APRIL 2008–After the rugged countryside along the German border, the terrain in France flattens out. As a result, the train starts to really move along, hitting speeds of at least 100 mph. On the few times that I see an expessway, the train races ahead of the cars traveling at or near the speed limit […]…
About: William Holstein
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Australia, May 2008
MAY 2008 — It’s somewhat disorienting to be in Australia. When I went for a jog this morning in Melbourne, I had to be very careful about crossing roads because they drive on the English-side of the road here. It’s also autumn and the leaves are turning colors. So that’s a neckwrench, coming from New […]…
Memo to the CEO: Manage the Media (Don’t Let the Media Manage You)
“Holstein has a compelling message.” Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross Chief Reputation Strategist Weber Shandwick In this book, Bill argues that two major trends have completely transformed the way that chief executive officers have to think of communicating—the rise of shareholder activist coalitions, and the power of Internet-based communications. He contends that CEOs have to rethink the […]…
TOKYO–What Changes?
MAY 2007 — The eternal question about Tokyo and Japan is, “What has changed?” The Imperial Palace still dominates the heart of Tokyo, and I ran around it, just as I did when I spent so much time in Japan in 1989. I always think of the palace as a symbol—at the heart of the […]…
Hong Kong Rides The Dragon
MAY 2007 — I’m settled in, in Business Class, on a Malaysian Airline flight from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur. I just asked my flight attendant where she is from. Borneo. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone from Borneo. (I would guess she has some Chinese blood; she doesn’t look like a full-blooded Malay.) […]…
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