Chapter 59: Every boss is a life coach
Can't think, don't dare to think, after Dad leaves, as soon as she calms down, tears will flow involuntarily, Ning Qian can't imagine how she would spend this most difficult day without the company of the day.
Unfortunately, I had to go back to Hong Kong the next day.
The two hugged tightly and parted reluctantly, compared with the previous free and easy, now they are becoming more and more entangled.
"Soon, we'll be together!" Comforting Ning Qian during the day.
Luckily there is work, fortunately the work is busy, and all the pain can be diluted. The nature of the day's work requires endless business trips, in fact, Ning Qian is also. Although the industries are different, the degree of busyness is completely similar, and early morning calls have become the norm in their lives.
Ning Qian is getting thinner and thinner, and when a strong wind blows in Beijing, almost the entire Huajing people are worried about whether she will be blown away? Even Alan couldn't stand it, so he asked Aimee to go to the hospital where his wife worked for a full medical check-up to see if there was anything wrong. The results of the medical examination came out, and the doctor concluded that it was better to change the busy schedule and change jobs. Hearing this conclusion, Alan said indignantly: "Change jobs? How can it! You don't think I let you go for this checkup. ”
Alan is an authentic marketing regular with professionalism, patience and openness that other bosses don't have. He encourages and supports Aimee to do all kinds of innovations, and as long as she dares to think, he dares to sign up. Together with Ernison, they created China's first beverage consumer and retail channel survey platform, and developed the first batch of elevator advertisements in China, outdoor advertisements for community chessboard tables and chairs, and the first innovative tea beverage in China...... With so many firsts, there is a lot of demand for Alan to be the general manager of the newly established Youjia Food Company in China – of course, with strong business ability, good performance, handsome people and good reputation, Alan is the perfect boss in every aspect.
TWJ's Thomas is a celebrity in the advertising industry, many people are proud to be able to take a photo with him, supervisors at all levels of the marketing department of Youjia, managers, and even directors, although all of them are leaders with unique skills, but they are all very young, they worship Thomas very much, and Thomas's aura is indeed very strong.
Youjia often asks Thomas to give lectures when organizing marketer trainings. When the advertising agency continues to give lectures to customers, in his eyes, he will think more and more that you, Party A, are a group of stunned young people with no ability, no ability and no experience, coupled with the arranged marriage of the 4A advertising cooperation company designated by Youjia Global, so that Thomas has great confidence and superiority. He even thought: How do you know how to spend money? Your money can only be handed over to me, and I will make the decision for you!
There are many categories and brands under Youjia, and TWJ has almost all the strong brands with high budgets under its umbrella, only Alan and Aimee have always wanted to break through, but for so long, there is still only a plane business in Beijing through IF's merger and acquisition.
Thomas's usual and effective moves, commanding and pressing on the brand, don't work at all in front of Alan and Aimee, who are always polite and honest, but just don't fall into his trap. It wasn't until Thomas finally couldn't bear it anymore, put down his body, looked for them many times, and talked about his profession calmly, that Aimee let go of a new product launch plan for TWJ to try to cooperate. Alan is very supportive of Aimee's search for partners not for fame, not for power, but for brand tone and development. TWJ did not dare to slack off on the case that was finally obtained, the team was very devoted, and the cooperation gradually became smooth, Thomas never dared to be as arrogant to them as other excellent marketing teams.
The fierce battle for the position of general manager of Youjia Food Company made everyone fall through the glasses: in the end, all the favored candidates were wiped out and returned to their respective countries, and Alan was not only not promoted, but was also forced to return to the Netherlands. The day before Alan received the transfer notice, he was still watching the market with Aimee, Danny, and Wilson. He has only looked at the food and beverage and daily chemical area, but he actually went around to the clothing area, picked out a women's wool scarf, and after buying the order, he put it directly on Aimee's neck. "It's too cold outside, you're so thin, wear a scarf to keep warm." The expressions of the other three male colleagues were a little strange, Alan said: "Don't think too much, you are men, you should take care of yourself, and it is a gentleman's duty to take care of women." "Yes, in Aimee's heart, Alan, who always helps with the luggage when he travels, never criticizes and criticizes, never gives only the most patient guidance, always enthusiastically encourages, and never comes out to defend his subordinates in the first place, is the best boss and a true gentleman!
