On a business trip to the San Francisco Bay Area, I found myself both refreshed and surprised after meeting new acquaintances from an extended network. Taking advantage of the balmy weather, I ended up hiking in the Sonoma region, at the Jack London State Park,…
Going fast is essential. What about faster? Even better! Time is money, some say. Quantifying, timing, measuring and sticking to a deadline are crucial. True: for machines. Sure, it is fun to know a shortcut to get to a destination quicker, on the computer, on the…
So, that is it: first big milestone on the birthday calendar. Does that make it an infant, a teenager or a young adult, in business years? Some countries became independent that same day: Venezuela (1811), Algeria (1962) and Cape Verde (1975). And promising, or confirmed…
It happens when I move: I am packing, conscientiously and religiously, what I have accumulated since my last move. I have organised the boxes so the movers just have to pick them up, and it is easy, especially when I know where I am going,…
Paris, May 2011, average of 26°C for the past week, plenty of tourists looking lost at the Champ de Mars metro station: I help them, in English, Spanish and sometimes French, and it amuses me. I am home, working, living, breathing and walking, or using…