Gucci’s CEO Robert Polet, who is profiled as Europe Businessman of the Year by FORTUNE magazine (“Galvanizing Gucci“, 21 Jan 2008), did something that most executives in his position would consider taboo. According to the FORTUNE article: “At the PPR gathering, in Lisbon, Polet climbed onto the rostrum and, in front of then vice chairman… Read More »
Start living in a store, like Mark Malkoff did.
The temperature in Shenzhen has fallen to a low of 8 degrees Celsius lately. For someone who is accustomed to the tropical heat in Singapore, where temperatures seldom go below 25 degrees Celsius (not to mention single-digit territory), the weather here to me feels like having two aircons blowing at full blast in a 4-by-4… Read More »
Picture this dialogue: “Hi, my name is Olympics. What’s yours?” “Really? My name is Olympics too.” Hard to imagine, right? Well, in another decade or so, this may be a common scenario you’ll run into. As a clear indicator that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is more than an event, nearly 3,500 children were reportedly… Read More »
The last couple of days have been extremely hectic as I sought to transplant myself from Manila to Shenzhen, so updates were few and far between. Doesn’t mean I’m not giving pause to the pecularities in life. One thing I observed is that real estate agents (since I’m house hunting) in Shenzhen are as aggressive… Read More »
You are always on your own. Even if you work for a big company, you will always be on your own. Companies aren’t people. They’re things and they don’t have feelings. If you are expecting the company to “take care of you” or “do the right thing”, you’ll be disappointed. There are no strong bonds… Read More »