Ok, been 9 months without a post. I suppose blogging is more work than I thought!
So, lots have happened in the time, done a lot of travelling. Seen a number of interesting places and had some good experiences. The one perhaps that I recall without fondness is my Swiss Fondue with a view experience.
So, I was in Zurich last April for a meeting and my team had an idea to go have Swiss fondue for dinner. After making enquiries, we got a recommendation for a restaurant that combined good fondue with a view. So, we piled into what was the largest BMW I had ever seen and head off to the restaurant. After about 15 minutes, the driver announced that we would soon arrive at the train station. Now, no-one had an idea that the restaurant we were headed to in Uetliberg was not accessible by car. We initially thought it was a joke, but sure enough, the driver pulled up in a farm like area and announced that we had to walk through a field to the station. At 8pm, on an April evening, without proper coats.
So, we arrive at the station, but, no trains for the next 25 minutes so we stood outside in the cold without any shields and took a battering. By the time the train arrived, I knew I was in trouble from exposure. But, like a good sport, thought the dinner would make up for the pain. As we arrived at Uetliberg though, there was no restaurant in sight! When we asked the driver for directions, he pointed to the sky (or so we thought). In anycase, turned out we had a 10 minute hike up the mountain on foot, to reach the restaurant!
The actual restaurant was ok and we had cheese and meat fondue. My team was in great spirits and we didn't really mind the journed back. I survived the next day of meetings, the flight back to London to pick my son, and then the overnight flight to Lagos. By the time I got to Lagos, I was a complete wreck and had to stay in bed for 2 days (thank God no SF by then!). Thankfully the hot weather and home cooking helped me back on my feet in no time.
But the irony: I really don't like cheese!
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- Gbenga Olatunji
- Having completed my MBA at London Business School, I work with one of the world's leading healthcare companies with a plan to transform healthcare in Nigeria
4 comments:
All that trouble for a meal you did not like:)
Nice post!
Just a question, how does J&J intend to change the health care system in Nigeria?
Hi there, apologies it took ages to respond. Good question, how we intend to change the healthcare system... I would say there are three main things:
1. Investment - we are investing in developing capacity for quality surgical care. The major activity here is in providing professional education and support in a way that is very different to current practice. We are also exploring different models for developing infrastructure in many key areas of care that are severely underserved (e.g. cardiology).
2. Promotion of best practice & focus on quality service delivery - our approach starts with the assumption that patients get the best care possible given that most of the situations where patients will encounter our products are pretty much life events (e.g. a patient that requires surgical treatment for cancer). We take responsibility (and promote similar practice to physicians and hospitals) for ensuring that a patient, their family, the doctors & nurses experience of providing care using our products is the best possible. This is a mindset change that we expect will result in patients expecting and receiving high quality care.
3. CSR model - we invest in projects that are designed to improve the quality of lives of people in a segment of society that doesn't often get the type of support needed. See http://www.jnj.com/connect/caring/corporate-giving/. The goal of these programs is to equip (local) partner organisations to deliver significant interventions in the society.
I suppose you could say that it is a bit arrogant to say we want to change the health care system by ourselves. We are actively seeking ideas and opportunities to collaborate with others in achieving this goal.
Cheers!
Gbenga
Thanks for your reply!
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