2004/03/03

Done a 2 days re-location training meeting at Yum ming mountain on Monday / Tuesday; I didn't expect the weather will change dramatically, last week, it's hot like summer, short sleeve and pant, over the weekend, we didn't aware the weather is changing; this is a marketing combine management training / meeting; I design the program for all the marketing member when take the helm of the dept. in Mid- Feb.

Try to set a model for " well prepared meeting ", I look into details and invite speaker by myself, a few purposes need to be served, when opening the meeting in Monday noon, I address the important of "relocated training " is for provide a paradigm shift, for all of us concentrate on right here, right now; workshop is designed for producing annual marketing calendar, business and competitor directing is to better understand who we are and where are we; speaker were set to stimulate us in different perspective; well, not everything go as planned; we hit some walls such as : before marketing planning, they raises questions about " what's the product plan and strategy behind ?", we stop there and try to build nonsense upon it, then we decided to extend the conversation after dinner, product mangers spend additional 3 hours educate us what's all about the product planning.

First speaker is a truly professional, no power point, no handout, a black board and pen is enough for him to deliver a non-stop 3 hours speech, too many input and too little time to digest.

I am a little bit disappointment about the second speaker, not prepare enough, loose and didn't focus on the topic, actually, both speaker didn't follow the subject which I gave them, the difference is the first speaker is good at communication and expression, so, nobody notice that he is out of the tone.

it's hot spring resort, no body got time to enjoy the facility, I prepared 2 local desert for colleague each day, it shall warm their heart.

Coming home around 6, tomorrow we will participate the 3rd meeting with AD agency, I secure professor lee to conduct a speech of " how to formulate a workable strategy ", he is the best professor in NTU, Everyone shall be exciting about it, I am expecting tomorrow a great leaning for each of us.

Last Sunday, me and my wife went to the movie " Gold mountain ", it's a good one, equivalent to ' The English patient ", we enjoy it until going home.