Only @ V.I.P.

Leadership in a globalized world is about becoming @ V.I.P. who can lead with vision, materialize it with solid implementation, and carry it on with perseverance. Above all these, the ability to adjust in an ever-changing environment is critical.

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As a music lover, I enjoy watching the live performance of a symphony orchestra when I can observe the interactions between the conductor and the musicians. The night before leaving Singapore to China, I had the privilege to join a post-concert dialogue with the music director who is a renowned conductor. “A good conductor doesn't force his/her idea to the orchestra, but reshape the orchestra by knowing & building its character with certain degree of compromise. An established orchestra is also able to adjust to different styles of different conductors without losing its own character.” His brilliant answer to my question on dynamics of an orchestra applies well to a successful leader who often has to adjust to the fast-moving surroundings in a globalized world, with the sensitivity of discerning the environment and the ability of adjusting accordingly but never getting adrift...

P.S. an excerpt from my leadership essay.

Interesting Intern

Guess what? After a 2-week holiday back in China during the 58th National Day with family & friends, I got the opportunity to do a pre-MBA intern with a retail bank in Mauritius, thanks to my future classmate Sonal's recommendation.

The Environment - Sunny & Shiny, Spoken French & Written English (here I experienced first time at meetings where all have to speak English because I am the only 1 present with basic French). Waterfront office, beachfront house with a 1-hour trip in between, luckily I don't drive.

The Team - a Uganda girl studied in Canada, a Zimbabwe guy worked in the MD's office, and our boss brought from India his 15 years experience heading the Products & Strategy (3 other trainess from Zim & Ghana who're at different projects). So bascially we've covered all the foreigners in the bank except South Africa.

Challenges / Opportunities - New field (exciting), Emerging market in a small island country (exclusive), Communication with different parties (explicit), Inniative to improve or innovate (edgy).

People / Projects - mostly are nice & warm Mauritians and I'm learning What to say after "Bonjour", diverse projects including incentive scheme, press conference, products launch, etc. - So far, So interesting!