're an expat, you're going to be managing a team, so you need to understand how people react and how to motivate and manage a team. If I hadn't learned more about being a manager of a local team and how people react to what their expectations are, I would never have made that work.” – Ian Mote “People – at the end of the day – are all very similar, and we want similar things for our family and our life.” – Ian Mote People / Resources Mentioned:  <ul> <li><a href="http://www.fromicecastlestogingersocks.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">From Ice Castles to Ginger Socks</a></li> </ul> Ways to Connect with Ian Mote:  <ul> <li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianmote/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianmote/</a> </li> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmote/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ianmote/</a> </li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ianinshanghai" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ianinshanghai</a> </li> </ul> Ways to Connect with Howard Whiteson:  <ul> <li>Website: <a href="http://www.wealthwithoutborders.net/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wealthwithoutborders.net</a> </li> <li>Podcast: <a href="https://wealthwithoutborders.net/podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://wealthwithoutborders.net/podcast/</a> </li> <li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardwhiteson" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardwhiteson</a> </li> </ul>

Embracing the Differences with Ian Mote 

We have expat author Ian Mote on the show to share his expat experience and how and why he decided to write a memoir of his life in China in his comically titled book "From Chicken Feet to Crystal Baths". As a youngster from London and while traveling from country to country with his parents, Ian may have picked up an expat gene along the way. As of this podcast, Ian has lived as a expat for over 14 years. He has lived 4 years in Hong Kong, 3 years in Dubai and over 7 years in Shanghai, China. Ian chats about how he got hooked on being an expat. However, in this interview, we centre on the making of his unique book that encircles his interactions as a commercial banker and communications with people in China. Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 472 pages | ISBN 9781504903950 Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 472 pages | ISBN 9781504903943 E-Book | 472 pages | ISBN 9781504903967 Available at Amazon Website: From Chicken Feet to Crystals Baths From the Author: Ian Mote: I have always loved to travel. Right from the time I went around the world as a baby in my parents’ arms, travelling has been in my blood. Growing up in London, as I grew older I started looking at longer-term trips away from the UK. Aged eighteen, I took the obligatory gap year, when I spent six months on a school exchange program in rural Kansas, experiencing American life that I had only before seen on television or in films. It made me realise that maybe there was more out there in the world to understand, see, and experience. I went to Hong Kong for the first time in 1990 and then again in 1995. The 1995 trip also featured my first tentative steps onto mainland Chinese soil. Despite a chronic case of food poisoning spoiling my view somewhat, even then I found China fascinating. What a different world from suburban London. In 2002 I moved permanently to Hong Kong and lived there for four frenetic years. That time included regular trips into all different parts of China, and from those trips, these stories started. I had an intermission from China when I moved to Dubai in 2006, but in late 2008 I took the opportunity to return to Asia to live in Shanghai, where I remain to this day.

We have expat author Ian Mote on the show to share his expat experience and how and why he decided to write a memoir of his life in China in his comically titled book "From Chicken Feet to Crystal Baths". As a youngster from London and while traveling from country to country with his parents, Ian may have picked up an expat gene along the way. As of this podcast, Ian has lived as a expat for over 14 years. He has lived 4 years in Hong Kong, 3 years in Dubai and over 7 years in Shanghai, China. Ian chats about how he got hooked on being an expat. However, in this interview, we centre on the making of his unique book that encircles his interactions as a commercial banker and communications with people in China. Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 472 pages | ISBN 9781504903950 Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 472 pages | ISBN 9781504903943 E-Book | 472 pages | ISBN 9781504903967 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Feet-Crystal-Baths-Englishman%C2%92s/dp/1504903943" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Available at Amazon</a> Website:<a href="http://www.fromchickenfeettocrystalbaths.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> From Chicken Feet to Crystals Baths</a> From the Author: Ian Mote: I have always loved to travel. Right from the time I went around the world as a baby in my parents’ arms, travelling has been in my blood. Growing up in London, as I grew older I started looking at longer-term trips away from the UK. Aged eighteen, I took the obligatory gap year, when I spent six months on a school exchange program in rural Kansas, experiencing American life that I had only before seen on television or in films. It made me realise that maybe there was more out there in the world to understand, see, and experience. I went to Hong Kong for the first time in 1990 and then again in 1995. The 1995 trip also featured my first tentative steps onto mainland Chinese soil. Despite a chronic case of food poisoning spoiling my view somewhat, even then I found China fascinating. What a different world from suburban London. In 2002 I moved permanently to Hong Kong and lived there for four frenetic years. That time included regular trips into all different parts of China, and from those trips, these stories started. I had an intermission from China when I moved to Dubai in 2006, but in late 2008 I took the opportunity to return to Asia to live in Shanghai, where I remain to this day.

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