Woman In Irish Linen Shirt

Chapter 47:

I decided to take a gamble.

“Do I need to answer now?” I looked at her. Unlike her relaxation, I can say that it is the opposite of her. “This is not such a simple question. There are many aspects to consider.”

She suddenly smiled: “No, of course not. I just want to chat with you casually, you know, sometimes you can see a lot of new things from a different angle…If you can write it in a file, of course it’s great, but you may find it difficult to find and do The time for this job. So I thought, it would be nice for us to talk briefly. Do you mind?”

“No.” I know in my heart, this is for me to do BCG work.

In fact, it’s okay to talk to her. This kind of hostility between us is very subtle. Previously, they were so stiff with Kevin and others. As soon as the foreign enemy came, we didn’t mean to cooperate with each other. No one is an eternal enemy. The big boss also said let me follow the trend, if BCG’s will is really the general trend, the trend is right.

It’s just that I think the company can still wrestle with it, and it’s inevitable to have a disagreement with the big boss.

“When controlling floods, blindly blocking is very inefficient, and sometimes it has the opposite effect.” I said, “If I were a decision maker, I should consider building communication channels while also providing checks and balances. ‘Balance’ is the desire of both sides, which is determined by the position. Simply relying on methodology to avoid it is not realistic to me.”

Miss Pan De thoughtfully asked: “Do you have any specific ideas?”

“Very simple. Let the parent company manage the money.”

Miss Pan De squinted her eyes and smiled again: “Then they quarrel for a long time every time they have a meeting. A company that is not financially independent is not a company.”

“It doesn’t have to be in the form of a subsidiary. An independent financial institution is set up, and more than half of the decision-makers are controlled by the parent company’s HR…” I didn’t finish my words, but the meaning is already there. I continued: “This is more like finding a place for arbitration for the two companies. A new communication channel. Communication, communication, I think this is one of the things we would like to see most.”

“It’s very unconventional,” she was interested, “but it’s constructive.”

“Just chat casually, like you asked.” I shrugged.

“How does the subsidiary achieve balance with the parent company?”

I didn’t expect her to ask that. In my opinion, splitting the company is just a stopgap measure. The purpose is to drive away the founder faction headed by the big boss. Sooner or later, the subsidiary will swallow up the dismembered empty shell and become a new generation of crab shells.

But because there is nothing to say, I just answered her casually: “The subsidiary’s business itself can act as a check and balance. This new company is mainly centered on two departments, right? Business development directly affects the future. The layout, although the overall goal may be negotiated by both parties, the executive has always controlled a great deal of autonomy. Without employees, the board of directors is nothing.”

She obviously listened very seriously and nodded: “Let me think about it.”

“Good.” I waited obediently.

There is a breathtaking beauty in her thinking. Most people are unconsciously attracted to beautiful things, and the long evolution has made the instinct to pursue beauty a constant rule in the world. I didn’t feel impatient at all-it’s better to say that, out of the context of confrontation, I actually have the illusion of enjoying time a little bit.

She would fluff her hair occasionally, even if it didn’t slip off. Maybe it was her habit. Attentive woman, charm can reach the extreme, I don’t know how long I stayed there, even a trace of distracting thoughts hasn’t flashed through my mind.

She was all in her eyes.

“Let you wait a long time.” She returned to her senses. She seemed to be surprised that it took so long, and she was a little shy when she laughed, “Well, your plan is actually very simple… but the more I think about it, the more interesting it becomes. There should be a lot of digging space in actual implementation, and I–I can’t even think of a better alternative. Can the truth in simplicity be mastered only by people who work on the front line?”

“Wow. Thank you.” She praised her sincerely. I dumbly said with a smile, “I think that different jobs, different, especially cross-regional business experience, bring a professional, more The difference in perspective. The position sometimes deceives people, and sometimes it is indispensable.”

“It’s indispensable at any time.” She added, “You have inspired me a lot. Thank you.”

I had a flash of inspiration and said, “I also want to thank you. You have provided inspiration for my training work the day after tomorrow.”

With a look of disbelief, she asked playfully, “Isn’t Thursday Vesak Day?”

I laughed: “It’s past zero now, Sonia, it’s Wednesday already.”

She was startled, and then smiled: “Should we say’good night’?”

“Okay.” The atmosphere was just right, and I couldn’t bear to pull away abruptly, and exchanged goodnight with her.

