A business management idea shows up in 3 cultures
The colloquial expression "same same but different" can be said of this idea seen in US, Japan and Singapore
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THERE is a similar management idea that appears in three cultures around the world. This idea is generally about executives and managers getting out of their office to walk around the company's premises to tune in to their business affairs and their employees on the ground.
In the US, this idea is called "management by walking about" or MBWA. In Japan, it goes by the name gemba. And in Singapore, in the local Hokkien vernacular, we call it kia lai kia kee or KLKK as a former colleague abbreviates it. When translated to English, KLKK means "walking around".
You may be wondering, how can a local phrase with a negative association be related to management concepts such as MBWA and gemba.
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