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No. 1: Become a small picture kind of boss
It’s critical that you help everyone understand the overall goals and objectives of the organization. But don’t forget that the best leaders also help translate those goals down to the smallest details of individual jobs and help their employees make the connection. Learn to help everyone — at every level — understand how his or her specific contribution can make the whole organization more successful.

No. 2: Develop your memory
Think back to the first time a highly respected leader remembered your name. It felt pretty good, right? Like you counted. The best leaders remember names, job roles, hobbies, partner’s names, and more. It’s amazing to watch them go through a series of meetings and see just how good their memories are. And it pays off — people work harder for leaders who care enough to remember personal things about them.

No. 3: Track how you spend your time
The best leaders and managers spend their time where the biggest payoff is likely to come. But despite their best intentions, many leaders spend too much time on fighting fires or dealing with problem people. To see how you’re doing, regularly take out your calendar and review how much of your time you spent with who and on what. If you see a pattern in your behavior — like investing too much time dealing with the whiny guy who always has troubles in his department instead of with the positive guy who always delivers on his commitments, you may want to make some changes to your time management.

No. 4: Don’t demi-task
Do you listen 100 percent of the time or are you usually mentally engaged in several things at once? Effective leaders know that NOBODY can multi-task effectively over the long haul. They’ve figured out how to focus with laser-like precision. Their team members learn that their boss is really on top of things and can’t be bluffed. This makes the team better at being clear and precise in their communications to you. And that saves time and energy for everyone.

No. 5: Nuke the Blackberry when you’re at home
Many executives feel the organization would fall apart without them. They think it s imperative to always be available to take a message and “fix” things. But, lots of very successful leaders relegate voicemails and emails after hours to a bare minimum. They can do that because they have a great team in place and they trust the people who work for them. And, the bottom line is that your time AWAY from work is critical for remaining mentally sharp, creative, and motivated.

These are just few of the ways IT leaders can build a more successful organization, and I’ll leave you with one more: Celebrate success. Even in downtimes, you can find something that’s going well and mention it during your meetings or in emails. When you celebrate the little wins, you encourage more of the same behavior from others. And soon, you’ll have bigger things to celebrate.

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It wasn’t a smooth beginning of October. It was sad, disappointing, exciting, threatening and surprising.
Despite the good ending of a wonderful September where my best buddy had his wedding, it was just a series of failures when people tried to challenge my E.Q. I am obviously, far and away to be a proactive person, although I keep saying that I am learning to be one.

The first incident should be Disaster #2 with him. Don’t want to complain anymore, I have to learn to trust him, although he said he isn’t sure what to do himself. I believe, as long as his heart is with me, I need not worry.

It was the second incident that happened around the office that triggered my anger the most. No wonder people always say, ‘doing good deeds will not surely getting good returns’. 好心没好报, 想别人开心, 反而自己受伤害。 I never expect to get any good return anyway. Being happy with everyone is already my best reward.
I know the reason why that person want to do something to against me. He is trying to get my attention but too bad, what he did did not just invoked my anger and sadness but also a reason to give him a “slap” and wake him up to face the reality. The reality is, ‘Haw’ already found a new cheese and she wishing that ‘Hem’ too, will start moving and accept change! I think I can apply the “Who Moved my Cheese” story here.
Haw has been trying to ignore, keep quiet and never respond to any of his action. She does not feel guilty because she knows she did the right thing to move away from the cheese-less station. It just won’t work.
Hem, on the other hand, torturing himself, being negative, being soul-less, getting worse than just being an introvert. Haw doesn’t want to see Hem behaving like this. But keeping quiet will not help. She is sure time can help. But to her dismay, Hem is still hiding at that cheese-less station feeling miserable everyday.
Haw has to ‘bark’, no choice. Haw decided that it’s time to play the cruel part.
Haw even showed to Hem what’s the new cheese look like. Showed him how Haw is happy and contended by moving on to a new cheese. Haw wishes Hem can start moving and leave that place. Keep moving please!