After receiving the transfer notice, Alan came to Aimee with a document, and Aimee saw that it was actually a handwritten and autographed recommendation letter from Alan, in which Aimee's professional ability, personality, personality and hobbies were comprehensively and thoroughly analyzed, and he gave extremely warm praise.
"My return to China this time is a failure of office politics. In the eyes of many people, you and I are in the same line, and I don't want my departure to affect your development. With this letter of recommendation, you can use it whether you change a category within Youjia or look for a job outside. Aimee, you are indeed a rare and good partner in my work, and I have enjoyed working with you and our team for the past few years. See you in the Netherlands later! ”
Aimee once again watched as the talented and impeccable good boss who had given him countless help and explanations, countless support and encouragement, left with a full stomach of unwillingness and unwillingness. She began to feel uneasy, confused, and even frightened: Is it a place where I can work for the rest of my life? As long as you have the ability and are willing to work hard, you will definitely be recognized - this has always been thought to be inevitable, why does it seem more like an accident?
Alan's estimate was correct, not long after he left, the headquarters began to investigate the team he managed one by one, and it was a reckoning posture. Young soon had to leave China and return to England; Wilson was a salesman, who was not greatly affected and returned to Shanghai, but changed to report to the original sales director in Shanghai, which was equivalent to a change of direction and demotion; Danny resolutely said a lot of things Alan is not, which is very in line with the will of the establishment, promoted to the financial director of the food, and fully took over the finances of the entire Youjia Food Company, and it is said that the salary has risen a lot; Aimee, seeking truth from facts and doing things wholeheartedly, the people in the investigation team still think that she is very much in line with the current job requirements, and she will not be promoted or demoted.
After a fierce competition and bloodbath, the general manager of Youjia China Food Company actually became Hanson recruited from outside. Hanson, with a round face, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looks smiling, and compared with Alan and the previous group of foreigners with different personalities, he looks very gentle and cute, harmless to humans and animals, and his strong Taiwanese accent looks even more affinity. Before Hanson came, three foreigners were in charge of three categories with three senior marketing managers. After the position of general manager that the three foreigners were originally vying for was won by Hanson, who fell from the sky, in order to reduce competition, he decided to save money and concurrently serve as the marketing director himself, directly managing the three senior marketing managers.
Originally, no matter how senior the marketing manager is, no matter how strong the ability is, no matter how powerful the power is, there is no threat to the general manager, but Youjia is a market-driven company, and these three marketing managers are responsible for the business indicators of their respective categories and brands, so to speak, in fact, they are a small general manager.
Soon, there was one person who made Hanson feel very insecure: Aimee. She is responsible for the business, the turnover accounts for more than 65% of the whole company, and she is a native of the old family. Although she looks young, she listens to her from top to bottom wherever she goes, especially even the most difficult sales. When the sales conference was held, Hanson did his best to give a speech, he thought that he had overdrawn all the humor cells, the salespeople below were still numb, and some even snored openly, and as soon as Aimee came on stage, they began to cheer, as soon as she spoke, the audience began to be inexplicably excited, singing and harmonizing with her, laughter, applause, natural and casual.
There are also high-level executives from the headquarters, who will always call her directly to come over for a meeting, ask questions, and be familiar with enthusiasm, as if he, the general manager, does not exist. At first, Hanson was just silently observing, secretly unhappy, but as time went on, he realized more and more that as long as Aimee was still in You's house for a day, he wouldn't be at peace for a day.
He decided to give her some strong stimulation and let her go on her own.
