"First Who... Then What" happens to be one of my favorite management mottoes. Good to Great, by Jim Collins, defines it in the following way: "They (the executives) first got the right people on the bus, and the wrong people off the bus, and then figured out where to drive." This is the wisdom shared by our great ancient philosopher, Confucius, who made similar points on quite a few occasions.

Mr. Pan Gang, Chairman and CEO of Yili Group, talked about how the Chinese dairy giant makes its way to the top.

CEIBS alumni have been at the forefront of bringing advanced management approaches and technologies to China. Continuing this tradition, three CEIBS exchange alumni, who together formed a consulting firm in Shanghai, have been working with companies in China to implement Shared Services Centres. Mithras Consulting Group partners, Nick Rossiter and Sridhar Vedala, explain the transformative role Shared Services are playing in improving companies, competitiveness and effectiveness in China.

"Quality" is a keyword for any business. The interpretation of the word determines the fate of a company. Rosy Luo, an experienced quality management professional who is doing DIMP programme at CEIBS, offers her perspective on this critical issue.

Though its principle appears very simple, the implementation process of performance management is quite complicated, for it not only involves forms and formulas, but also depends on the quality of all management personnel.

Despite the fact that China outpaces India in economic development, the Indian pharmaceutical industry excels in the international market while Chinese companies lag behind. Why is this? What lessons may the Chinese learn from their neighbour in this regard?

China's luxury market is demonstrating a huge potential in recent years. A "China Expansion Strategy" is formulated to facilitate global players' effort to tap into this vast market.