She spent a lifetime earning and accumulating her wealth.  Maybe she hardly spent a few moments thinking what to do with it.  Being able to be blessed with wealth means you have to be more careful in responsibly using it in giving back.   

Isn’t that story a familiar refrain for many of us who similarly was not able to do it well?

Asian tycoon left legacy to fortune-teller: report

Asia’s richest woman left her wealth to her fortune-teller in her last known will, Hong Kong media reported Thursday, predicting a costly legal battle to control her multi-billion-dollar estate.

Nina Wang, who died aged 69 earlier this month and had no children, left a legacy estimated as worth at least 4.2 billion US dollars after transforming her company Chinachem into a real estate empire.

I noted this quote from Fortune Magazine on a special report on technology outsourcing to Novosibirsk, capital of Siberia.  It shows probably that some of the biggest decisions in corporate thrusts may come from subjective street smart generalizations.   The quality of the decisions of course will hinge on how these perceptions converge with reality.

“Inside Intel, we have an expression. If you have something tough, give it to the Americans. If you have something difficult, give it to the Indians.  If you have something impossible, give it to the Russians.”

Steve Chase, President of Intel Russia.