IBM CSC in Indonesia

The IBM Corporate Service Corps exposes IBM employees to the 21st century context for doing business Globally. Since its launch in 2008, the CSC program has contributed over 1,200 participants on over 100 teams, of 10 – 15 IBM’ers, to more than 20 countries around the world.

The participants are from over 50 countries and have served communities in Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, the Philippines, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.

The purpose is two fold, to allow IBM to engage employees by immersion in strategic emerging markets, Develop global teaming and leadership, Exposure to diverse cultures, Work outside of the traditional office, Develop Problem solving in challenging & ambiguous environments, and have Leaders who can deliver a “Smart Planet”
For the employee, it allows them to: Acquire Global Leadership Skills, Develop as Global Citizens, Help Organizations in Emerging Markets to Further Develop & Grow

Friday, March 9, 2012

The Adventure begins - Detoured on the first day


Well, I left on time from home, flew to Chicago and got on the flight to Korean.  I also met up with Jessica in Chicago.  Then our flight had to detour it's route to avoid Sun Flare-ups.  Really!  That's what they said!  So the flight time was increased by 2 hours and we missed our connection from Seoul South Korea to Jakarta.  Although we were not happy we missed meeting the team and starting any team building, Korean Airlines took good care of us and put us up in a very nice hotel and allowed us to eat there too. Speaking for myself, I was able to stay up for most of the flight and after having dinner and a bar visit, I got went to bed at 9:30 pm (21:30), took to Tylenol PM and slept 9 hours.  Got up and felt great (thanks Terri - a friend at home who suggested the Tylenol trick).  Got up, met Jessica for breakfast, packed and we decided to head to the Airport.  Since I travel a lot, my Delta Airlines status got us into the Korean Airline club/lounge.  We are sitting here, enjoying the view, having coffee, wine, scotch, and talking about the fun photo's Javier's put on facebook. #ibmcsc
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