Partner in Precise Manner
we had an diffierence yesterday, when disucssed about the trip she is going to attend, a Malaysia overseas business Chinese project with Professor Kang, I am not against the linkage she willing to built with association, I am simply worried about our corporate account, who we sign contract but without any action follows, which lead me to a uncomfortable situation, we honor the contract with client and value the relationship built with client - friend, I don't think it's fair to bais them because they are so called YPOer turn client, if we don't have any of them, we will be broken now, not to mention how we equip the luxury of thinking how to lean to the governmenal project.
Second is the priority, which come first ? even we know we should build the association musule, to mask ourself in order to initative the interface with government, however, we don't get any money from them yet, if the dead line in performing our duty approch, and we have nothing to deliver to our corporate client, I can sense the ugly thing happen.
if we are partner, what should come to my mind first ? to share my concern with her, to find the soultion in between and to relief the load from her -- it these combine mission must be taken, then I need a qualify helper, not her, she is on her own orbit, I can never change a person like her, and I should not -- the matter is it how we manage our resource and to control the overall budget, as we don't have the redisuls resource to spend.. this is how I am going to say to her.
maybe what she is focus is the non-corporate client, then we should seperate our functions, if not, what's the best solution for us? this is why I am thinking what the preise defination of Partner, what's the role a partner should perform, and what's the words a partner can share.......... people must be careful in intepretate partner.
Louis didn't make his revoluiton work in the board, well, I am not disappointment, as CTS is the last means I should think of, status quo is the best by far I can think of. at least, I extend my help as a friend already, as I did it in a very itimacy way. am I feel unhappy about it? not really, the only slight wire feeling is the media helo is gone. but this is not a big deal at all.
went home early yesterday after the unpleasant encounter with Celine, this is not a bad debate, but to think how to slove our problem, we grand our permisson to Sound , he stayed over night at his classmate house, for not bringing too much unbalance to Fruit, I suggesd wife take her to a caffetaria restaruatn which we didn't go for a very long time, eating over capacity last night, another way of relaxing myself. Las Vegas Buffee is the name of the restaurant, we eat and talk
around midnight, I share with wife about the partner issue, well, I hope it won't cause her sleeping problem, I am sleeping very well.
Disney call for second round .. as least I survive the first interview without knowing the JD. the turth is they send it to the wrong email account, we fix it already
Back Fire
Harold lean to me , listen to every word I say, so carefully, I can sense that even my breath means something to him, I described what me and G. Wang went through yesterday and the conslusions we made together : find her an office space, helping to negociate with bank, seeking home for her next stay. to my surprise, the conclusing must be carried over by me.
to find the office space, he started with Mr. Change, I follow with in-depth discussion with him the answer is a Big No from Mr. Chang, he explained the nature of G.'s business didn't fit the overall environment at Foundation, so I have to swallow this proposal and bounce it back to G. Wang. to have an expert in negociation with Bank, I thought there are dozens of expertise in finace who work under Harold, howeve, he direct this mission to me, I will be the person who accoompany G. to see his loaning bank,- -- where am I doing wrong? I had a big doubt, the last suggestion is no meaning / not hurt to them, using my own networking to find G. a home.
Even Harold expressed his gratitude to me, however, I am performing beyond my imagination, what a wonderful world.....
It's about time to move.
Talking about consulting
11 in the morning, I went for the appointment with G. Wang, to be the messager who deliver the bad news to her, telling that Mr. Han is not in a good sharp to help her financially, but willing to provide other resouces. the consequece is : a consulting long tail, you must fillful what you promise at the coffee break. set up short meeing with Mr. Han tomorrow , see what can be done.
taking the same lift with one Himalaya Foundation colleage, he carried HD and cable, asked what is that, he revealed with complain, complain about the resign of MIS personal in 6th floor ( where the founder of this Foundation works ), and now the Web support job come to him, I don't really understand what this extra effort make him uncomfortable, if there no Mr. Han, there won't be Foundation, and the luxury of working in the gourgoer office with repect will never realize... people should always apprecite who feed them - no matter it's direct or indirect.
Matthew is on local business weeks magazine, to cope with the theme of alternative life change, it's seldom to see a foreigner appear on articles talking about there life changing story. I took a glace about the article, some are ture, some are false...
Visiting Kai-Fung who run Himalay Records now, a legenary distribution talent who join Himalaya record 5 years ago, since then, he didn't ask for capital for runing this distribution company. as I am hungry to obtain the secret behind, so with the permision of Mr. Han, I went to see him this afternoon, really an amazing finding, currently, Himalay is the second to none indie dirtributor for local music, and now extending catalogu and catagrory step by step, when the music market take a sharp drop, they are growing, Kai Fung have no hesitation to share with me his believe in running this entity, his confidence and insight make me believe that they are going the right way.
solving problem for Shu Wei in identify the promotion / participating idea for the Tourist Beaurea project, he is happy, me too.
Tomorrow will be a sun shine day, we know.
