Diary of a CEO

Don't Forget to Write it Down

I almost forgot to write it down; the accidental encounter with an old fellow; that was 2 more weeks ago, In the morning, it seems like a Thursday, I was taken my routine review with director of CRM - The rename call center after the organization changed in April; as the call center located in the far side of the software park; it took about 8 minutes from the main office to call center; in the middle of the hall way -- the inside channel connected the 5 buildings - names after the alphabet A;B;C;D and E; I ran into him; I can recongized his face but hardly recall his name -- one of my bad deficit - I can't hardly remember names; I saw him wearing an very old navy shirt; old sport pants and with a pair of plastic sanders -- it's odd to see a humble person wearing like a beggar strolling in the high-tech park, so, my eyes lay on him for 2 more seconds; then I realized that I knew this guy; he is helping an old woman - a woman sitting on a wheel chair , they are strolling in the park hall way; then he approached me and greeting with " General Manager Lee, how are you ? ", as I am dumb at recall his name, I wait for seconds until he told me who he is : yes, he was once the secretary general for Taiwan Records Association - a local music industry association established longer than IFPI; the thin and dark person greeting me and asked my where about, I gently inform him I am working in the same conglomerate but transfer to its telecom / internet segment; he told me he stayed in China for a few years and coming back to escort his mother - the woman on the wheel chair -- then I move my eyes to her and nod my head, showing my greeting with the body gesture; he told me his mother wasn't well these days, so he accompany her to take stroll in the park, and they live in neighborhood; I stop the implus of sending my business card, and with a very short conversation, I appologies and heading for the reveiw session; the encountering and image of him keep in my mind; I am so afraind to become him one day; although we were told not to judge a person by its appearance, but the ambience it flows to me like the warning alarm -- keep working hard.

after the review session, I pass the hall way returned to the main office, I saw them still; as he didn't watch my way, I intended to walk in fast pace and passing through them, I sneak myself in Starbucks for a while, watching how the mother and son moves; finishing my Latte, they were gone and I adjusted my turbulance of feelings before walking back.

Had the first shareholders acquaintance breakfase last Friday at Sherwood Hotel; this is for accomodate C.'s scheduled; both of them were late; the breakfast was excellent; they working for the same accounting firm AA before in difference stage; both of them holding the CPA position and speak the same language... C. is energetic -- the terms J. used to describe the person she met the first time; the coincidenct is the accounting firm we were hiring was run by one of their old colleage - in AA; it all come to a fate that we were meant to be together; I am like the man who holding the line flew knits and all the knites now seeing each other in the sky.

Sat. I didn't attend J. colleage's wedding but to conduct a business session with the guest coming over from Japan; as the COO departure create some ambiguilty and uncertainty to our operation, I took the change to express all my concerns, A. - the guy serious about business and always wearing his poker face says the word more than 10 times " I hear it ", From now on, I need to learn how to appreciated people from varies countries with diversify culture and background.

Drafting the new management organization chart on Sun afternoon, as the Monday strategic meeting was postponed - due to the emergency of delay lauch for new business. so it gave me time to think about the new organizations..... Fruit was terribely bad then, she was not yell at her mother but perform physical assult to her mother; I really can't stand it, she was totally out of controll; her mother mentioned to me that she never lost anything, always gain what she want , but can't help jearous about her brother and so bias about this situation; we decided to ban her from attending the teachers' farewell lunchon. it seems like my wife don't know how to help Fruit; I told her the stroy of J. - how she make Chinese Fortune Telling turn a phychatrist and helping lose child finding their way home; it worth tring, I said; as least, it won't put a sterotype of authority takes the lead.

Friday evening, I attended the Alasam visiotors greeting seminar at Rits; it was invited by Mark - my sponsor to YPO. this is very strange, as Mark is not active in local YPO activity -- I didn't know it until I am a qualified member now; Alamsan desert protection is initatiave by the China entreprenure nowadays - they called upon 100 business leader ( 70 something from China, and the rest from Taiwan and HK ) to form a SEE ( Social Entreprenur Ecology ) NGP to promote this campaign; 14 of the leader visiting Taipei on last Friday; they were the big shot in China and its a rare chance to meet them in person all at once; unfortunately, I am not in a good shape, the flu hit me when the seminar took place, I have to leave before dinner and miss my chance to know these China business leader more. I run to the hospital and take medicine immediately. if I stayed for 2 more hours, I don't really know what will happen.

Begin my BeYou site yesterday, it's kind of fun, the ministage is the fun part and of course, the trick part to generate revenue. We are going to hold the press conference on 23th; Marekting head approach me late last night and seeking my advise about the endoresment / sponsership / co-promotion segment when working with artist in the press party like it; as on last meeting, I inform them to make sure the artsit who appear on our press conference shall wear the " Be You T-Shirt " during the entire performance. they didn't response me last week, but to tell me if I can change my mind -- I simply told them if you can't make the artist wearing our logo-shirt, then we losing the game and this is a one time deal for mass media exploure; we can't control what jourlist said, but visually we can be sure the picture will tell the story we want to express. I hope the understand my point and reach the goal.

posted by Roger @ 6/21/2005 08:17:00 上午