After all, I think, and strongly believe this Haw and Hem story is just the reflection of my karma. KARMA.
Yes, I was once a Hem. A stubborn, stupid, not willing to move Hem. Another Haw already got married.
Today saw his wedding dinner pictures. Staring deeply into his face, looking at his expression. I asked myself, ‘…what do I feel?’. Weird, I can’t describe. What is this feeling? Does not hurt but heavy…weird, just weird. I then asked GE, he said those are a ‘so close yet so far’ feeling, That is someone who was once so close to you. Yes, exactly. Life is so unpredictable, but believe it or not, I am sure almost everyone in the world will experience this kind of feeling in their lifetime. Now I experience it, later someone else will do when they are looking at my soon to be wedding pictures. I believe so, I really do. This is call KARMA.

Okay, back to the next unexpected incident that eventually took a sharp turn.
It could end up to be a misery but thank god I heard voices all over that we have to appreciate what we have. Miscommunication can be solved, lack of understanding can be solved, disagreement can be solved…with one word, ‘LOVE’. As long as we still love each other, there is nothing such as impossible.
Thank you Chee Yan, I heard you.
What came to my surprise was how guys are so sensitive when I blog about our story. Erm, maybe I should learn to ask for permission. I will never give up writing my personal feelings on my blog. The contentment of writing and re-reading it is such a wonderful experience.
We then finally came to a conclusion by being more systematic. We kept a list of each others like and don’t like list. In the future, we’ll look at where we can tolerate and improve for each other. Haha, thinking about that now, I think thats the report card for each other after 6 months probation period.
When someone said he is an ‘intern’, I told him, ‘…your probation almost fail’. lol

Want to see my report card?

reportcard

And his? Cannot be disclosed here, he won’t let me do so.

I have to thank god, after we managed to survive through this incident, our love bond got stronger and he does talk sweetly to me sometimes. I have confidence, we can go longer with this.

ongkiandhim

I hope the next next and next weeks of October will be happy ones. My favorite month, October :D

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Category: Daily  

#7 Surrogates (english) **** 4 stars (surprisingly very good)

I thought this is just another Terminator alike movie. (I wish the poster can be something different).
When he asked if we want to watch a movie, I immediately know it must be “Surrogates” since I am sure he must be excited with this “kind” of movie. It turned out to be a mistake to think its “kind” is something similar to Terminator. This one, however, I feel is more attractive, leaving me plenty rooms of imagination after finished watching. I am every now and then thinking, which should my “unit” looks like? Carina Lau? Michelle Reis? Maggie Cheung? Does the “unit” eat? drink? sex???

surrogates-poster

Recommended.

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Category: Movies  

Settled already. No need B.U.
Now we got agreement on hand. At least next time fight, we got a limit.

雨过天晴 (雨過天晴)
[yǔguòtiānqíng]

1. the sun shines again after the rain—after gloom comes brightness
雨过天晴

taken from nciku

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The first class was missed. Actually, I didn’t intend to take up this module this semester, only planned for Strategic Management. But I think I will like Marketing and thinking to attend class without exam. But once entered, I was so into it that I even found a group and marked my attendance. Erm, still thinking whether I should take up, since I am not too satisfied with the group members (most of them are non working). I know to work with non working group members will create a lot of schedule conflicts, just like what happened in Innovation Management last time.

Note that this time I didn’t stick to SCH because I want to be more independent. I didn’t even bother to be in the same group as him. Well, just go our own way. I am thinking to meet more new friends. After all, I paid so much to meet more people and share new experiences.
The professor Dr.Nelson, from Nigeria, I believe. Written many books before. And he is quite funny. Not too much, not too bored. Just nice. The debate of McDonald and McCurry was interesting.

nelsonndubisi

Looking at him gets me reminded me of Danger, my Innovation Management group mate. Wonder how is he doing now. Doesn’t know why, I think this name, “Danger” is really cool.

After about 5 months since the last semester, I was kinda excited to attend classes again. Worrying the lecturer might be those Whites whom I can’t catch up with their English accent, thank god this round is better, at least I can understand Prof. Nelson’s English, although sometimes pronounce ‘Characteristics’ as ‘Karakteristiks’.

Students are a lot, I think should be around 150. The classroom was full. Many new faces although some old boring faces like Tom, Nicholas, Lili were also there. There were quite a number of proactive students but some were just lame asking stupid question. Really lame. (How does financial ability contribute to Marketing strategy?) Duh! No money how to advertise on TV???

Again, although I am much prepared and experienced this semester, I am still lacking confidence, does not dare to speak out loud. I have to keep reminding myself, “hey Ongki, you can do better than them! You did it! Go and do more and better”. I met Ali, the guy who played a great role in my last semester modules. He said I can do Marketing. Injected some confidence in me too. Well, I surely can do better. Want to maintain my straight A’s record.

