艾格隆学院校长Richard McDonald先生专访晚宴
艾格隆学院校长Richard McDonald先生 专访晚宴 11月4日傍晚,瑞士艾格隆学校的校长Mr. Richard McDonald(麦克唐纳)先生,来到了陆家嘴金融城,与雷梭勒家族办公室的中国团队们分享他的教育生涯和育才故事。淡绿色英式羊毛猎装、系于白衬衣领口的红黑缎带、一副圆弧型的学者眼镜和地道的伦敦口音,麦克唐纳先生微笑着举杯致开场白:我已经来华访问过四次,近一周穿梭于京沪港三地,和雷梭勒教育事业部的同事们一起,开展了多场一对一的招生面试。“Happy to see fast things & new changes around China”(乐见中国的高效运转和崭新变迁)! 麦克唐纳先生是一位素食主义者,源于他亲近大自然的习惯。“We should consult nature, and we’re all from nature”(我们应当向大自然切问,我们也都来自大自然)。他盯着餐盘中的蘑菇,聊起了自己偶有闲暇,经常攀登校园的后山,鉴别菌类、踏青采摘。也曾在率领学生探访不丹王国的旅途中,匍匐于喜马拉雅南麓的高山草甸上寻觅山珍。除了素食和远足,被称为“绅士游戏”的Cricket(英式板球)也是马克唐纳先生的毕生钟爱, “The humanity, kind & considered are most important!”(人性、良善和长于斟酌的品质,最为可贵)是这位前牛津大学板球队队长的人生格言。 麦克唐纳先生还饶有兴致地为我们展示了他艺术方面的才能。值得一提的是,麦克唐纳先生弹钢琴的目的其实是练习和弦,一般为3-4个琴键一起演奏,用这样的和弦来训练自己的听力,找寻到音乐中的和谐之美,通过这种专注的状态用音符发出引人入胜的和弦,来训练音乐鉴赏能力,和达到自己内心的平静。谈到教育方法,尤其是金融背景的家庭希望孩子从小学好数学的渴望,麦克唐纳先生娓娓道来:“We don’t try to teach Math, but teaching people to be mathematician.”(我们不试图来教数学,而是指导学生成为数学家)。这份育才的自信,正是瑞士艾格隆学院独一无二的教学理念(笔者按:有意识地追寻前/当代成功学者的科研思路与方法):在巴黎的巴士底狱和凡尔赛宫,用法语现场讲述1789年大革命;到罗马的竞技场,听意大利语实地感受凯撒时代的辉煌历史;赴西班牙阿尔罕布拉宫,瞻仰摩尔人在伊比利斯半岛征战留下的文明遗迹;站在剑桥大学的数学桥上,观测“以直代曲”的微积分原理拱式结构……“People are different, not a book. Try to create behaviors.”(世人皆不同,诚非一卷书。创造其行为,是之曰教育)。反观当下国内的应试教育和网络信息泛滥,瑞士贵族精英教育对于课本知识的巧妙吸收和定制化育人,着实有益于我辈借鉴。成长于教育世家,完成了在牛津大学的英法德语学业之后,麦克唐纳先生顺利步入英国教育界。带着想去欧洲大陆执教发展的心愿,与憧憬呼吸高山草场新鲜空气的诗意,他于3年之后来到了艾格隆学院担任校长,已逾25年。“只有在瑞士,才最大程度地实现了教育的国际化”;“艾格隆学院培养的是孩子离校那天之后的独立生活和价值观”;“真正的财富,储藏在头脑和心灵中,而非口袋内”……这些金句,既是他对教育生涯的浓缩哲思,也是他在钢琴上摆弄和弦、吹奏爵士萨克斯风时的灵感解悟,更点滴浸润在校园师生的日常生活之中——“If there’s no kindness, you will be not complete.”(若无良善,不谓完人) “We all have poet in us, but we don’t often let them out”(心中皆有诗,时时吟诵之), Mr. McDonald在学院里教授诗歌、创作四幕话剧并指导学生排练。“It doesn’t matter good or bad, just try, and nobody is good without try”(无论好坏,多习多练,熟能生巧,何虑不成?)。为了迎接艾格隆学院明年的70周年庆典,已有300余位毕业生相邀从世界各地重回校园召开3天的盛大派对,届时筹备工作将耗费大量的心力,而这一切校长先生成竹在胸:打包给某家五星级酒店看似容易,却背离了艾格隆师生凡事亲力亲为、互相协助的团结氛围。我们一定能够胜任挑战,并且安排得环保又圆满。 你能想到这位儒雅的校长,常年带领着精英学子们深入肯尼亚、卢旺达的贫困部落,为当地学童支教、推广禁用塑料袋的公益善举吗?“What you need is good people, lots of them, our planet need them, but good people often think about only themselves”(我们的星球需要栋梁之才,而能人们往往仅仅关心其自身)。喟叹之余,艾格隆学院已把公益之旅和环境学课程无声地融入了每一年级的教学,学生们在推开宿舍窗户、面对阿尔卑斯群山的每一个清晨,都明白自己的使命:“头脑、心灵和体能三者的平衡发展,力臻人格完善!” 该文章转载自雷梭勒家族办公室,如有侵权,敬请告知删除。 Sooswiss为您提供 瑞士方向私人管家式的定制服务: 1)家族传承 2)财富管理 3)瑞士投资 4)居留计划 5)税务优化 6)家族治理 更多资讯请登录网站 www.sooswiss.com
《传承宝典》13: 家族办公室CIO的观点
《传承宝典》13 家族办公室CIO的观点 今天的市场被一分为二:一方面,我们看到了新的世界秩序——主要由科技推动的、结构性增长的题材。我们认为,脸书(Facebook)、亚马逊(Amazon)、Netflix(在线电影网站)和谷歌(以上四大科技股合称为Fangs)等公司将成为占主导地位的关键参与者,即使如果不是当下,它们也将成为未来世界上最赚钱的组织。另一方面,您们手头还有价值型股票,被许多人错误地标注为“旧世界”企业、超过了它们的销售保质期,在新的世界经济中已没有任何作用了。在一个理想世界里,你将会二者兼持、获益最佳。Fangs(四大科技股)和他们的同类是极具吸引力的生意。如果不至少参与到一些长期的结构性增长型题材之中,那将是愚蠢的,无论是科技还是医疗。然而,由于他们所承诺的长期增长,以及在某种程度上的主导优势地位,Fangs的定价也很高。 对于更传统的行业,一些将会倒闭;这是不可避免的。今天,当众多充满吸引力的公司,被视为最具有深层价值的投资机会时,远离那些苦苦挣扎的公司,无疑是非常正确的。然而,如果认为其他旧世界公司的技术娴熟、薪酬丰厚的管理团队无法重新定位自己、重新部署资本,以适应新的世界环境,那将是短视的。 一些例子正在成为现实。许多房地产公司被廉价出售,似乎再也找不到支付租金的房客了。事实上,随着网络经济对物流业的需求激增,许多开发商已经逐步发展出了自己的商业模式,创建了多用途的城市再改造项目,或者将单元房改造成仓库。以美国第一家购物中心的重建为例。这座有着188年历史的美丽的罗德岛建筑,曾经是三层楼高的精品店铺,现在已经变成了48套微型公寓和一片合并办公区。注销此类企业的增长潜力是错误的。 不起眼的租车公司就是另一个例子。许多投资者认为,优步(Uber)和点对点(peer-to-peer)汽车共享等打车应用软件,敲响了该行业的丧钟。诚然,市场会出现一些合并,但适者依旧生存。2018年9月,赫兹租车推出了 Hertz+平台,让客户获得数千种独特的个性化体验,包括赴阿拉斯加赏鲸,或是温莎城堡的导游服务。像这样的公司会发现,有一群客户很愿意以能够生成利润的价格买下他们的服务。那些这一类的公司,就是你想要接触到的价值型企业。 所有这一切并不是说传统企业会突然重新占据主导优势地位,亦或曾经境况不佳的购物中心的交易量将超过亚马逊(Amazon)。但他们也不会全部都破产。