My Red Couch Talk with Lichee Lee

Lichee Lee is a Global SHRM Master Instructor, SHRM Lead Mentor, and a senior practitioner of flipped learning, with over 20 years of HR experience across China and global markets. He has worked with leading organizations such as Flex, Huawei, and Philips, bringing deep expertise as both an HR Business Partner and HR Director.

Grounded in the SHRM competency framework, he developed the Global HR Competency Rocket Model and the Global Empowerment Whale Model, integrating case-based learning, Situational Judgment Tests (SJT), and AI-driven learning design. He has authored over 1,000 professional articles totaling more than 5 million words, published the book SHRM Competency Playbook (Chinese), and is currently working on two books focusing on expatriate management and global HR management.

He is committed to helping Chinese enterprises go global, not only by building HR capability, but by enabling leaders to better understand themselves and lead with greater insight and humanity.

🛋️ My Red Couch Talk with Lichee Lee

Lichee Lee is a Global SHRM Master Instructor and a titan of the HR world in China. With over 30 years of experience at global giants like Huawei, Philips, and Flex, Lichee has seen the HR function evolve from simple administration to a sophisticated engine for leadership development.

In our talk, we go behind the scenes of “China Going Global.” Lichee shares fascinating stories—like how Huawei managers lived together in villas to break down silos—and why he believes the future of HR lies in psychology, coaching, and a “flipped learning” approach.

✨ The Psychotherapy Pivot: Why Lichee chose HR over being a therapist and how that psychological lens informs his leadership coaching today.

✨ Breaking the Silos: Lessons from his time at Huawei on how to create truly collaborative, network-style organizations.

✨ The Global Mobility Evolution: How Angie’s Global Mobility Workbook sparked a collaboration to bring more clarity to HR practitioners in China.

✨ The Future of Work: Why AI won’t replace HR, but will instead push us toward a greater focus on mental health, work-life balance, and “human-to-human” connection.

✨ A Grandmotherly Mistake: A hilarious moment about Lichee’s iconic long gray hair and the importance of not taking ourselves too seriously!

🎥 Watch the full talk here: