Today, we visited Kuala Lumpur. We went to the UEM Learning Centre, to the HQ of HSBC Malaysia, and then to the Central Market and KLCC (Petronas Towers) to do some shopping.
The leardership specialists at UEM gave us an overview of some of the business interests the company has, which are mainly to do with building but also include other things like environmental projects and, of course, the school. The leadership trainers then went through some tam-building games with us and showed us a video on banning the word "try" from your life, on the grounds that it promotes uncertainty. The man in the video insisted that this one little trick could improve company efficiency by 30%.
After lunch we moved on to HSBC, where the director for Corporate Sustainability, Elizabeth, talked us through their ethos and took questions on both the bank and management styles. It's fair to say she had a bit of a grilling, but she certainly rose to the challenge and provided some excellent insight into the business of banking, especially in a foreign country with different legislation.
After consuming plenty of coconut-laced cakes (mostly made with rice), we went to Central Market, an indoor bazaar selling mainly clothes and scarves, but also a wide vareity of other souvenirs. We then went over to the KLCC, a huge shopping centre at the base of the Petronas Towers, the second largest twin towers in the world. Unfortunately, due to terrible traffic congestion, our time here was cut short but luckily everybody managed to buy an "I Love Malaysia" t-shirt and a Burger King meal - at least, everybody who wanted one.
We then rushed back for the Christmas party, which is still in full swing. I must admit that I don't feel very Christmassy, in a 30 degree heat, in November - but everybody is currently singing Jingle Bells, which is helping!
Tomorrow, the final presentations will be made and we'll go to dinner with our hosts in the nearby town of Tangin Malit.
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