在我们的客户投资组合中,我们的目标是实现:结构性增长型题材、与能够扭转命运的低成本价值型企业、这之间的一种愉快的结合(a happy mix)。没有必要要求他们从零利润到天价利润。即使是一点点的改善,价值10%或15%,也会非常有吸引力。 English Version View from the CIO: Decimation of traditional businesses overhyped Today’s market is split in two. On one hand, you have the new world order-structural growth stories, driven largely by technology. These, the likes of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google (Fangs), are the companies we feel will be the dominant key players and, if not already, the most profitable organizationsin the world to come. On the other hand, you have value stocks, wrongly written off by many as‘old world’ businesses, past their sell-by dates with no role to play in the new world economy. In an ideal world, you would participate in the best of both. The Fangs and their ilk are extremely attractive businesses. It would be foolish not to at least participate in some of these long-term structural growth stories, be it technology or healthcare. They are, however, highly priced for the long-term growth they promise and, to some extent, for their dominance. For the more traditional businesses, some will go to the wall; that is inevitable. Quite right to stay away from those struggling today when many are being presented as attractive deep value opportunities. It would be short-sighted, though, to assume that the skilled, well-paid management teams of other old world companies are unable to reposition themselves and redeploy their capital to operate in a new world environment. Some examples are materializing. Many real estate companies have been sold-off as if they will never again find paying tenants. In fact, many have evolved their business models to create mixed-use urban redevelopments or by converting units into warehouses as the online economy’s logistical demands soar. Take the redevelopment of America’s first shopping mall, for instance. This beautiful 188-year old Rhode Island building, once three floors of boutiques, is now 48 micro-apartments and a mix of businesses. It would be wrong to write-off the growth potential of businesses like this. The humble car hire company is another case in point. Many investors cite ride-hailing apps like Uber and peer-to-peer car sharing as sounding the industry’s death knell. True, there will be some consolidation in the market, but the fittest will survive. In September 2018, Hertz launched Hertz+, a platform giving customers access to thousands of unique, personalized experiences including whale watching in Alaska, or guided tours of Windsor Castle. Companies like this will find that group of customers prepared to use their services for a price that generates a profit. Those that do are the value businesses you want to have some exposure to. All this is not to say that traditional businesses will enjoy a sudden return to dominance, with once ailing shopping malls out-trading Amazon. But neither will they all go bust. In our client portfolios we aim to achieve a happy mix between structural growth stories and lower cost value businesse swith the ability to turn their fortunes around. There is no requirement for them to go from zero to stratospheric profits. Even a little bit of improvement, worth 10 or 15%, could be really quite attractive. 该文章为搜瑞士网站原创,部分图片摘引自网络媒体的公开资源,如需转载,敬请注明出处。 Sooswiss为您提供 瑞士方向私人管家式的定制服务: 1)家族传承 2)财富管理 3)瑞士投资 4)居留计划 5)税务优化 6)家族治理 更多资讯请登录网站 www.sooswiss.com