The Chinese expression for ‘crisis’ is made up of two characters: danger and opportunity. This combination appears fitting as within every crisis lies the potential for growth, innovation, and evolution. Examples of human initiative inspired by crisis abound from fields as diverse as medicine and the military. With this in mind, the ClarkMorgan team saw the recent economic downturn as an opportunity to put pen to paper and turn our most popular seminars into the Navigator Series of business communication guides. In this section of Network HR, we look at three new books:

One hundred years ago in Zhejiang Province, the mountain retreat Mogan Shan served as a getaway for foreigners wishing to escape the bustle of Shanghai. Since then, it all but disappeared as a tourist destination, only worthy of a few lines in the first Lonely Planet guides to China. Today, however, it has returned to its former glory as a prime vacation spot – only this time, Mogan Shan plays host to more than the honeymooners and romantic couples. The majestic mountain resort now welcomes an increasing number of corporate team building events. It was on one such team building excursion, that ClarkMorgan went ‘Into the Wild!’.