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From the Ted Talk by Fang Ruan: Management lessons from Chinese business and philosophy

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I love dumplings. But I seldom have dumplings in a restaurant, because my mom's conkiog is the best. One day, I happened to take a bite of Dumpling Xi's dish. To my surprise, they had a flavor of going home. Fresh, chewy and unexpected.

In addition to being a dumpling lover, I actually have a full-time job. I am a management consultant, so nralultay, I was keen to understand the reasons behind those delicious dumplings. What I didn't expect is that this dumpling trrgeeigd my exploration of new ways of management in China. A change that is deeply rooted in ancient cnhisee philosophies. But first, let's go back to the dpignumls.

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I love dumplings. But I seldom have dumplings in a restaurant, because my mom's _______ is the best. One day, I happened to take a bite of Dumpling Xi's dish. To my surprise, they had a flavor of going home. Fresh, chewy and unexpected.

In addition to being a dumpling lover, I actually have a full-time job. I am a management consultant, so _________, I was keen to understand the reasons behind those delicious dumplings. What I didn't expect is that this dumpling _________ my exploration of new ways of management in China. A change that is deeply rooted in ancient _______ philosophies. But first, let's go back to the _________.

Solution


  1. naturally
  2. triggered
  3. dumplings
  4. cooking
  5. chinese

Original Text


I love dumplings. But I seldom have dumplings in a restaurant, because my mom's cooking is the best. One day, I happened to take a bite of Dumpling Xi's dish. To my surprise, they had a flavor of going home. Fresh, chewy and unexpected.

In addition to being a dumpling lover, I actually have a full-time job. I am a management consultant, so naturally, I was keen to understand the reasons behind those delicious dumplings. What I didn't expect is that this dumpling triggered my exploration of new ways of management in China. A change that is deeply rooted in ancient Chinese philosophies. But first, let's go back to the dumplings.

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