Emily Chang - Present | The Spare Room

The Present

I launched this site in the midst of my “professional halftime,” in Fall 2019. After 20+ years in the corporate world, I took the summer off to invest in my family (last year, we moved back to the States after eight years in China) and to write a book.

As I move out of my professional halftime, I’m excited to embark on my next journey. As of 9/9/2020, the book is available for pre-order and my new job starts at McCann China.

Click below to join my on my journey or for more information on the book or what I will be doing at McCann.

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The School of the New York Times: The Art of Negotiation

Taught at The School of the New York Times on The Art of Negotiation: China vs USA. Building off of four key Chinese phrases, I unpacked key differences in how Chinese and Americans come to the negotiation table, how they approach the experience, and how they define...

Avoid Forced Positivity.

“Hey it’ll be all right.” “These things always work out.” We've all heard these pat reassurances come from our mouths, and always with an intent to comfort and soothe. However, I've been thinking about these canned responses, about how they don't perpetuate meaningful...

Life, Money, & Living Well Podcast

Ben Beshear’s Life, Money & Living Well Podcast uncovers life lessons learned from advising clients and shares the secrets to building wealth, but more importantly, building a fulfilling life. In our episode, we discussed: Leadership style & unconventional...

Prioritizing money vs. time.

Are you investing time to get money or money to get time? Earlier in my career I definitely put in the hours. Business review at P&G was epic. But I gladly put in the hours, eager to prove myself. Oh, and I learned a whole lot along the way. Absolutely, it’s...

The Power of Emotional Granularity

There is power to knowing how you’re feeling and being able to precisely articulate it. You see, our psychology doesn’t know what to do with vague, overarching terms like, “I’m feeling bad” or “I’m stressed.” What does that mean, exactly? And more importantly, what...