Additionally: - Padstow is nice... - ...but a little over-dominated by Mr Stein - ...but he does do very good fish and chips Next week in one word: preparing
Projects work this week included: - planning the Google Phase 2 board communications - delivering a highly successful presentation to the European MD - working with Ovum and Google on a couple of case studies - sitting on the sidelines (where I should be) as my team ran the first supplier presentations in a major … Continue reading Weeknote 4 – in which I seemed to get six days work done in four
This week saw a notable shift in the balance of power in the technology world. Apple (according to the somewhat dubious valuations accorded by the global stock markets) is now worth more as a company than Microsoft. The two companies, who began at a similar time in the 1970s, have seen incredibly opposite trajectories since … Continue reading Market Cap
Projects work this week included: - meeting with my clients in the Hong Kong and Shanghai offices, selling the Google Phase 2 story - helping with supplier meetings for services for our new Shanghai office Additionally: - valuable time with Todd - my IT Manager for Asia - explored a bit of Hong Kong - … Continue reading Weeknote 3 – in which I explored some bits of Asia
Shanghai isn't as different a place as I was maybe expecting. There again, I've seen little other than the Airport and Pudong - a business district that has emerged from the fields in the past 10 years. The buildings are tall, and somewhat "space age" in a Buck Rodgers kind of way. There's a definite … Continue reading TravelBlog 10 – Shanghai
Until you actually get to spend some time working in a different environment, it's very difficult to get a handle on the subtle differences that exist between cultures - whether they be borne of nationality, industry or company. There are striking differences between the ways in which people in our Sydney and Hong Kong offices … Continue reading TravelBlog 9 – Cultural differences
That's quite a view from the office window. Especially for someone who usually is in a basement office with no windows!
I'm reading the Malcolm Gladwell essay compilation What the Dog Saw, and the piece Open Secrets I've been finding particularly interesting. At it's core is an observation from Gregory Treverton that there is a distinction in the world between puzzles and mysteries, but misidentifying one as the other can lead to substantial challenges to resolution. … Continue reading Puzzles v Mysteries
The East Hotel in Tai Koo where I'm currently staying is only five months old, and shows a cool sophistication that puts many of its European counterparts to shame. It's also, without doubt, the most gadgety place I have ever stayed. Some of it is a bit gimmicky - at reception you sign your name … Continue reading TravelBlog 7 – Hotel Gadget
You've got to admire the refreshing honesty of the connection process to the East Hotel's wifi networks (shown above). Arrived safely in Hong Kong to a wonderfully hospitable welcome, and a beautiful (and only five-month-old) hotel.
