by Chade-Meng Tan | Aug 28, 2011
I just had one of those ironic experiences that are funny in retrospect. I was in Berlin to speak at the World Peace Festival. While I was at a subway station, a thuggish big blonde white guy tried to intimidate me into giving him money. He got uncomfortably close...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jul 4, 2011
Back in December 2010, we had a group of Tibetan monks make a sand mandala at the lobby of Building 43 in the Googleplex as an art and cultural exhibition. Many Googlers did not know what a sand mandala was, so I had to put up a FAQ. Some of you may find it useful,...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jun 23, 2011
Summary: Very disappointing. A lousy cruising experience on a badly-managed ship. Details: I love cruising, but I didn’t always feel this way. About 15 years ago, I took a cruise on a Star Cruises ship and did not like the experience at all. I decided then...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jun 18, 2011
New Google employees (we call “Nooglers”) often ask me what makes me effective at what I do. I tell them only half-jokingly that it’s very simple: I do the Right Thing for Google and the world, and then I sit back and wait to get fired. If I...
by Chade-Meng Tan | May 17, 2011
I hope my work in the corporate world will be done fairly soon. I hope that my first book, once published, will help people worldwide incorporate wisdom and compassion practices into their own lives and workplaces, in their own ways. I hope that the momentum...
by Chade-Meng Tan | May 4, 2011
Story about me endowing 2 scholarships in Singapore.