At the regular management meeting, Aimee finished the work report, and her colleagues applauded in admiration. Hanson also praised with a smile: "Aimee really cares and speaks very well!" He saw Aimee smile calmly and said, "Thank you boss for your encouragement." ”
"But what do you mean by a girl saying that she wants to do so much? Have you seen her ambitious? His face was smiling, but his tone was chilling. Everyone, look at me, I look at you, there is silence. Aimee didn't squeak either, she felt that compared with the methods of Shenzhen Wuzong back then, Hanson just said a few words in the sour manner, which did not have any lethal effect on her at all.
Aimee worked day and night, she knocked on the door of the office, saying that she wanted to ask her boss for advice, Hanson quickly packed her bag and said very principledly: "I won't work overtime!" Unless there are any special circumstances, I will make sure to be home on time at 7 p.m. to accompany my wife and children to dinner. I think family is the most important thing! You say you're a girl, working overtime like this every day, what are you trying to do? ”
The boss and team in charge of food and beverage at the marketing headquarters in the UK came to Shanghai, saying that the purpose of this trip is to vigorously support the Chinese market and expand this category. Hanson told Aimee, "This meeting is too high-level for you to attend." Aimee prepared all the documents that might be needed for the meeting in advance and gave it to Hanson. The bosses listened and asked questions, and Hanson was so open that he was asked, and the boss waved his hand and said, "You can let Aimee come to the meeting!" ”
Hanson really couldn't help it, so he called Aimee over, and she answered fluently. The bosses are very happy and praise Aimee for being really visionary, insightful and powerful! Aimee quickly said, "It was my boss Hanson who explained and guided me to do this. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have thought of such an angle and such an in-depth analysis. ”
The boss of the headquarters proposed to transfer Aimee to the United Kingdom, and Hanson knew that according to the practice of the excellent family, she would have to be promoted after running around the headquarters for a while, and she would have to be promoted, for two years and half a year. There are also these people at the headquarters, who have known her for many years, and they only have a relationship with me, so how can I compete with her? So, he hurriedly said to the boss who invited Aimee to dinner: "I'm sorry, Aimee is very busy, and I have to fly back to Beijing tonight, so I can't attend dinner." ”
"Aimee is very important, and we can't do without her in China. Let's talk about rotation in a few years. "All the reasons Hanson said are irrefutable and smooth to complete.
Finally, Hanson agreed to go on a business trip to see the market with sales, and he asked Aimee to go with him. When they came to the county-level market in Shanxi, Aimee and the local sales team discussed how to improve the display, and the salesman was ashamed to say, "You're right, this is a good move!" When we do this, it is easier for consumers to see our products. Hanson said in front of a group of sales and store owners: "I don't think it's necessary for our excellent products to be sold in such a place." Everyone was stunned.
"Our excellent brand, can be placed in such a place, it is already overfulfilled the task, what kind of display? We are a big company, a big brand, and the consumers here, can they afford it? You're really going to find something to do for yourself. ”
"You say, she's a girl, she can't go home to give birth, and she runs around with a bunch of men every day, what is she trying to do? Do you want to be a general manager? ”
"My heartwarming, you say, did Hanson target me intentionally?" Ning Qian will pour these things into the day.
"People are inherently different. You can pay more attention to your communication style, make your boss feel more comfortable, and make him less wary of you. Don't push yourself, though, you've done a great job! Daylight always gave her methods and encouragement at the same time, and even said: "Coriander baby, the most important thing for you is to make yourself happy!" If you're happy, you keep doing it, and if you're not happy, you're like your boss said, go home and have a baby. ”
"That's not good, even if I go home to have a baby, it should be because I am happy and like children. I didn't want to be a deserter, because I couldn't solve it, so I went home in disgrace. ”
I like her strength to face difficulties during the day.
But how do you know what kind of road your boss will lay in front of you, or what kind of hole he will dig?