“Now I work while traveling between Japan, the U.S., and Hong Kong,” says Romanian-born Cristian Vlad. Cristian first encountered Japan in his first year of high school. “I came for a homestay visit in Yokohama, a city twinned with my hometown of Constanta. My host mother taught me Japanese as a mother would teach her own child. I began to appreciate Japanese gardens, which reflect a respect for nature, and went to Sankeien Garden many times,” he says, looking back on that time. Cristian wanted to study more Japanese, so he joined the Foreign Language Program at Bucharest University. “I listened to Japanese cassettes a lot. I watched NHK programs on topics that appealed to me, such as ‘the S
“ THIS IS YOUR LIFE. DO WHAT YOU LOVE, AND DO IT OFTEN. IF YOU DON’T LIKE SOMETHING, CHANGE IT. IF YOU DON’T LIKE YOUR JOB, QUIT. IF YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME, STOP WATCHING TV. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE, STOP; THEY WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU START DOING THINGS YOU LOVE. STOP OVER ANALYZING, LIFE IS SIMPLE. ALL EMOTIONS ARE BEAUTIFUL. WHEN YOU EAT, APPRECIATE EVERY LAST BITE. OPEN YOUR MIND, ARMS, AND HEART TO NEW THINGS AND PEOPLE, WE ARE UNITED IN OUR DIFFERENCES. ASK THE NEXT PERSON YOU SEE WHAT THEIR PASSION IS, AND SHARE YOUR INSPIRING DREAM WITH THEM. TRAVEL OFTEN: GETTING LOST WILL HELP YOU FIND YOURSELF. SOME OPPORTUNITIES ONLY COME ONCE, SEIZ
Part 3 of 3: This article covers winding the businesses down and the evaluation of results. See Parts I and II.) The schoolchildren were elated to sell out their products on sales day. It must have been hard to go back to the chamber of commerce just over a week later to reflect on what they had achieved. There were two goals for the day. One was to have the children reflect on different aspects of their business: their catch copy, teamwork, customer service, product quality, how well they sold. We also asked them about their expected sales and costs versus actuals. Some were extremely good at forecasting. One team in particular, which went on to win the prize for the best planning, had thes
round the world, people have been trying to understand the Omotenashi, the concept behind the world-renowned Japanese hospitality. GLOBIS Faculty Cristian Vlad interviewed Mr. Morio Higashionna, the Sales & Marketing Director of The Terrace Hotels, regarded as a top hotel in Okinawa, for how insight as to how to create an unforgettable customer experience. CV: Cristian Vlad MH: Morio Higashionna CV: Higashionna-san, I have known you for just about twenty years now and you never cease to amaze me – your energy, your creativity and love for the hospitality industry seem to have no boundaries. Where do you get all this inspiration? MH: Well, that’s very kind of you to say. I simply love my work
