“The only reason for time, is so that everything doesn’t happen at once”– Albert Einstein Albert obviously never worked in corporate America, where everything does happen at once – the fiscal year end. In my goals research, it’s amazing to see how few goals include a date. That’s why so
A nice reward For the past two days, Angie and I have been working our way through two months worth of mail. Most of it was worthless – or, more precisely, less than worthless. This – my diploma for my Masters in Adult Education – however, brought a smile to
I was reading “The Architect’s Guide to Fame” and stumbled upon a brilliant quote that captures my (mostly negative) feelings about the current state of design for buildings, cars, clothes, and – yes – presentations: “Bad design is smoke. Good design is a mirror.” – Juan-Carlos Fernandez Share this:
Traditional Korean Music at Incheon Airport Saturday, March 6th Learning Moment: Incheon Airport, Korea Just when I thought our Korea experience was over, another music performance cropped up. This one took place at the airport. For thirty minutes, we were entertained by some great traditional music. I carry my camera
Just did it… Saturday, March 6 Learning Moment: Seoul, Korea It’s her Yu-naverse and we are just living in it. COEX has been plastered with posters of Olympic Gold Medal figure skater Kim Yu-na. This entire corridor to Samseong Station is lined with her image. Today, we leave her universe
Lee Hyeon Cheol gives me a lesson in Janggu Friday, March 5th Learning Moment: Seoul, Korea Today was my last day of leading workshops on this 8-week trip. We completed an excellent session of Managing at KT. I really enjoyed the interaction with the Korea business team. After the session,
6pm Bell ringing at Bongeunsa Temple Thursday, March 4th Learning Moment: Seoul, Korea Every evening at 6pm, we can hear the ringing of the bell at Bonguensa Temple, across the street from our hotel. Tonight we ran across the street to watch the ceremony. The monks ring four different bells
Jung Ji Hyun performs the Hwaseon Dance Wednesday, March 3rd Learning Moment: Seoul, Korea Tonight we scored front row seats for a traditional dance performance at Seoul Namsan Gugakdang. The winter series of performances featured Jung Ji Hyun, a master dancer and professor at Kyungsung University. We were the only
The Lounge, COEX Intercontinental Tuesday, March 2nd Learning Moment: Seoul, Korea The Intercontinental Hotel has a very nice WonderHour each night, where they offer unlimited wine, beer, and soju with a mini-buffet of meat, fish, salad, and appetizers for about US$19. It’s a tough deal to beat, so Angie and
Keepsakes from Seoul March 01, 2010 Learning Moment: Seoul, Korea It’s cold and windy today. It was raining this morning; then it turned to snow. We decided to take care of some errands and relax. First, we went to the COEX mall, where we grabbed lunch, bought bananas at Hyundai
Performers at Namsan Hanok Village Sunday, February 28th Learning Moment: Seoul, Korea Yesterday was quite a day in Seoul. Apparently, the first new moon of the year is an important one in Korean culture. There were numerous festivals to celebrate the occasion. We ended up at Namsan park, with a
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Faces of Insadong Friday, February 27th Learning Moment: Insadong Street, Seoul, Korea If there were a vote for ‘favorite place in Seoul’, Insadong would probably be the people’s choice. Popular with young and old, locals and foreigners, teeming with those who are curious and those who are curiosities – Insadong
something I’d never seen before… Friday, February 26th Learning Moment: Seoul, Korea Big day today in Korea… We had a very successful slide:ology workshop. Kim Yu-Na won the gold medal with a record setting performance (if you think that might not be a big deal in Korea, you would be
A Solo Fan Dance at Pulhyanggi Restaurant Thursday, February 25th Learning Moment: Seoul, Korea It’s really hard to perform well when the audience sucks. Seriously. Audiences seem to have little clue that they own some of the responsibility for the strength of a performance. Whether it’s an athletic performance, a
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