Diary of a CEO

.busy Friday and Saturday, Friday, COO take a day off, I had an appointment with a searcher who tried to place me a few times, we had the lunch at 101 -- currently the tallest building in the world, most of the times you are invited to recruiter’s office and they X-ray / Scan you and conduct an interview trying to dig more, you are in the low wind, so, they handle the conversation, you are passively answer to their questions. once you got the chance to call the card or shout, you should balance the situation, you pick the restaurant, arrive 5 minutes earlier and identify the seat you feel comfortable, most important, you know you going to pay for the meal, so, you are hosting the entire conversation, this really make a difference, it's no more a interview or a " are you qualify for this new venture ", it's an interactive sharing of job market, life goal and probably solving the problem the recruiter may encounter during the " operation practices ". it's nice to have this lunch, yes, there’s chance to move , but it's a wise or stupid move, I don't know, so, I gave him my " principal " or a " ground ' before he deliver any message to his client.

An old time call and raised question like " are you interested in going back to entertainment industry, but change the battle ground to China ", my answer is simple " only entertainment ? ", well, there lot of room for imaginations. I need more advise from senior and experience people, I am lucky to make an appointment with Mr. Han earlier, some of my question my rest then.

Saturday, lunch with little roger, who I knew when he is in the post-academic study, young, mature ( my interpretation ) and smart; unfortunately, the chemistry with us is not there yet, so, I push twice but the charm wasn't arrived yet, I shall make contact with him on regular basis, learn from him is good for me as well.

attending classmate wedding in the evening, Took Peter's car there, it's kind of far, but this is another EMBA gathering, so, classmate reunion in one of our classmate's wedding, everyone is so happy.

Go to the movie " Barbarian invasion ", a Canadian French film talking about a optimistic father and scholar who facing the terminal stage and how this situation interactive with his friend and family -- especially his son who never hug him before, it recall me a message from the Thai Baddish Master who we met in early Feb,. there are 10% of people die from non-nature cause, so, no one really know, the uncertainly is there, die young, then you may share a lot with your friend who still live well, die old, your friend may left before you; as ' Tuesday with Maurice " one shall arrange his funeral when he or she still a alive, then he or she may listen to the true voice from friends.

Met Mr. Han this afternoon for the career adviser, clearly to me -- China is the place I should go, business if for survival, people is for freedom -- financial independency give you the true freedom, he encourage me to be more entrepreneurship, and tell me to smell the direction, don't trace the wrong business no matter how it attract you, the attraction may be addict to you because you really enjoy what you do and you will occupied almost all you time doing this, this is wrong for " Opportunity cost "

B and A is coming back to the voting -- the 2004 presidential election in Taiwan, we should talk about the business more, for our own sakes

posted by Roger @ 3/15/2004 07:04:00 下午