Diary of a CEO

The messey budget

M. doing re-buget for a week, the turn out is even worst than the first submition, she was buried by the numbers and a kind of dysfunctional to me. I am ( probabely I am not the only one ) afraid that she may break down, so tried not to push for any new numbers -- but how can I stop question the figures if it is incorrect, and if it doesn't fit the logic and if it doesn't reflect our efforts and rationale? HR head T. aware of such a situration and fully capture my concerns, there's no back up in double checking the numbers, in a company with 330 staff , this is fragile and it may lead the company to a disaster.

Business unit generate the figures - re-budget in conservative approach, to cut is what they thought instead of to increas, the ambience they probe will somehow suffer the people in this office. if the head of division don't bear the mind of " Whatever it takes, with all your heart " then the turn out won't be great. I make a metaphor to HR, explained to her , it sound like parent give birth to a new child, he is only an infant, probably only one or two month young, then his parent thought he is too ugly and want to abondon the child; does the parent understand the kid have the blood of their own and DNA as well ? and if you don't love your child ( Product ) caring about them, what will others do ?

The passive approach and low presure in the office reflect to a bad enviroment. Managers who don't have faith in them result to my question to myself ? I doubt about my talent and capability in handle this company, then the incapability power grows, then we don't have any confidence facing the problem now. this is a vicious cycle and someone should stop it.

HR head advise me that I should stay in the office , spend more time with my liutenant, they need my advise and insturtion all the time. I don't know, seeking advise by my wife, she said this is ridicious. director should know how to handle things and they have many way to reach me. not necessary to be there physically , like a Budda. well, I really don't know. HR inform me her observation for the past 5 months and advise me to consider replace one division head if the thing didn't turn around. another tough decison to make and to think.

Lunch with Andy in his new child - Hi, Sushi bar restaurant. selling Holiding KTV - the lisitng company to another comgeromrary, slient for a year and decide to run this soon-to-be chain business, he is good in strategic thinking, to build a high class susha bar with a lower techonical bar, the customer can't really tell the difference between " The Best " and " The better ", then the chain development in management and operation can be easier, this is a new idea to me, to set a standard it can repelicate and others' can imitate is what I want, but a chain store in food need to keep the similar quality, his approach may be more realistic. if in service industry, the leading eage must be what we can re-production and others can't - such as music service business. he teach me something about the capital maket in Taiwan and what should I do if there's an entertainment fund exisitng. taking with me wife about this, the question is : What are we going to do? and what's the underline to blow it up ? Jason called finally, I am open to his intention and will not push him to count me in, everything should go with the flow.

Chris and I had a great breakfast as usual. ' To Drink with Me " is it good enough to become classical musical ? I am not sure. this need further investigation and analyse...

Last last night with S. and F. at Kuo's restaurant - a very cool place. I love it. I make myself clear about my position in Iha Formosa Music Festival, She is a person in extream, only the 10 percent black or white, nothing in between, I told my wife she is a fan -- even stronger, a beliver in Socialism, the primary goal for it is FAIRNESS; it is mutually exclusive with Capitalism, that's FREEDOM. I am glad to see in the tubulent world of Taiwan, we see Utopia and people believe in their dreams. I respect them.

posted by Roger @ 8/24/2005 08:14:00 上午