After Mr. Xiang divorced, the president regretted it

As the night deepened and the lights came on, the city finally quieted down like a tired beast. However, the office on the top floor of Xiang Group was still brightly lit. Xiang Yu sat alone behind the large desk, holding a cup of cold coffee in his hand, staring blankly at the flashing neon lights outside the window.

On the table in front of him, there was a photo of Yan Jin and her daughter smiling like flowers. He brought it from home specially. Since Yan Jin left with her daughter, this photo has become his only comfort.

Memories came flooding back, and those details that were once ignored now seemed extremely clear. He remembered Yan Jin getting up early every day to prepare breakfast for him, how she silently handled the company's affairs, and how she gently took care of her daughter... These scenes that he used to be accustomed to now pierced his heart like needles.

"I'm such a bastard..." Xiang Yu closed his eyes in pain and squeezed out these words from his teeth. He finally realized how wrong he was. He took Yan Jin's kindness to him for granted and regarded her efforts as dispensable. It was not until he lost her that he realized how precious the treasure he once had was.

At this time, there was a knock on the office door, and Vice President Wu walked in. He slammed a document heavily on Xiang Yu's desk, "Mr. Xiang, this is my objection to your reform plan, I hope you will seriously consider it!"

Vice President Wu is a veteran of the company and has always been eyeing Xiang Yu's decision-making power. This time Xiang Yu's drastic reforms have touched the interests of many people within the group, and Vice President Wu is one of them. He seized this opportunity to publicly question Xiang Yu's ability and even accused him of losing his mind because of the blow of divorce and disregarding the interests of the group for personal feelings.

"Mr. Xiang, you can't risk the future of the entire group because of a personal matter!" Vice President Wu said sternly, "What you are doing now is totally unlike that of a qualified leader!"

Xiang Yu didn't say anything, just looked at him coldly. He knew that Vice President Wu's words were not completely unreasonable, but his determination to reform would not change. He took a deep breath and slowly said, "Old Wu, I know what you are worried about..." "Old Wu, I know what you are worried about, but this reform is imperative." Xiang Yu's tone was firm, and his eyes showed an unquestionable determination, "The group has developed to this day, and the problems have accumulated for a long time. If we don't change, we will be eliminated by the market sooner or later."

Vice President Wu wanted to say something else, but Xiang Yu raised his hand to interrupt him, "Over the years, the development of the group is indeed inseparable from your contribution, but I hope you can understand that everything I do is for a better future for Xiang's."

Vice President Wu was silent for a moment, but finally nodded and turned to leave the office. He knew that once Xiang Yu made a decision, he would not change it easily.

The office door closed again, and Xiang Yu rubbed his brows tiredly. He knew that the road to reform would not be smooth, but he was ready to meet the challenge.

"Dong dong dong..."

"Come in."

Consultant Zheng pushed the door open and saw the photo on Xiang Yu's desk, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

"Mr. Xiang, are you looking for me?"

"Please sit down." Xiang Yu pointed to the chair opposite him. "I want to hear your thoughts on the group's reform."

Consultant Zheng was a management consultant specially hired by Xiang Yu. He was smart and capable, and knew the situation within the group very well. More importantly, he had no connection with any forces within the group and could give objective and fair advice.

"Mr. Xiang, you have changed a lot recently." Consultant Zheng said straight to the point, "I can see that you are seriously reflecting and working hard to change."

Xiang Yu smiled bitterly, "After going through so much, if I still don't realize my problem, then I am a failure." He paused and said sincerely, "Advisor Zheng, I need your help. Tell me what I should do to save all this."

Consultant Zheng's eyes flashed with admiration. He took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Xiang Yu. "This is a series of rectification plans I have formulated based on the current situation of the group, including optimizing the organizational structure, strengthening talent training, improving the incentive mechanism, etc."

Xiang Yu took the document and read it carefully. Consultant Zheng's plan was very detailed, and it had been carefully considered from the strategic direction of the group to the specific implementation details.

"I understand what you said, but..." Xiang Yu frowned, "The internal relationships of the group are complicated. It may not be easy to truly implement reforms."

"So, we need to start from the root cause." Consultant Zheng said calmly, but forcefully, "Mr. Xiang, have you ever thought about starting with the grassroots employees..."