Harold turn to a human to me
A Saint and most puriest gentelman turn to an ordinary person to me; however, he win my respect as usual. the only difference is that I can sense a normal human in him. walked down the stair of untouchable figure, now I feel easy to share, and in some degree, knows that I can contribute and perform some complimentary role, this is a pay off, for me to fly freely whenever needed.
Grace W. asked 10 millions low interest and long term loan, to him this is unthinkable request, to me, this is kind of soft kidnap, I volunteer to slove this difficulty for him, this is the first time I witness his panic in his eyes. it bring down some holy feelings.
Fan need more low interest monetary support, He direct her to me and even spoke to me before Fan had a chace to disclose and discuss to me, my role bridge a lend and to raise / borrow money for her, this is really beyond my imagination, not to mention my capability to perform, as he never want to owe anyone favor these years, to my limit understanding, why asked me to reach my slim associations and to owe someone who I hardly build relationship with? I don't know why, I can only think in positive diretion, I was using as a firewall to keep face to his friends. yes, I am.
Another intepretation is my intimacy with him is getting stronger and stronger, he can feel no presure or distance to share true feeling in front of me, a person with strong dignity can be so relax with me, I should be very proud... the power of positive thinking.
return from the second round movie " The Good Shapard " I like the way American intepreter how the smart and elite become CIA top. and the balance between patriact, family, love . yes, I get lot of fun following the story.
Point of Now / Know / No return
it's like a full handed opportunity vanish in the sky, this is exactly what happened for the past year, but I am not depressed, beacuse there's some guide infornt of me. leading me to the future that require my full attendtion and concentrations.
Last night, dinner with Joe / Fenny is a great encountering, I attending their wedding 2 weeks ago, yes, all by an unexpected oral promise when I was then CEO of my previous job at So-net. I made my promise by attending their wedding, the couple wish to return the favor by inviting me to OUTBACK - An American steakhouse for gratitude. I didn't decline their invitation for 2 reasons -- one is this might be a long waighing planning, one is I am looking up to this young person and wish to extend our friendship in some way.
the conversation is great, I found the reason why he resigned from So-net. it was not what I heard from Jay, the confrontations between colleages is minor, the key to push him out is the dysfuntional organization, no directions for these youn talent to follow, in a blur and non-performering organization, a man full of passion will soon decay., I respect his candid in sharing and learning the new family value their family is keeping - It's rare to see in the contemporary world that the younger generation wish to stay and raise the elder parent. I did admire the value this young man equipped.
Disney session wasn't as please as I thought, I am lucky to prepare for this session, preparing for 6 hours at home at least, without knowing there's a JD from Disney, Alex didn't send it to me and when we met last time, he mentioned something like since this is newly created postion, there's no written JD ... Oh my God, you were inviting to an important examination without know how the judges will shout the questiona, such a blind date conducted by professional executive recruiter is unbelivelier, well, I didn't take is too seriously. it happend. V. the person who I talked to speak too fast, too fast for anyone to think before come up with appropriate answer, If I am right, to find a great person to lead a new postion , it take time and patient to read the person, this is nothing related to efficiency.. I had a doubt about this organizatin. never mind.
Peter's memorial concert launch a giant step yesterday, the announce press party at LioFu hotel tell the people how it will take place. veteran gathering under one roof is interesting, this is Peter who networks up together, the only videos shown on screen is the collabrolation work we did in London with London Symphony Orchistra , my little speech came after the film and I did disclose the 3 stories happend before / at London, I didn't ruin Peter's credit , I won't but to tell the truth that almost everyone knows when initative project with Peter. chat with Mrs. Chang, son and daughter stayed in Taipei and running the Italian restaurant with anit... I should find time to meet them.
morning discussion for consolidate the Coaching / Training schedule is great. Celine is really a talent with strategy. and protecting me in every way she can.
CTS have no voice some, as Prime Minister Su resign last week, the change of cabinet should postpone any planned action upon all the govenmental related personel decision. the halt is a sign to bring be back to reality - keep my feel still on the groud of csr Community or maybe Inno culture.
Holding on to you
song by Terence Trent D'arby -- I play the tune this morning by 7 am when check the library of my music collection, a missed hit of my own, it hit me agian and again, holding on to you - the black soul in white flavor, I love the way DDT inteprete the song.... I delicate it to all the YOU.
Attending Jonathan's clinet performance last night at the library , this is the first time I saw him performing his love on stage. after all the years- more than 10 years, I only do the talking about music, how experience I am and my professional opinion about who SHOULD success in the music business, however, it lack the evidence of seeing one's passion on stage, checking ones' best love to expressed, we were lucky, I saw a differenct Jonathan on stage, expressing his love and passion to music, smooth all the audience with the melody he intepreted. I can feel an artist in his own style. and I can see how he eager to prove that he is committed to his love - no matter how difficult the road ahead, I feel proud of him and shed a little bit shame myself, I only do the talking, for decade without listing to his music..... I can hardly ruin a young talent. Mark didn't attend his son's performance, this is not on his prioity agenda and he never thought of letting the music career drive his son's head, 2 big flowers demo the love from family , which block the entrace of the auditorim, I am wondering if Mark ever see the flower he sent, I took picture of the flower and sent him the short message when completing my listening to Jonathan's performace.
setting a lunch for Chung-Chang - fleshing conductor of NSTO who return from Plague to Jonathan, I thought it may brining some sparkle at the dining table, it is, my prerequistie of setting 2 type of parenting model was wrong, graduating from National Taiwan University major in Chemical Engineering, C.C told his father about his decision of study music in Europe, I thought that dramatic life decision win his fathers' support at the first place, well, I was wrong then, it encoutering the same worries as Mark did to Jonathan, the model of success in music pave a new hope in front of Jonathan, I only the quality lunch did inspire Jonathan in a way.
