Curious Facts about the Netherlands

1. The highest percentage of workforce working by telecommuting (working from home) is in the US - 24.6%. On average in Europe, it's 13%. However, the Netherlands is an exception - here 26.4% of people work by telecommuting.
2. It's the world's third most densely populated country (after Pakistan and ???)
   

Adidas CFO Guest Lecture

Today was the first time in my life to shake hands and have a personal discussion with a top manager of a large multinational corporation - Chief Financial Officer of Adidas Group AG was giving a lecture for Master students of the university. Don't ask me how come I was there although I'm not a master student:-)

Did you know that up to now Adidas has been opening 2-3 new retail stores in Russia EVERY WEEK? Did you know that the company has been experiencing double-digit profit growth in the last decade? Impressive, right? Guys are doing their job excellently.

One of the advice that the CFO gave me on how to reach success was being flexible and internationally oriented, developing your communication skills.

Besides the CFO, we could talk to the head of HR department of Adidas Group The Netherlands, and get to know that "nothing's impossible" (Adidas' slogan) within the company.

Although it's tough time now with upcoming exams and a lot needs to be done within strict time constraints, I am exceedingly glad with today's experience.