Consultant Zheng's words were like a flash of lightning, breaking through the fog in Xiang Yu's mind. Yes, why didn't he think of it? He had always been high up, focusing only on the group's macro strategy, but ignoring the voices of grassroots employees.

"You are right, I should understand their real thoughts first." A gleam of determination flashed in Xiang Yu's eyes. He decided to start from the grassroots level and lay a solid foundation for reform.

In the following days, Xiang Yu changed his previous vigorous and resolute style and began to go deep into the grassroots and communicate with employees face to face. He went into the production workshop, worked with the workers, and understood the production process and the difficulties encountered; he went to the sales front line, went to the market with the salesmen, and listened to the needs and feedback of customers.

At a staff symposium, Xiang Yu abandoned the previous leadership speech mode and sincerely said to the employees: "Today, I am not here to give instructions, but to listen to your ideas."

The employees were a little reserved at first, but seeing Xiang Yu's sincere attitude, they gradually opened up.

"Mr. Xiang, the equipment in our department is seriously aging, which has affected production efficiency. I hope the company can consider upgrading it." A workshop worker spoke first.

"Mr. Xiang, the commission rate of our sales staff is too low, which affects everyone's enthusiasm." A sales representative also expressed his opinion.

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The employees talked one after another, pouring out what they dared not or were unwilling to say. Xiang Yu listened carefully and took notes in his notebook from time to time. He found that there were many management loopholes and problems within the group, and these problems were the main reasons that hindered the group's development.

"Thank you, everyone. Your opinions and suggestions are very valuable to me." Xiang Yu closed his notebook and said firmly, "I assure you that I will take every problem seriously and come up with a solution as soon as possible."

After the symposium, Xiang Yu returned to his office and fell into deep thought. He knew that reform was imperative, and the first step of reform was...

After the symposium, Xiang Yu returned to his office and habitually wanted to light a cigarette, but at the last moment he remembered Yan Jin's preference, paused, and threw both the cigarette and the lighter into the drawer.

He rubbed his brows, and Advisor Zheng's words echoed in his mind. Indeed, for a long time, he was used to being high and mighty, used to giving orders, but ignored listening to the voices from the bottom, and also ignored... Yan Jin.

"Reform is imperative." Xiang Yu murmured to himself, with a flash of determination in his eyes.

The next day, a personnel storm was set off within the Xiang Group. Liu Hao, the marketing manager who had outstanding abilities but had always been suppressed, was promoted to deputy general manager; Wang Tao, the young and promising project manager of the R&D department, was promoted to director... A series of personnel transfers made the group smell something unusual.

"What is Mr. Xiang going to do?"

“Are we going to make drastic reforms to the group?”

The employees were talking about it, and the management was even more panicked.

Vice President Wu had a gloomy face and slammed the document in his hand onto the table. "What on earth does Xiang Yu want to do?"

"It seems that Mr. Xiang is serious this time." The financial director who was standing next to him and had always maintained a close working relationship with him whispered.

Vice President Wu sneered, "Reform? Humph, that's easier said than done! The group has been doing this for so many years. Who does he think he is? Can he change it just because he wants to?"

"Old Wu, what do you think we should do now?" the CFO asked with some concern.

"We'll wait and see what happens," Vice President Wu said with a gleam in his eyes. "Of course, we can't let him have it too easy..."

In the following days, Vice President Wu remained calm on the surface, but secretly began to win over the elders and senior executives within the group, spreading dissatisfaction and doubts about Xiang Yu's reform plan. A storm against Xiang Yu's reform was quietly brewing.

"Mr. Xiang, this is the personnel information you requested." The secretary placed a document on Xiang Yu's desk.

"Okay, I understand." Xiang Yu responded without raising his head, his eyes still on the document in his hand.

"Also..." The secretary hesitated for a moment and said, "Vice President Wu wants to invite you to dinner tonight. He said he has something important to discuss."

Xiang Yu finally raised his head and looked at the secretary with deep eyes, "Did he say anything else?"

"No, it's just that..." The secretary's voice became lower and lower, "It's about the future development direction of the group."

Xiang Yu raised a cold smile, "Future development direction..." His fingers tapped the table lightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, "I know, you can go down."

After the secretary left, Xiang Yu put down the documents in his hand, walked to the French window, and looked down at the bustling night scene of the entire city. He knew that a storm was coming. And he was ready to meet the challenge.