Seoul 2007
Asia 2007: Seoul, South Korea —August 26 - 29, 2007Asia Study Abroad : Blog #2Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007August 28: Tuesday
On Tuesday we split ourselves into two groups. One went out to meet with executives from NHN (the “Google” of Korea) and followed that up with a traditional Korean meal. The other group sojourned to the new National Museum of Korea and then enjoyed some time in Insa-Dong (a lovely traditional Korean shopping area with lots of small shops of crafts and antiques).
We all met up in the afternoon at the Shilla Hotel for a conversation with Sunbae Lee, International Programme Coordinator for the Korean Management Association. He shared some insights into the traits required of global leaders, with particular emphasis on Korea. Communications, he suggested, were the key and making certain that people really understood one another was essential.
We were joined by several alumni: Bob and Theresa Krakauer, Seoung-Kook Kim (President/CEO, Vitzrocell) and Jake Kim (VP, Microsoft, Korea). We rotated ourselves through several round-table conversations with each one to talk more about their personal stories and experiences since leaving SCU and their observations about leadership in the global context.
As an aside, the previous evening Mr. SK Kim, took Spencer, Leanna and I out for a traditional Korean dinner and after what seemed liked an endless number of dishes, that keep coming and coming, we were fully satiated. He was a charming host and very informative about the life of a Korean executive. (Leanna expands on our evening with Mr. SK Kim in this blog.)
On Wednesday morning we’ll all be gathering together for several hours to both reflect on our experiences in Korea and share our emerging hypotheses about global leadership and what we might expect to find when we continue our explorations in Hong Kong and Shanghai. In the late morning we’ll all depart for the airport and fly to Hong Kong. In the evening we’ll be enjoying a Cantonese dinner with our new hosts, Professors Dean Tjosvold and Albert Wang from the Business School at Lingnan University.
All the best,
Barry
Posted by Barry Posner
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