Monthly Archive: November 2012

At and Around Namsan Park

Namsan Park is a major landmark of Seoul, but having visiting a month or two after arriving in Korea back in 1994, I never came back… until we visited with the family a couple weeks ago. The old castle wall of Seoul crossed over this mountain, and just about anything...

Odaeng on the Subway

I'm not a big fan of this boiled ground fish snack, but the rest of the family enjoys it. We were headed into Seoul to visit Namsan Tower on Sunday.

Autumn Leaves at Hanyang University

There's a particularly beautiful spot across from the Business Management Building at the Ansan campus of Hanyang University for autumn leaves. I took these photos a week or two ago, so it's not this pretty now.

Thrive in a Korean Company: “Every company in every culture has office politics. Tell me what’s unique about office politics in Korean companies.”

The following was extracted from a recent interview with me about how to thrive in a Korean company.    “Every company in every culture has office politics. Tell me what’s unique about office politics in Korean companies.” “Because of the top-down orientation of Korean companies, your boss will often be...