Yeah, well, this is Africa. I guess certain Europeans have the notion that we still sleep in trees and eat elephant steaks for breakfast. But it
really ticks me off that in the space of just one interview, the Dutch-born
Rutger-Jan van Spaandonk [pictured]
- Executive Director of
Core [who hold the
Apple distibution rights] in South Africa can exhibit such astonishing insularity, contempt, rudeness and lack of self-awarenes, all rolled into one. Go
read the interview with
Techcentral's Duncan McLeod. I'm at a loss for words, other than to suggest a course in EQ would be a damn good start.
The man obviously doesn't understand the correlation between executive behaviour and the brand image or reputation of a product. My sense is, if this is how he behaves in an interview, how would he react if a problem with one of his products was escalated to his level? Not a good prognosis.
If you ain't Dutch you ain't much!!
Posted by: FlyingDutchman | Thursday, 15 October 2009 at 23:38
Not sure how this rudeness differs at all from that of "indigenous" execs i.e. homegrown and not imported. Not a fan of Core, but your analysis seems a bit emotion driven.
Posted by: Bob | Thursday, 29 October 2009 at 16:09