Office Feng Shui

Few days ago I was at client premise helping to re-arrange her desk. Being curious at the table arrangement she asked me about the rationale and the benefits of such an arrangement. I found it difficult to explain without mentioning the principles of Yi 易理. To assure her, I quoted a few top people whose offices are having such a formation: Li KaShing, Bill Gates, Buffet Warren and Steve Jobs.

What do they have in common? Their desks are aligned to the left wall and located at the left corner of the room. Well they are also management people. In simple terms, I further explained that the backdrop provides support which may attract Nobleman while Left support implies the capability of the person. In generally this formation suits and helps to bring out the characteristics of a manager.

Does it mean that by having such a formation one will become top people or manager? My answer to her is No. There are other factors associated to such people which are a bit complicated to discuss. The effect of Feng Shui varies with each individual (因人而异).  For example what if such a formation is occupied by a researcher? What if the occupier is a student? Do you think such a formation is suitable for a trader and sales agent?

Next let us look at office of Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon). The desk is now aligned to the right wall instead. What characteristic does this formation brings out? 

We all know that when comes to making work difficult for employees he is similar to Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. However, this guy is also well known for his explosive outbursts and often being referred as ‘nutters’ by his employees. Most of his outbursts come from his commitment to a better customer service. If these are really the case, I would say his office arrangement does expose such outburst tendencies. Do you see what I see? If one has a good understanding of 心印, the logic of the Feng Shui influence on offices can be easily deduced. Using the same logical principles one can also deduce (like as simple as mathematical induction in A-levels maths) the Feng Shui influences for bed room, study Room, living room etc.