Ponts Développement International, CEIBS* Alumni and Ponts Management Conseil

Wise Management in Organizational Complexity
With some Chinese philosophical perspectives

(Conference in English)

Monday, June 10, 2013

19h

Mike Thompson, Professor of Management practice at CEIBS &.

Director of the Euro China Centre for Leadership and Responsibility (ECCLAR)

Bridge House

Celia Russo Hall

15 rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi 75011 PARIS

Metro: Goncourt, République

Held in conjunction with Professor Mike Thompson's visit to Paris, this event is a must for all alumni and guests interested in Chinese-style management of international companies:

19h:30 Academic Session

20h:20 Q&A

20h:30 Cocktail

Participation is €10, your guests are welcome, and online registration/payment is compulsory (places are limited): click on "Je m'inscrire" (top or bottom right of this page).

Ponts Développement International

*) CEIBS or China Europe International Business School (Shanghai), born of an agreement between the European Commission and the Chinese government in 1994, is considered one of the best business schools in mainland China.

About wise management: Wisdom is regarded as a virtue both by the ancient Greeks and the great ancient Chinese philosophers: Lao Tzu, Confucius and Mencius. They hold wisdom to be a morally excellent attribute of character, a prime virtue. The recent rise in interest in the relevance of Confucianism and Daoism to management illustrates the desire in China to develop a distinctly Chinese management style. Stan Shih, the founder of the Acer Group, is explicit about his Wang Dao management philosophy with its distinctly meritocratic and virtuous approach for wise and effective leadership. Professor Thompson's Wisdom Project asked 91 Chinese executives and 94 Western executives how they understood wisdom and its role in management. As business executives, we like to feel we are smart in facing challenges. But the stories of smart people failing or even being foolish are all around us - maybe in our own life stories too. So, could a greater focus on developing wisdom in management help us? What does wisdom really mean in practice? What could it add to the managerial decision-making process? East-West philosophies - are they relevant?

About Prof. Mike Thompson: Mike Thompson joined the faculty at CEIBS in 2010 as Professor of Management Practice and was previously Visiting Professor of Responsible Leadership. He has previously held visiting professorships at Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Graduate School of Business, Seoul National University and he speaks and writes on sustainable strategy, responsible leadership and corporate governance. Prof. Thompson is director of the Centre for Leadership and Responsibility at CEIBS which aims to create and disseminate knowledge on the practice and development of wise and responsible leadership especially in the corporate context.