Thewayyoudresscanbedeceptive,
somake themostof it
“Iwas30when IboughtHummel, and Ihad
what Iguessyoucouldcall an individual
fashionsense,withveryavant-gardeclothes.
Iwouldgoandseeourbig, keyaccountsand
theywouldveryoften talk tomeas if Iwasa
companydesigneror justsomestrangeguy.
Itgavemeanundercoveropportunity tofind
outhow thingswork.”
Behuman
“It’scommon forbusyexecs to focus juston
workorworkingout,but therealsohas tobe
room fora littlemadness inyour life, so I
recommend followingyour innermoonlighta
little.Wearealldifferentandweshould
embraceour individuality.Plus,wehave to
create teams thatcompriseyoungandold,
gayandstraight.Wehave tobalanceon the
edgeof theboxa little.”
Provideadecentworkplace
“It’seasy tocut thecost inalmosteverypartof
theworkingenvironment,but it’savery
counterproductive thing todo.We invest in
things likeRoskilde [world’ssecondbiggest
music festival], andwhile it’sprimarilya
commercial venture,manyofourstaff like to
get involvedandenjoy theatmosphere.And
theyalso think it’saprettycool thing todo.
We’vehadcompanydaysandgivenout
prizes forcostumes, and I think itmakesusall
a littlemorehuman.”
Fitnessmatters
“Iused tobeafitness instructor in thearmed
forces, and I’mablackbelt in taekwondo.
Thatpositiveattitude towardsphysical
fitnesshasnever leftme. In fact, forme, a
soundmind isverymuch theproductofa
soundbody.Canyouperform toyourbest
abilities if you’renot ingreatshape?”
Onestepata time
“A fewyearsago, IclimbedMountAconcagua,
which isalmost7,000m,making it the tallest
mountainon theAmericancontinent. Itwas
useful forme tobemindful andpresenton
the journey itself, rather than thedestination.
Had I focusedon thepeak, Iwouldhave
missed theentireexperience.Walking isone
of thegreatestcatalysts forcreativity.”
Christian’snewbookoncreativity, In the
ShowerwithPicasso:SparkingYourCreativity
and Imagination, isoutnow
FINGERS INPIES
BusinessmanStadil
ispassionateabout
helpingpeople –and
football –but always
makessurehegets
somedowntime
VIEWPOINTS
ON BUS INESS SENSE
No twodaysare the
same foramanwhose
conglomerate includes
food, sport, fashion, real
estate, techandfinance
–andwhobelieves in
‘companykarma’ through
supportinggoodcauses.
07.00
I’musuallyupby7,
but Idon’tmindsleeping
in late.When I’m travelling,
Ihave tobeupat5orso.
07.15
Iwakeupmyson,
Winston, andwehave
breakfast together.
08.00
If I can, Iwork from
home in themorning just
tocatchuponeverything
and togetahandleonwhat
needs tobedone.
11.00
Iheadout to
oneof thecompanies that
I’m involvedwithandwork
from there. I tryandshow
my face–anddosome
workat–at leastfive to
10differentcompanies
everyweek.
12.00
Honestly, every
day iscompletelydifferent.
I couldbeanywhere, having
meetings, havingdinner,
meetingclients–no two
daysare thesame, and that’s
how I like it.
17.00
Everydaysince
Iwasnine, Ihavehada ritual
ofdoingphysical exercise
everyday forup toanhour
(onmyholidays, I love to
climbmountainsall over the
world). I’mespecially fond
ofmartial artssuchas
MuayThai.
01.00
I’d ratherwork late
thangetupearly, so if it’sa
1amfinish, sobe it.
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