I spent most of the day at a “Thriving@Sun” session for some of the ex-SeeBeyond staff in Hyderabad. It was good to have the opportunity to work with the HR and SunU representatives in India, and it was delightful to renew ties with many of the staff I’d met in October. Only about a third of the team were at the session – the others had attended earlier sessions – and to those that I didn’t get to meet this time around I offer my apologies; I’ll be back as soon as I can.
During the break before my talk, I left iPhoto displaying a slideshow of pictures from the welcoming party. I posted a few of them on my blog back in October, but for those who asked I’ve now uploaded all 22 of them into my Photo Gallery.
The flight back to Bangalore was delayed for a while; the incoming aircraft was late, and then we sat on a taxiway for an ATC-imposed hold. Once again there was a hot meal. Did I mention before that on Jet Airways the food is served with metal cutlery and a starched cotton napkin, folded perfectly and secured with a decorative silk cord? In economy?? (I positively swoon at the thought of what they must do for business class.) And after the trays had been cleared away, we started our descent with a pitch-over that must have “unloaded” us by 0.5G. I expected the first officer to announce that “we’ve started our dive into Bangalore”. Very impressive.