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Category: MBA  

I appreciate and thank MD for giving us his Wii, and even bring back to Thailand for periodical update and kind enough to buy us the new motion plus controllers. I do not know how else to thank him, except by really fully utilizing it to relax after work.

I want everyone else in the office to feel the same. I decided to organize the Wii competition. We have been hosting it for two years in a row. It was fun and can feel the excitement and more interaction between team members. I hope the same this year. But unfortunately, it was a hectic thing for me, because there are almost 40 participants. I have to randomly put people’s name into each team. I ask everyone to register their own name into team but no one is moving, so I have to make the decision.
The time limitation is a constrain. Most interns will not be available starting this week. The game schedule cannot be too long. Everything has to be fast. Everything has to depend one me. Even buying new batteries has to wait for me.

Ok, it’s fine, i don’t mind doing these because I am the one who wishes to have the competition.
But hey! When the team lose, people says unfair cox they don’t get to choose their own team member.
When some team members, like the interns can’t come because they have ended their internship and I allow replacement players, people said it’s not fair. When these people being childish by withdrawing from the game, people says ‘….blame the organizers’. F*CK!!!!

The point is, there is people out there who just want to make my life miserable. I don’t wish them to thank me, but at least be cooperative. My intention of this competition is just for everyone to have fun! Why must it follow strict rules like, losing if player can’t come?? They just want to go against me. Want me to have problem, want me to feel miserable.
Come on, just for fun…as if betting RM1 million game? Only RM10, ok?
I was too angry, and then throw the white board marker pens and eraser on the floor, in front of them.
Long time never been this angry already. Cried. Toilet bowl is my best friend when I cry at work.
At least the bowl give a place for me to sit, as if comforting me. How about those people? None of them giving me supports. All just bully me.

At this moment, he sent me sms, giving me the answer that I was urging him. I call him and upon hearing his voice, I can’t help but to cry again. And that’s how I forgive him again. Aih, he made me cry the night before. Now I cry in front of him because of someone else. Am I meant to just cry?

I think I have to change my personality? Being too kind, wishing to please people is such a difficult thing to do.
To please these people, I will make some other people not happy. To please those people, someone may get offended.

So difficult to be proactive? I want to make things happen. But to make things out of these really very non proactive people, (or people who don’t want to react for me), are as difficult as jumping from a 18 floors building.

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The first disaster happened for the first time about 6 months back. I can’t believe the very same disaster will happen twice. Did I over-estimated myself? or under-estimated the other party? or equally over-estimated him?
I thought he can and already handled. I leave it to him to “do something” but it didn’t work too well.
Feel my heart bleeding and I wish to give up :(
I am angry, sad and dissapointed, not because he failed me but I failed myself.
I failed to make him mine 100%. I am that type of girl who can’t accept 99%. It must and have to be 100%.
And now, what should I do??????

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A very nice song, from Talentime. Local production. I love especially the er-hu effect at the middle.
Brilliant compose!

So long, fare thee well
The dancer and the dancing days have taken leave and fell
So turn down this bed of stone
Quench me with the deadly nightshade from the rose that you belong

The long December rain is falling now
Running down on streets to nowhere
Music is my life you’re my sweetest nightingale
But I can’t hear it here no more
And I go
I go

Hush now, don’t shake or break
Words have fallen silent like soldiers to the grave
No matter what they do or say
Lay me on the sleepy meadow by the tracks upon your face

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Category: Lyrics  

#12 UP (Cartoon), **** 4 stars (worth my time)

I heard from almost everyone that this movie is good. We have been trying to get ticket few times but was disappointed. This evening however, we made it! Although my mood wasn’t that good, but the movie made me laugh so much. It is very meaningful.
After the movie, we had short discussion, I said, ‘…do not let go off your dream’. I also said, ‘..it’s not really the ending whether he can fulfill his -crossed-heart promise that matters, it’s the process that means, which explains the scene where Mr.Fred flips the Adventure book and realized his wife puts the lovely pictures of them together. We both agree this is the most touching scene of all.
I learnt this phrase,

Cross One’s Heart – If you say something from the heart or from the bottom of your heart, you sincerely mean what you say.

up_pixar-2

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Category: Movies