by Angela Spaxman | Oct 16, 2014 | Angela's Interests, Leader as Coach, Living and Working in Hong Kong, News & Events
In Hong Kong today our passions are running high. The Umbrella Movement has captured our attention, whether by enraging us at the challenges to our way of life or by inspiring us to higher ideals of freedom and peace. Law and order, peace, prosperity and freedom: we...
by Angela Spaxman | Dec 20, 2011 | Book Reviews, Living and Working in Hong Kong
If you’re considering or planning a move to a different country, this book is full of practical advice for dealing with all kinds of emotional issues you are likely to face at different stages of your journey, your new life abroad and your return home. Written...
by Angela Spaxman | Mar 6, 2009 | Angela's Interests, Living and Working in Hong Kong
I had a wake up call last week (The Awaken the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium) that made me realize that one of the biggest things stopping many of us (myself included) from doing more to protect the environment is embarrassment. Isn't that pathetic? We let...
by Angela Spaxman | Apr 7, 2007 | Book Reviews, Events in Hong Kong, Living and Working in Hong Kong, News & Events
I’m currently reading “Collapse -How Society’s Choose to Fail or Survive” by Jared Diamond and it’s really waking me up! Environmental sustainability is the big issue for our generation. So it’s timely that I’ve discovered a...
by Angela Spaxman | Oct 31, 2006 | Living and Working in Hong Kong, Loving Your Work
Hong Kong is a modern westernized city on the surface, but it can be surprisingly difficult to adjust to the unspoken cultural norms of many workplaces. Expat managers should raise their levels of awareness about workplace assumptions and values to avoid sticky...
by Angela Spaxman | Jun 1, 2006 | Living and Working in Hong Kong
(for the Hong Kong TradeDevelopment Council) Angela Spaxman swapped the forests of Canada for the urban jungle of Hong Kong when she arrived with her husband Dave in 1996. On seeing the opportunities here, the former logging engineer retrained as an executive coach...
