Oliver Hustedt
INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH
Name: Oliver Hustedt
Age: 39
Company: Hustedt Lagertechnik
Company occupation: Wholesale business- and storage technology
Position: Owner
Date of joining the company: From day 1 (1999)
What is your understanding of happiness?
Being capable to realize and enjoy the “little” happiness
What is your biggest fear?
To be in need of care when I am old
Which characteristics of other people do you dislike most ?
Arrogance
When you travel; what is your favourite destination?
Into the sun, dream destination Malediven
What would you describe as your biggest success?
Knowing approx.10 percent of the abilities of my mobile phone
What would you describe as your major personal attributes?
The fact that I sleep nearly one third of my life
What is your motto for life?
Enjoy possibly every day and be ready do something unreasonable sometimes.
Which words or phrases do you use exaggeratedly?
“No problem”- that is no problem for me
If you could change anything, what would it be?
Do more sports
How often and how long do you go on vacation in a year?
Once a year for about 2 weeks
What is the dumbest thing you have ever done in your life?
The visit of a fair-driving business with preceding indigestion
What makes you successful?
The customer is a customer, not just a number
In your opinion, what makes a good executive?
A healthy mixture of discipline and tolerance
Why do you like to sell MANUFLEX?
Because I would be very content as a MANUFLEX customer
If you could start all over, what would you do differently?
To venture the step into independence 5 years earlier
What investment would you like to make?
For the office probably a combined seat-standing workstation
Privately with pleasure an old-timer
Which social grievances do you dislike?
It is unfathomable that there is still so much poverty in Germany
If you would be president of your country for one day, which laws would you change or legislate?
One day wouldn`t be enough
What do you see as the greatest technological development?
Three things come to my mind: the aeroplane, the dishwasher and the internet
What do you see as the most unnecessary technical development?
The vacuum cleaners that are constructed intentionally to work with high volume to suggest the feeling of a high suction achievement to the user (This applies to all customary vacuum cleaners).
