(Warning: Mostly a work-related post below)
While I dodged trips to Barcelona and Tokyo, I did manage to rack up some miles going to Beijing, Chicago, then back to Beijing. TSA pre check and status with United definitely made the travel a lot easier! I have firm sleep habits when flying overseas and back (some combo of sleep deprivation, followed by red wine + Zzzquil), which really helped me avoid jet lag these past couple of years.
The months of February-April were devoted entirely to Kickoffs. To mark the start of our fiscal year in April, Lenovo brings together its 60,000+ employees together for a series of meetings all over the world. My team happens to own this process from what we see/do/say/project on stage, to how we handle shipping 60,000 t-shirts all over the world.
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| Doing my "Mr Headset" at the PNC Arena |
Kickoffs were a huge success, and in May we quickly marched on to year-end earnings and Tech World. While I obtained my earnings boy scout badge many quarters ago, Tech World is a new event for Lenovo. Usually when we announce a slew of new products and technologies, we do so at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas, or Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
So for the first time, we had a giant launch / tech showcase that wasn't tied to any other event. For our team's part, we managed to launch v2 of our employee news app, that brought real-time updates as all the cool stuff happened during Tech World. We even got it on Google Play, which was a huge win for us.
Thoughts of Summer
So now I'm back in the States and looking forward to summer! We're heading to the beach this weekend with the Hamiltons, Ric and Alison, and Will. It's cheesy, but the main reason we're all getting together is to watch the Entourage movie -- I'm just glad we're all able to make it.
We'll then be headed to the QC to celebrate one of Caroline's best friend's engagement. Sarah and Zack are an amazing couple, and I could not be happier for Chateau de Duplin's most frequent house guest :)
Then in July, Care and I are off to England with my in-laws! I'm really excited to tour London and the countryside with the Darlings. I desperately need to improve my golf game as I'll be playing a round or two with Trevor, and will need to represent the U.S. of A well in front of him and his fellow Brits. I'll definitely have another post when we get back.
Otherwise no work travel for a while, just some quality time with Care and Carter!
