than a shopping mall. “My boy says to me, ‘Daddy, I have more fun
going to the beach than Toys”R”Us.”
And it’s exactly these values that Lai and his wife try to instil in
their children. That enjoying the great outdoors – as they were lucky
enough to do in New Zealand and Canada – is just as important as
enjoying city life.
OUTDOOR OFFICE
Lai also loves to entertain his clients on his boat, often inviting them
for a cruise after meetings in Prizm Group’s headquarters in Kwun Tong.
“It has become a routine for our foreign clients that come to Hong
Kong. We have a good meeting in the office, then we walk one minute
to the boat and just cruise around Victoria Harbour. I think it gives
them a good memory and a good impression. We joke that if they don’t
sign a contract, we throw them overboard!”
It’s not just new clients that get the star treatment either. Lai makes
it a ritual to take senior management fishing every two weeks, to clear
their minds and talk business.
“Going fishing has become our senior management brainstorming
session! Every alternate weekend they join me on the boat very early
in the morning to go fishing. It gives us time to have a clear mind.
“We talk a bit about business, a bit about the road map of the
company, and anything else we need to discuss. We normally finish
around 10am and go back home to spend the weekend with our
families. And we bring fish!”http://www.sunseekerasia.com.hk
http://www.prizmgroup.comLai, who has two sons, at the wheel of Tory (below) and wearing a hat at Prizm Group’s Christmas party last December (above)© PRIZM GROUP