Spending time at home still but things are finally moving forward with the job stuff. If everything goes well I’ll be in an office in a week or two.

More philosophy.

All is Well / 都挺好

This was mentioned in an earlier journal, but I finally got hooked enough to continue to the 4th episode and beyond. It’s just plain old good TV. The pacing is good, the set design and camerawork is better than any other drama I’ve seen (especially the restaurant scenes), and the plot is compelling. There’s no English subs, so it’s a good way to keep up on Chinese. Luckily my proficiency is such that I can fully understand the plot and understand most of the words without any trouble.

Thinking Strategically In Turbulent Times - An Inside View Of Strategy Making (2005)

In this book, three organizations are examined to see how leadership handles “turbulent times” in terms of evaluating the environment and strategic processes.

I’m really liking how this book was organized. It’s subdivided in such a way that makes it easy to take notes.

HP

During 2005 HP was integrating with Compaq, there was global uncertainty with 9/11 and other global events, and there was an uncertain global economic future. This Compaq merger is how many executives framed their answers and was the most significant internal environmental factor. External factors included: