Diary of a CEO

I didn't pay attention to my mail yesterday afternoon; when you receive mail via your handheld device; for example, I use my P900 - The samrtphone to do it. I am not aware of a mail send by my Japanese colleage and forwarded twice by COO, as it was in Japanese. until late evening when return home and finish my late supper -- The Red Face Duck hot pot; I open my email account at home; it's midnight already; then I was totally shocked by the message they send; my direct report, the Chairman of the company stepped down, new Chairman will on board by April 1.

the day before yesterday . that's a Wed, he flew over here to participate our Kick-off meeting, do a new office tour and attedning the farewell dinner with 3 of our directors who will either retired or transfer back to Tokyo. During the dinner, he acted as an insider disclosed information about HQ's change and the possible power play in between. it seems he will gain even more control over the network business.

The same evening before farewell dinner, I signed the extended employee contract with him, another 2 years service to the company with a pay raise 7 %; and one of the executive officer accompany with him advise us from April 1, our reporting line will changed again, the superior entity will gone ( remember the President who I reconnected in Tokyo via the friend in the Music Field ? ), we will then direct report to him, we were happy , as streamline reporting with Chairman of the board, who understand our development and support our new iniatives..... But no one know this executive change will come so suddently; although rumours around spread aboout his potential replacement and it may happy by coming Oct. when the parent company conduct its 10 years anniverally party -- a very good timing to announce the tranfer of power, but it comes with no early sign.

We shall go over a few turbulance since the change of Chairman will defenitely impact on our business below : the replacement of Chairman of the board, clearify the new reporting line; present and brief the company stutas and new approve budget new Chairman, preparing a statement and announce to our employee, prepare a PR statement for jourlist's inquiry. smooth down the uncertainly ambiguity it may created; and most of all --- Think very hard about my future with the company.

PTS Chairman called again, he reinforce the corporated intention and devleopment, I am happy that he is so cared about what he is doing and I am please to access a new opportunity now, PTS 1 and PTS 2, they may calling me in short, I should be ready - when they are ready.

Henry Chien wasn't happy when I called him up after the mini-forum at J.'s house, as it was too late, I have to cancel our appointment, I don't want him to wait for another 60 minutes and I don't want to be so late, he really upset, yesterday afternoon, We had a make up appointment at Sherwood, this is after my 2 consective meeting at the same Hotel - YPO kick-off / out program design. and met with an old friend who runs a ISR second type telecom. Henry is a very interesting person, as my wife was quite satisfied with the skin care product his company ( himself so to speak ) devleoped, as I was asked to get the product whenever she running out of it, we feels uncomfortable and tried to compensate with money, when I present the envolope, he is so angry, well, this is him, I had to take it back and told him, there will be a day I can be of help...........

posted by Roger @ 3/26/2005 07:47:00 上午 0 comments

A very bothering day yesterday; in the morning, K. late for picking me up, he was late for almost an hour on Wednesay, and it happen the following morning, I called him and woke him up, I was upsat, I raised my voice and challenge his attitude over the phone, he informed me orally that he will resign by May 5, I am fine and support him to find his own destiney, I can't help him here, as an exective driver, the morale won't be high, the sense of achievement was there, so I blesing him when he told me his decision to leave. I am fine, really, even I may suffer from no driver for a while. I agreed that when press my strong nonation to him, or anyone, nobody will feel comfortable, but I can't stand a person close to me againt the company rules for the second time in 2 days.

My wife sent me to office instead, I keep my rage low. he come and provide one service for me to meet with Professor Yeh for lunch, when returning to office, I asked him for a coffee at Starbucks; he came with anger eyes, I would like to offer him drinks, he rejected, never listen to me and the whole story, he became so emotional, I can feel that he is shaking his body, why so angry at me - if I am not his boss and direct report, I am still his brogher in law; he left stackbuss before we finish the conversation, I want to let him know why I was angry in the morning and how I wish to help him on his own, a sentive and bad temper young man ruined his career. I can't sit in a car with a person who hate me. so I decided this is the end of the relatinship, I sigh-off his regination and put forward the date to today, since he will not service the company as an executive driver, nothing to be transit. just let him go. This is the end of the morning and early evening. my mood is at the very low.

J. called and inform PU Dong development bureau in Shanghai shows high interest in corported with our idea of building the arena / venue for performance art; A. kindly declined to work with me, A good meeting at PTS, I smell the sing of CTS - Rename to PTS2 in the near future. A good mini-forum at Jamie's house with his private kitchen. Meet an elder alumi from Cheng Ching High shools, these are good news to balance my terrible mood.

I had a terrible day.

posted by Roger @ 3/25/2005 10:39:00 上午 0 comments

Sign off my extention employeement contaract by 3:40 pm today. I did it quite nature and easy; no hype or excitement, but to fulfill my obligation as an executive of the company; 15 minutes later, we conduct the fisical year 2005 kick-off meeting; as COO explained to me that he wish me to take over the whole event; so, I stand on the stage and go through the power point presentation one by one; I thought I was faceless as I didn't built up any momentum; I don't know why even in the daytime, I reminded myself not to forget a few key points, such as " Why we must change our current organization; how to do it? and the story behind to encourge our employee "; maybe I am OK to motivate small group of managers instead of acting like the general deliver sensational speech before the marching of the army.

My reporting line changed again, this is the fifth time encounted for the first 4 years of tenure; however this time, the change is a favorable direction to us; we will report to chairman of the board starting from April 1; the music guy who run the new business group will no longer be our supervisor, what a dramatic change; last month, we were preparing the budget and reviewed it in Tokyo with the old managerment team, now it swift to the current one; this is only a temporary system , I can smell, since the parent company change its Group CEO from a Japanese to an American, the first time in its history, we can sense the major change will come soon. Chairman told us the major structure change may announced by end of March.

Farewell dinner at " My humble house " - the place is neither humble nor the price; a creative Cantonese restaurant; I am the only Taiwanese sitting with 7 other Japanese executives again, 3 of them will either transfer back to Tokyo or retire, they are the primary supporter to our business development in Taiwan. it gave me room to have a closer look at thow a Japanese company running the dynamic operation in Taiwan.

Sending new Chairman of Taiwan home - he is the new kid on the block and a totally stranger in town, I can sense he wish to devloped the local intamacy with me, and I should be his guild in town; but he would like get to know this city during weekend, it conflict with our family life, I can only see if Sat. if fine with us. as the liasion, I will also acting as the window to connect him with locals.

Yu kwang and Martin seems glue by God, the missonary tour is like a misson to me, I hope it can be realized and I can also witness what they did together; bringing my father and his best friend - Mr. Tung - they've been know each and establish friendship for half centery; to a Muslim restaurant. it was introduced by Professor Kuo and his wife Mr. Chuang; ox tale, whole wheet pan cake, I can tell they enjoy it very much; the knowledge I get is to know currently there are 50,000 muslin in Taiwan.

Arrange a farewell dinner for VP of Engineering team on Tuesday night, I book the French restaurant, Jason and the chef Nicolas really helps, I reserve the entire restaurant for the private party. this is the first time our company held a farewell in French restaurant, the wine picked by Jason is great, sparking wine first, then follow with whit wine / red wine / desert wine and Italian mineral water. a great experience for all the managers in our company.

posted by Roger @ 3/23/2005 11:43:00 下午 0 comments

A very long engagement is a good film, however, I am too tired to enjoy the movie; as I tried my best to fit the showing schedule. so I brought my wife to the theater in the night of last Sat. we booked the midnight show, when fininsing watching, it's almost one in the morning; I fall asleep at the theater a couple of times, although I didn't miss any part of the film ( well, this is what I guessed ), but lack of concentration on a story, the level of touch will be low, low to a certain degree that the emotion was there to breath and to embrace how the film want to carry.

I am disappointed about my bad body situration which can't keep me in good shape to enjoy the movie, I should not force myself to good movies, especially for those need concentration and digesting in bad mental condition. or my inner part of sentimental wasn't as strong as before, the love story it brought to me wasn't as solid as before ?

Fruit spoke out of bad / naught language yesterday evening at the Zoo park, I was so mad about her bad / teenage diliquent problem; we- in our family never use the dirty slang to point people, why she come out with such a bad behavior toward her brother? I issue a panalty to her and asked her to write the textbook and to give me a regretion letter; I am so mad about her bad behavior, never thinks in others' foot, never change bad attitude , never develop a healthy cleaning habit - can you imagine a 12 years old girl never -- yes, never brush her teeth ? for years, when you see her brown teeth, you will be surprise how lazy a teenage can be, but why she is enjoying washing her face - the love of beatuty didn't bring her to brush her teeth, I mush do something to balance her worst diary living habit.

Lunch with J. about the forming of new management company, he is 12 years old younger than me, we were gradulate from the same colleage, I think finding a winner and team up with him will be a good approach.

T. didn't reply for the investment proposal, as J. advise me not to put too many person in the parent company, so, I didn't following this, but, a kind of lost , so to speak, same as the project of Ukulele. you feel a little bit lost.

posted by Roger @ 3/21/2005 11:40:00 上午 0 comments