Whiteboard infinity

by Sin-Yaw Wang

And I will always remember you - July 9, 2008

There are more tears shed in my office these two weeks than the combined of my entire career. They tore my heart. Three years ago, I came to Beijing to accomplish four goals: Improve engineering's operational efficiency to the parity of any other site in the world. Cultivate its talents as a first class engineering center. Strengthen the collaborative ties with the sales force to engender Sun's business and presence in China. Improve the executive level communication between China...
http://blogs.sun.com/syw/entry/and_i_will_always_remember

But why Sin-Yaw. - July 8, 2008

This article is just a bit more self-serving than my average. How should a company deal with its senior ranked that are away from headquarters, where power and influences concentrate, particularly those temporarily assigned abroad Let me decompose this question into 3 scenarios: If the company send someone away for a multi-year full-time training, with pay and all expenses taken care of. What happens when the person completes it If the company dispatch a senior person to handle a difficult...
http://blogs.sun.com/syw/entry/but_why_sin_yaw

Go for Gold - July 3, 2008

Cross posted at http:www.nomadicminds.org Humor me. Have a piece of paper and draw the productivity curve of yourself over the next 15 years. Most people's curve steeply go upward during their younger years (30 to 45) and flattens out as they age (50+). Humor me again. Draw a curve of China's economoic growth over the next 15 years. If you think the break-neck speed will continue forever, you are crazy. Most people predict a gradually flattening curve after about 10 years. If you are 27..
http://blogs.sun.com/syw/entry/go_for_gold

Diversity is Gold - July 1, 2008

Cross posted at http:www.nomadicminds.org No. It is useless to counts people's ethnic origins. What turns diversity into a competitive advantage is the difference in philosophy, perspective, or approaches to problem solving. In "The Wisdom of Crowds" James Surowiecki made a point that individuals in a group must be different and independent otherwise the wisdom disappeared. And I also found the peril of global thinking. Too many company thinks globally by insisting the same policies,...
http://blogs.sun.com/syw/entry/diversity_is_gold