#21 Tungsram
Café Tungsram
Kapucínské náměstí 7/351
Brno, Czech Republic
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it’s the (social) network
fresh view
Infosys/Czech Republic (top righ hand corner), University/Montreal (“left eye”), AIESEC Canada (“right eye”), Singapore (bottom, mouth shape), France (thingy on top).
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#20 Zemanova kavárna a cukrárna, Brno
Zemanova kavárna a cukrárna (Zeman’s café & patisserie) is a stuck-in-the-1930s café downtown Brno. Be prepared to taste the best Medovnik of your life.
Zemanova kavárna a cukrárna (Café et pâtisserie Zeman) est un café au dessus d’une pâtisserie au centre de Brno. L’établissement a ouvert en 1936 et a gardé tout son charme. Le Medovnik y est délicieux.
Zemanova kavárna a cukrárna
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view from the top
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Prague’s well-preserved towers, churches & other monuments – back to the past.
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don’t get me wrong here: it was a priviledge to visit Malaysia’s national mask; both of us were expecting some dress-code adjustments for men as well. clearly a learning point.
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#15 a wonderful byt
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many things to be grateful for over the weekend: a 50km bicycle ride, 2 insightful books, 1 new friend, 1 Czech wedding, 1 ginger mojito-powered party, 2 latte macchiato-powered afternoons, home-made pasta a la Luana, panini & gelato, a happy ending, 1 trip to Ikea, 1 picnic in a park and a one-day Spanish language immersion: qué guay!
un super weekend: 50km à vélo, 2 livres intriguants, un marriage tchèque, boissons et nourritures délicieuses à profusion!
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the pleasures and sorrows of work
How happy was I when I saw de Botton’s latest book on the shelves of Barvič a Novotný, withing days of it’s launch in the UK. Both an undergraduate business student & intern, it was time to reflect on what I had learned and experienced in the workplace so far and the timing for this book was perfect.
From the very first page you recognize de Botton’s wit & habit of using words outside of the realm of overused Amercian English (like totally awesome global sheer luck mind-blowing really great) thus paying tribute to the Latin heritage of the English Language. Thanks for the mind-stretcher!
The essay/photo reportage explores 9 industries (Logistics, Painting, Accountancy, Aviation, etc.). The author takes us through each one describing its people, rules, status symbols and peculiarities. I very much enjoyed his exploratory work of Accountancy where he gives us an outsider’s point of view to the corporate world at Ernst & Young in London.
On the flip side, Alain’s culture générale somewhat hinders his ability to make his point clearly, as he can’t help but thinking that Carol, from career counseling, “had the strong, almost masculine beauty one might have associated with the wife of a middle-ranking colonial administrator in Uganda in the 1920s“. Not that I have any issues with Uganda or the 20s, but there is only so much level of details one can keep up with.
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work will make you think about Work in general and your work in particular: an interconnected world, although you probably noticed that (Logistics), significance (Biscuit Manufacture), passion vs. conformity (Career Counseling), Science’s limited application to what makes us trully happy (Rocket Science), talent vs. skills in demand (Painting), and many other topics.
I believe that once the true costs of running a business (namely economical, environmental & social) will finally have been factored in, the next step on a micro level is to maximize the combination of personal fulfillment and contribution to the greater good, through work. On a macro level, better organizational design should harness the tremendous efficiency of the modern corporation to realize human kind’s potential. Isn’t it the only way to fully engage your employees, to convince them to give their most productive hours, their best effort, if not to contribute to beyond themselves?
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ps: see also the Economist
