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LONDON — It’s been hard not to think about Korea this week. But I have different things on my mind. Not the loss of a dictator. Not the worry that still has South Korean’s practicing evacuations like WWII Britain and Cold War America. I am thinking about Korea’s fertile business culture and the country’s uncanny ability to reinvent itself, rebuild and [...]
MY HOUSE — I am off for Christmas. Great place to be. Catching up on sleep. Meeting my kids again. Fighting a cold. And still word comes this weekend that a great character from my childhood has passed away. The Rev James Leo was the Dean of the American Cathedral in Paris when I was a teenager. His son [...] LONDON — I talked to an M&A banker on the weekend. Made me think of my time at high school dances. Always standing on the wall, trying to look cool. But never out on the actual dance floor. The merger and acquisition market is a bit quiet at the moment. And amen to that. We’re busy enough without it. Businesses are [...]
PICADILLY CIRCUS — Looks like the sun might actually come up in London today. That’s a relief. And one of my biggest concerns. Yesterday was dark and I can’t handle that. So, how lucky am I? That trivial issues like that concern me? Yesterday umpteen decisions were made that affect all of our lives and futures. Not just in London, New York [...] HYDE PARK CORNER — I had a run of texts from a politically obsessed British friend last week. “Have you heard the latest joke about Chris Christie?” I hadn’t. In fact I hadn’t even heard of Chris Christie. I was still catching up on the impossible rise and fall of Rick Perry (who I also hadn’t heard of a [...]
SOUTH WEST LONDON — They say it’s broken. But I am not convinced it ever really worked. The company cascade is like the Lost City of Atlantis… or the missing Beach Boys album. Many people think it’s out there, but disappointment is the most likely outcome. Here’s how the theory goes: LONDON — I am still a bit disturbed by an interview I read while on holiday. I have no idea why, while off the grid for a fortnight, I managed to read Lucy Kellaway’s interview with Roland Rudd. But I did. Have a quick read of it and then come back. Let me start by saying that I have no agenda [...] BBC Business News: The seven deadly sins CEO’s wont admit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13974474 Insight into how some CEO’s see their ‘weaknesses’ as ‘strengths’ – is this just positive thinking or a lack of self-knowledge?
LONDON — Last night’s black-tie film premiere was a great chance to catch up with some people in the business. There were too many people to talk to properly, unfortunately. But some conversations I’ve been mulling over in my sleep. Quite a few senior people working in communications at the moment are in distress. I’m not saying it’s a [...] |
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