Archive for the 'Ranting and Raving' Category
Clear Admit recently conducted a survey to recognise the best of blogging among this year’s MBA applicant bloggers. Clear Admit released the results yesterday and I would like to say kudos to the cream of the crop. I was not surprised to see Dave, PowerYogi, & Brit-Chick leading the charge. For the full results, click here.
While browsing through my photos I came across this photo of a (special) Starbucks outlet in Seoul. I’ve have been told that this is the only Starbucks outlet in the world with its name solely written in non-Roman alphabetical letters. By doing so Starbucks was able to open an outlet in this traditional Korean neighbourhood.
Today I discovered that the McKinsey Quarterly is also available in Chinese nowadays. Although its still in a Beta version! For me hard to judge if the content is similar but I guess so. The accompanying images that go with the articles seems to have Asian aesthetics. Wondering about the exact rationale behind this localised version of the Quarterly.
One of my favourite WebPages on the net “ChangeThis“. It publishes (controversial) ideas on daily topics. Amongst other my favourite publications are “25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself” and “The Personal MBA: Mastering Business Without Spending a Fortune”
The Personal MBA idea recommends an array of books to read in order to gain the essence of business thinking. Off course the idea is arguable. For me as well, as I’m a strong advocate and believer of personal interaction in the classroom to versatile your knowledge on a certain subject. However, the recommended books are still a must read for anyone interested in getting a MBA degree.
Here are the 25 ways to distinguish yourself, download the entire presentation for a detailed elaboration on each element:
#1 Care as if it’s your own
#2 Do your daily work with passion!
#3 Build strong relationships
#4 Dream big!
#5 Set the right expectations
#6 Ask for help
#7 Celebrate small victories
#8 Set higher standards
#9 Know your values
#10 Pursue right memberships
#11 Help people help themselves
#12 Be a reader
#13 Plan by outcomes
#14 Think long-term
#15 Embrace uncertainty with ease
#16 Ask the right questions
#17 Engage with a coach
#18 Be relevant
#19 Get back on your feet fast
#20 Lead a volunteer effort
#21 Balance innovation and continuous improvement
#22 Learn to sell
#23 Learn systems thinking
#24 Walk away from free
#25 Influence the influencer
Arguable the most famous football stadium (Wembley stadium) is rebuilt and its final completion date was on March 7th 2007, more than a year after the initially planned completion date and way over the initial estimated budget.
Well, as usual with large scale projects whether it is construction, IT or something else. Large scale projects tend to exceed budget and time commonly since they are so hard to manage even for the most experienced project managers. I think mainly because of their usual uniqueness nature with respect to scale, environment, and the deliverables themselves.
Who cares now with regards to the fabulous new Wembley stadium with a capicity of 90000 seats! The English can be proud of it
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Here are some worthwhile “Asian” blogs to check out!
East meet Westener ~ Hong Kong
lao ocean girl ~ South Korea
Lost Nomad ~ South Korea
MissIzzy ~ Singapore
Shanghai Diaries ~ China
Tokyo Times ~ Japan
I like to share my favourite section of the Washington Post, “Day in Photos“. It captures a good mood of all world affairs of a certain day, the photos are stunning, and it’s truly international. It displays happenings from all corners in the world, from the Americas and Europe to the Middle East, Africa and Asia pacific.
At this lovely sunny winter day it was time for the football derby in the Netherlands, AJAX - feyenoord (010) in Amsterdam. For the second time this season and the fourth time in a row AJAX outclassed 010 with 4-1! At this webpage you can find a photo report that truly captures the rivalry between AJAX and 010 fans, and the atmosphere around the match! Well done!
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