I was in a daze until the video was hung up. The brain that was still working at midnight was exhausted and excited, and there was an inexplicable jump. Like a schoolboy after school on Friday, carrying a schoolbag and jumping around and driving me, as if the kind of simple happiness is at my fingertips, as if my lightness is right. should.

I didn’t work overtime anymore, but I didn’t dare to fall asleep.

My joy is just a bubble.

But I want to stay in there for a while longer.

Today is the training for colleagues who are promoted as managers in the new year. Because it is closer to the experience sharing and question-and-answer meeting format, I didn’t make much preparation. I connected the tablet to display on the main interface, occasionally writing and drawing, saving the time of making slides.

“Does anyone know what a Fermi problem is?” Because the main screen is my tablet presentation, I drank habitually after speaking. I was ill before and I felt lingering. When I was busy working from home, I often kept dripping and it was not good for my skin.

“It’s an estimation method.” Someone said, “When faced with a problem with an unknown result, divide it into smaller problems with known results to get a relatively accurate guess. Through Fermi estimation, We can easily come up with some range of answers that seem impossible.”

“Perfect answer, thank you.” I was silent for two seconds on purpose, and said, “Everyone—quick question and answer: how many Starbucks are there in Singapore? Ten seconds.”

Suddenly, there was a lot of gradual pulling of chairs from the earphones. I laughed inwardly, asking you to distract yourself. It’s all right now. Of course, there are people who listen carefully, but passive acceptance is one thing, and active use of the brain is another. I didn’t intend to embarrass them. Even if they are not good at this kind of estimation work, they should be more flexible in their thinking. At this moment, open the official website and count them to get results.

Unexpectedly, someone answered soon: “If you don’t count the outer islands, there are about thirty.”

I glanced at the name in the lower right corner, passerby C. It turns out that he is a manager.

“Excellent guess, Mr. Wang.” His name is spelled in Hokkien, and I can’t pronounce it, so I didn’t mention it at all. “Time is running, hurry up, what’s the answer?”

“Thirty-two.”

“Thirty-three.”

Several people began to report random numbers next to passer C’s guesses-of course, whether they were guessing randomly is a free testimony. One daring reported forty, so that the latecomers were quiet for a while. Ten seconds have come, and I didn’t let them go, so I said, “There is a small organization here. When you are thinking about it, you must not only be aware of the general situation, but also Starbucks’ store strategy, Singapore’s population and office area, etc. And so on, these can be applied to Singapore, but also to Tokyo or Shanghai.

“But what’s so special about Singapore? Compared to Shanghai or Tokyo, Singapore’s main island has a much smaller footprint. In addition, you should also consider Changi Airport-interesting little knowledge. There are four Starbucks, large and small, in the airport. You can’t even find them all on the Starbucks website.”

“What is the correct answer?” someone asked.

“Let me say,’Forty’ is the closest number.” I turned off the screen presentation, “You can find the precise answer by yourself. Those who guess correctly can have a work lunch with me after returning to normal work. My treat-oh, of course the first colleague who makes a guess can also win the reward, but we must ensure that each person’s consumption does not exceed fifty new.”

Everyone smiled very cooperatively.

I asked my colleague from “Forty” and passer-by C to talk about their own estimation ideas, and made some supplements, and then said: “There is one thing that I hope will make you pay attention to it. Look at the problem. The different perspectives are very important. I know that the colleagues who participated in this event come from many departments. We have different divisions of labor. We may not even meet in the past. Under such circumstances, it is inevitable to simply talk about methodology. pale.

“But this is not to say that our exchanges have no constructive meaning and cannot help ordinary business. People’s positions are always present, remember this, and experience with your heart. I believe you will get something you have never seen before. New perspective—it’s time for questions.”

The colleagues who participated in the training were more enthusiastic, and I did not meet again, so I extended the questioning session for another half an hour. Afterwards, I didn’t accidentally receive a separate message from the two “winners”. This was originally my goal, and now it has been achieved, but it is not surprising.

Passer-by C introduced himself and said that his name was written as “Wang Wenbin” and how to pronounce it. He was very meticulous. Before I could say anything, he typed to express his gratitude for today’s training, which made people unconsciously impressed him a bit better. Originally, I was still hesitating how to get on this line. Passer-by C rushed to deliver it, saving me time and effort.

But the reason for this is hard to say.

Fermi’s estimation does not apply to people’s hearts after all.

HR was present during the training. Online work makes everything standardized. Huilin and I have no room for greetings. Although people can always create opportunities, when everything becomes deliberate, communication is like a meeting, and every sentence is recorded. And when you are tacit…

Huilin’s call request was dialed.