Having another EMBA classmate routine dinner last night, the Gang of 4 were simply eating and talking, I found I am losing interest in getting together with some of them, J. is not a qualified Friend, whenever he wish to place order to our product, I always provide him the best price and the best service, but this is not enough for him; what he shows from the body language, he is not satisfied with the price he get; and it seems to me, he is the buyer who cotribute to our business; I had to tell him how complicate my assistant handling his product, and I didn't earn even one cent from the product he buy, to qualifed for an employee's price, My account was litimited to 2 items per product, to provide my friend with employee's price, I need to borrow the account from our colleages; to easy to get, they will never understand how people service to them; this is the main reason why I would like to keep distance from him, he is not qualified to share too much time with.
Doing an emergency lunch with one Associated Manager in Sales team, J. he is a very mature person yet with the driver of sales -- get the order and exercise whatever mean he can think of; COO inform me that since the organization change, he is in low mood and the passion of working were no longer there; so, beat it, I invited him for lunch along, and I told his Diretor this is what I plan to do; we went for a Shabu-Shabu restaruat near by the office, this is the place introduced by our Ping Pong partner, I miss the beef they prepare but can't locate the place after meal, I lucky found it last week, so close to our office, we order 5 portion of beef and mutton -- this it too much and he shared with me his idea of developing the model for sustainable growth in the company, very mature and convincing approach, he is not in low, but tried to convey his message to me --- I believe he did it with other director before; we had a 2 hours lunch and the purpose is served, he will not leave the company, as least for the coming year, but I have to listen and think about his idea of doing streaming business within our contrained resource.
New initatived in Community business recruit some famous people in the community / literary areana, Join joined us, she is a very famouse music critique and movie critique, publishing a few books and an opinion leader in the net community and music circle, I approched her tesk and shaking hand with her, she is nerver so reach our with her left hand, I asked her does it normal for her to shaking hands with others using left hand? she answered not, but only this time as it will be faster, I know she is nervous, a liberiray who tried to accommodate in corporation, adopabilty will be the key area to watch, no matter how talent they are, to work with other in the close environment wasn't easy, I am curious to know the relationship developed in our office, she mentioned another candidate who just send in his resume, son of famous photoghapher - Chang Cho Tang - another great rock fan in the 60's and his son - Mr. chang is a music critique in mordern music scene also, I am wondering if our mangers will recurit this young man, if it happend, I am very interested to know more about them, the other side of these young souls.
I don't feel comfortable with the new drivers' driving habbit, fast is not the issue, but to press the brake with not trasaction moment wan't a good habit, and when stop by the traffic, his instinct reaction is to change the lane without stop for a while or keep the vicheal in the same lane, but to swift it left or right event without pressing the brake, I am study why he drive this way, with a good attitude, humble and honest is one thing, but to perform the ultimate safty driving ( in both physical and sychological way ) is the only mission to deliver as an executive driver, I don't know if I should tell him about it, my wife asked me to wait until he inviting my opinion, well, I will wait for a while, but I already put it in the May task folder.
2005/04/29
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