In Asia a nobody can be somebody simply because they network hard… but at the end, it is only a testimony of inefficiency and ‘how to keep the lower class’ at the bottom (at its best).

While it is impersonal to make an appointment via a secretary, it is also better, as the big boys making big cash should be focussing on generating value right? Plus the secretary doesn’t know the social status of some people.

But then again, when in Rome … Although it is still arguable if having so many relationships with so many people help towards greater efficiency (as opposed to fattening up of the selective (few) pockets), time will tell?

Devil’s advocate kiss.