Study Disney for a day and realize this is the best decision I can ever take at this moment of time. although I am not sure where fortune will take me, but I am ready to be the one and only candidate in the recuriting process, it didn't like Google, my profile is different and my mission to carry is differenent as well.
Fruit is giving up herself gradually, had dinner with her on Friady, chat about the coming mid-term examination, she don't take any responsibilty to the examine and express her decision to give up at least 3 courese without overcome the difficulity in learning. the remaining course to her is not a piece of cake as well. let go too easy will seeds the hardship in life, how can I explain it to her, I didn't know what's in my brain when I was 14 years old; last week, she bought some new clothes, her mother respect her own taste of fashion, she love to wear more exploure these days, as a father, I did worry about her safety, her appearacne looks older than normal girls, but her maturally in handling what's love and what's sex really put out a worry bomb. I don't have a say about it, who should communicate to her?
Parilize of left hand improved little by little, I am concider a minor elbow operation performing by Chung Hung, when? not sure yet.
wife suggested to move our dining table on Wed. have one side closer to wall, it create a new space in the first floor, when walling down the stairs, you won't block by the table and your can walk straight down, this is a great idea, it changed somethings.
Attending Mayor Hou's breakfast roundtable, the first time I listened to his speech, without slides, he can handled 40 minutes of non-nousence in public, well, a very good impression to all the picky audience. the last version he mentioned to echo his topic of the speech : building a Win-Win stratgy, he cited what Michael Porter published on HBR -- The Strategic CSR in corporation. a promoter for my business without paying any endose fees. some of YPOer watch me with a smile... great.
Tim share something about the Washan ROT ( Rent / Operate / Transfer ) project to me. the 15 years rental can produce some creative idea, I happen to attend Think Tank's seminar in creative industry the night before. so, it may bring another aspect to life.
Met with Taiwan Mobile, Daniel attend the lunch as a last minutes notice, it cause curioristy of Harvey - President of Taiwan Mobile ... before Daneil Tsui cames, his first question is : Who do I know better - Daniel or Richard? well, my response is none.. which is truth. they asked a lot of music business in the future and their plan in bulilding an investing platform across strait, althougt I am not in fond of returning to music business, but my expression is without reservation, if I can offer my help.
Grane Wang throwing bomb to Harold finally, althougt I set a clear cut to my consultancy in her career and evacuate myself from the triangle relationship between Harold . Grace and me, but she submit a propsal entitiled " Save my company - Sure win" claim to borrow 10 millions from Harold with a 10 years low-rate pay back, it shocked Harold, this is the first time I sense Harold in some degree of panic... he rush to see me, seeking my advise.. well, I know I should take it from here and have my own opinion about the situation, it present my ture value the Harold, rescure him from the white-kidnapped.
Alan from China Life Insurance - our client without sign off the contract hesitate to take the CSR initative these days, I was call for shooting this emergency, the engagement is excellent, I share with him the debate or mood in hesitation is the process of engaing in CSR, I didn't want him to bail out of the CSR prisnor, otherwise, the cost will be extreaming high for everyone. this is not to win in debating, but to exchange what's wrong in concepture, and how to produce a " Management approach '" before forming the Team building session.
David raise a Wei Wang presidency career to me on the day, I didn't reply with a quick NO, he it too agressive, so the following day when he called and relay a " submit my C.V." first, I knew he is knocking a wrong door , so, it will be great if we step back and think.. when it perfectly echo my accidential conversation with Mr. Lin - potentially YPOer about the succession of his family business - it endangerd career of my EMBA colleage's Mr. Yu (a professional manager hired by Mr. Lin's father ), a professional manager is hard to inherit from family business, I may face the same situration in Wei Wang even with the blessing of David. lucky to have room for digest.
Kwang Yang pitching on Tuesday is a very intersted session. we arrived Chayi by 5 pm and started our discussion at around 5:30 pm, Mr. Lee - Chairman of Kwang Yang is reluctant to discuss, he don't even want to follow the slide, but to teach me how to build a sound business model, I was humilated then, but for the mission of help Yuping, I put on my professional smile without debating with him, gratuding, we set the turning point in 3 diretion - why we need foundation as interface , how the investing in share and take the liability as share will benefit them and the role we plan is not to generate fund, but to help getting things down.. it's exciting to change the paradigm of the new hot turkey... well. wife's advise is near, we only perform up till now, the rest should go back to the Chen family... there family business. my wife - a great outsider and observor.
