2003/07/21

This morning, when chair the routine managers' meeting, COO make a strong statement about the operation rule and discipline and urge our mangers to follow the rule and conduct proper administration role gilding our employee to obey the " arrive at the office on time " and " do not use massager / ICQ " policy; when he mentioned his will to carry out this policy, I notice a few mangers feel uncomfortable; personally, I support this decision and have his prior consultancy already.

too many young people in the market place, arrive office on time is not a big deal, they might think management take it too serious, I can even feel some managers didn't stand on our shoes and didn't follow this policy throughout, that's why the fair treatment human behavior surrounded in the office; I am not a big fan about working discipline, but a believer about working ethic, I know some of our employee will say, if the management asking us to be in the office on time, then we will check out on time as well, no more over time, I got a chance to discuss this topic with one of the hard working staff, I asked her : if you leave the office on time without handling you job properly, who suffer the most ? You or company ? if you work until midnight and stay up for the business, won't your superior report it to the director and approve your late coming in ? There always be exception when it comes to rules , remember " Rule is made to be broken ". No one will challenge you coming late, but accuse you late without a cause;

I would like to say, this is a state of mind, when you think this is the right thing to do, you will obey it with all your heart, when the company believe the same thing, then the value and culture established, the mission being fulfilled and the challenge will be overcome.

I support the decision done by COO and wrote him a short message , sometimes a decision maker feel lonely if no one raise their hand or raise their voice, just like punching in the air, lonely because there's no response, lonely because there's no echo, I am echoing to him and provide my support firmly. maybe we speak too much, but this is a very young company and we are working with lot of young talent, we shall lead them to the right direction; if some of them didn't fit what we ask for, then it's not our obligation to change the company culture for them.