Sunday, February 28, 2010

三好,三好;生好, 生好


做人有三好,生命自然好。
好事多做到, 福运自然到。
好话多说说,居心不用说。
好心多存点, 安心多一点。

Before Cycle Meet

What happens before cycle meetings of a company?

When cycle meeting is about to take place, one will start seeing the signs and symptoms of the approaching event.

Firstly, all will be busy getting prepared for the event, in particular, the management and the organizers of the event. Meetings after meetings will be conducted, in order to determined the contents and flow of the meetings. Late nights and working over the weekend is a norm, so is several sleepless nights for many due to the worries and stresses imposed on every tired minds trying so hard to make things possible.

And that is only at the management level. Down to the grassroots, where men are sent out to fight in this world of cruel competition. In addition to the many and increasing players in the field for the same piece of market pie, there are budget cuts and reduction in head counts. Thus, one would have to shoulder more responsibilities than before to produce the same, if not more, results. With the fixed amount of time allocated for each area over time coverage, the addition of a cycle meeting into the very tight schedule of each manpower means that each will have less time to work in order to reach their target sales. And for that, they would have to work harder and longer hours.

With more time spent on working and less time on resting, it is inevitable that many in the company will fall ill before the meet. Most notably, ailments with its nature in infection, pain and lethargy. An overworked mind and body means that the immune system of the body is low, thus the increase in the events of illness amoung those involved with the meeting.

Thus, it is advisable that reasonable amount of time be dedicated to the resting of the mind and the body, not only to allow sufficient rest for the participants, but also to allow the relative in time to achieve the coverage needed to satisfy the top management in their reports, and of course, the amount of sales to make everyone happy.