Slide 27
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"I had to enter late for my first design meeting in Milan, Italy -
my colleagues were aware of this and told me to drop in
wherever I arrived. As I walked closer to the meeting room, I
heard raised voices all talking over each other. I peeked in to
see if I had the right meeting, and I saw what “Polychronic”
really means. Some of the men were pacing the floor with
cigare!es hanging out of their mouths, others were scribbling
on the whiteboards and making wild gestures; they were
talking over each other in multiple conversations in English
and Italian at the same time; all the while espresso was
percolating and being passed around. Finally someone noticed
me, handed me a marker; pointed at the whiteboard and said,
"Well, what are you waiting for? What do you think?!"
Europe for Women in Business
Wilen