Sorry guys for not updating my blog recently. Well, there are several events happened to me which I would like to share with all of you. Recently, I have watched a Malay film title Lady Boss (2005) staring Ning Baizura, Saiful Apek, Erra Fazira and Yusry KRU (all are Malaysian artists). This film is a about Shiela a daughter of a successful entrepreneur in Malaysia. She has very strong personalities such as workaholic, efficient, strict and ego. She always pushes herself and her staff to the highest limit which she believes the only limit is the sky. Well, I not really wanted to talk about the film but while watching this film it reminds me of someone at my workplace. My Lady Boss! I’m going to share with you about my recent experience with her. The first event I would like to share with all of you!
On 20 Mar ’11, our section received a meeting invitation from our HQ to brief our VP on our status and commitment before meeting with other partners and customers. This meeting was organized on 31 Mar ’11 @ 04.30pm in KL. I had rejected the meeting because I has a meeting in Miri from 28 – 31 Mar’ 11 which our team believed (me and my two other colleagues) this meeting was also important. The meeting in Miri has been planned a month earlier with our partner, which I’m the team leader. On 29 Mar ‘11, my section boss, Mr. X, has gone to KL for another meeting. Since he was in KL, our team proposed for him to attend the meeting with VP. The next day he replied our mail by writing
I’m in Miri now unfortunately too late for the mail and I may not be available this week cause we have a program at Bintulu on the 1 April 2011 and our GM is also coming ..as for the pack I have not seen it personally but will check with the team on the contain..
After sending this email on 30 Mar ‘11, he manage to made a courtesy call to me and instruct me to go to KL on the same day by sending another email as follows
Earl OF D,
Please make yourself available for VP briefing, your colleagues can continue with the program..
I protested and informed him that all flights to KL are already full. I also mentioned the current program we attended is crucial and the progress of knowledge transfer been closely monitored by our VP. He accepted and we asked him to call Lady Boss to inform her. He said OK!
Next morning (the very same day to have a meeting with our VP) my colleague received a call from one of the manager. He asked one of us to go to KL for the meeting on 11.25am flight which I knew it is fully booked because I made an enquiry yesterday. So my team decided to make a call to our Lady Boss which both of us believes Mr. X has informed her yesterday. Still remember sharp at 08.31am she pick-up my call and we informed her about the issue. Suddenly, her “temperature” arouses and she scolds us badly like we couldn’t care less about the meeting. She even mentioned that currently only a junior executive been sent by another section. Me and my colleagues looking at each other with a surprise look and thought.
Aren't we junior executive too!!
When she started to blame our team and not Mr. X, we really pissed off. After hang up I made a call to travel agency and I'm lucky there is only one sit available due to one of the passenger cancelled last minute. I reached KLCC around 02.00pm and straight away to join my colleague at Lvl 4, KL Convention Centre to meet our Lady Boss. My heart was pounding so fast! and did not know what to expect! Finally, Lady Boss appeared and when she saw me she just smiling and asking for high five. She acts like nothing happen and I speechless!
We managed to brief VP accordingly and she satisfied with my performance. After the meeting she approached me and said that is why I want one of you to be here because I did not know what to update! I also took this opportunity to update her on my project team (mentioned about this project in previous post) current progress. I managed to have heart to heart talk on a certain issue which I believe it is crucial and critical for the project. Our VP came out of no where and ask us to look into all the safety issues listed pertaining to the project.
We will delayed the final execution project if the company need to take all the liabilities and responsibilities. All these issues must be resolved accordingly!
We nodded and speechless while looking to each other. Another issue to be highlighted for our regional office management!!
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