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Ms. Pande also learned about my thoughts on the data integration system in detail.I never thought that one day I would talk about this with a person from a consulting company, and her specialty is obviously not in this. I was afraid that the talk would be too profound, so I wanted to stop every time, but Miss Pande kept asking.

In the end, I felt like she was really convinced by me on a technical level.

A little subtle.

After all, she is the one doing strategic consulting, not me.

"You taught me a lesson today." Miss Pan De said seriously, "It's been a long time since I discovered the arrogance of a consultant."

"I thought that was something that would never happen."

"Like dentists can't smell the zinc oxide smell in their clinics?" She laughed, saw me nodding, and said, "Actually, you still felt it when you first entered the profession. Why are people here always so self-righteous? , Talking professional terms, doing the work of a robber, half selling and half cheating, it is better to go to an investment bank."

"After a long time, you became a bandit leader?" I looked at her.

She froze for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Exactly!"

I was a little fascinated by watching it, and coughed: "Then you are also an outstanding bandit leader. It's hard to imagine such a big project being discussed by you in a short period of time."

"Opportunities like this don't come around very often." After she finished speaking, she looked elsewhere, then suddenly looked at me and asked, "Why did you leave the consulting industry?"

I was still digesting the information she accidentally revealed, and was hesitating whether to ask more questions. When I suddenly heard her words, I was a little confused at that moment: Why did you ask this all of a sudden?

But then I reacted.She immediately realized that she had slipped the tongue. Perhaps out of her sensitivity to the same kind, she was still in this whirlpool and had long been confused about my choice.

She really took the initiative to talk about it?Did the group release the news, or did she have internal channels?

Who did she find?

"I'm not..." I gave up asking, "I'm not suitable."

"But you're good at it."

"Thank you. But no matter if I stay in company A or go to a smaller consulting firm, I can't be a partner at your age." I was very frank about this, "The position is very important to me, maybe In the eyes of some people, that is just a job title... I enjoy the process of overcoming many difficulties and successfully implementing the plan from zero to one. As a leader to promote such affairs, the degree of freedom is completely different from that of junior staff; Party B also has this problem."

She smiled slightly: "You want to be the master."

"That's also a theory." I didn't deny it, "Of course there were some secondary reasons. I was in the Boston office at the time, and my business trips were concentrated in the eastern United States. It was too cold. If I stayed in Florida, I might be able to endure it for two more years. "

"There are quite a few companies in Orlando, and Oracle has set up offices there." Ms. Pan De said, "The salary is not taxed. Why did you choose Singapore?"

"Yeah, you're right," I frowned thoughtfully, "Why did I choose to accept the crab shell's invitation?"

She laughed along with me.

"Mostly because I hate consulting," I said suddenly.

Unexpectedly, she nodded: "I can understand. If I were the one who made the decision, I would definitely keep you in my company at all costs."

"It's hard to tell if I should be happy or scared." I looked at her. "Depends on where you stand."

She had an unreadable smile: "I thought you would be happy no matter which one it is. Don't you want to enter BCG?"

I laughed. "We both know that wasn't my first choice."

"I believe that in the end, you always get what you want." She didn't give me any response that could be used as a reference, but then said, "You don't seem to have experience with the C prefix. Managing multiple project teams and The difference between strategic judgment and resource coordination from the perspective of the company is hard to ignore. Suppose one day the board of directors wants to promote a CEO from within, what makes you stand out from the crowd?"

"If it were me, I wouldn't worry about that."

"I am listening."

"It's rare to hear who became a CEO and then transferred to another position. Most people's promotion sequence is from one company to another, or they are simply transferred to a higher group to serve as a cross-company manager." I said, " The choice to promote a CEO from within is usually not because it is more cost-effective: it is the ability to help the company that is the core of the evaluation that can compare with the high salary offered to the airborne personnel.”

The corners of her mouth twitched slightly: "It seems that you have already considered this issue. Yes, choosing a technical expert in the management as the CEO, although it often appears in start-up companies, and Internet companies are the most common, but sometimes this choice tends to It can be shown in many ways. Like a new company.”

"From this point of view, I feel that I lack nothing except good luck." I pretended to be relaxed.

"Sometimes good luck is very illusory." She seemed to be pointing, and was silent for a moment. "Sometimes, good luck is just a synonym for preparation in advance."

She looked at me again, inscrutable.

Internet speed is a strange thing.It always appears efficient and stable when downloading files, but you often only need a game or a video, and you will find that the Ping value reveals its fluctuating and fragile nature. The scenery disappeared in an instant.

In the end, only the afterimage of the liquid crystal is left, and a blur of white light in the darkness dissipates like smoke. What is left is only a thin screen confronting the void, and a dog on the network that speaks for the void itself.

Miss Pender's picture was sometimes clear and sometimes blurred.Often when the sound and picture are out of sync on her side, her beauty is not so lethal.Her slightly curly hair full of stories is like a scab with a cross star, and the light in her eyes has become a blurred noise, so naturally there is no subtext.

And when the fluctuations stabilized, in a split second, Miss Pender would grab her full attention.Her hints are cryptic and traceable, with a hint of pre-planned conspiracy.When her eyes resumed flowing, Miss Pan De spoke again: "From the CEO's point of view, how would you consider the personnel allocation of the new company?"

bad woman.

I know that she wants to give me hope in the mirror, but in fact it is just to make me a temporary BCG think tank.But it would be indecent to debunk her here, so I pretended not to understand her deep meaning and asked, "How should I understand this 'staff assignment'?"

"You know, after the entire department is independent, the parent company still needs to retain certain relevant personnel in order to communicate and cooperate in business. On the other hand, the subsidiary company also needs technical support and human resource management. These gaps are Satisfaction through internal adjustment or external recruitment?"

I was a little surprised: "I haven't been involved in these fields before."

"I thought you said that, except for good luck, you already have all the qualities a CEO needs." She was calm.

I raised my eyebrows.This is intentional?

"Why are you silent?"

"I was wondering," I said, "that's a lot of information. I wondered if you were implying something."

She tilted her head: "What have you been thinking?"

"I'm considering the criteria. About the selection criteria." I looked at her and decided to restrain my edge. "This still needs more in-depth and thorough consideration."

She didn't insist: "This is a question worth thinking about. You can think about it again. I welcome discussing this decision anytime."

It seems that this is a problem.

Who is ready to answer the questions?I can't help thinking.If I were in her position, no matter whether it is to select a candidate for the CEO of a subsidiary company for the group, or in the current situation, whether I hope to find a "time-savvy person" in the context of BCG, the plural candidates will be more Good choice.

But when you are on the side of being chosen—especially, the reason why I agreed to be a candidate is not pure, then the anxiety is self-evident.

"In consideration of fairness," Miss Pender said suddenly, "I need to tell you something."

I am suddenly alert.

"Kevin asked me yesterday if I could recommend a good cashmere knit short-sleeved ready-to-wear brand." She was very measured, and she just said this, looked at me, and said, "What do you think is good?"

My eyelids twitched.

No wonder he didn't come to me, Kevin's complaint went directly to Datian to listen.There was no general meeting yesterday, if Miss Pan De did not attend some high-level discussion meeting with the European department, then how did this lawsuit be filed... Even if she gave me a clear indication.

I answered casually: "The Ralph Lauren purple label is good. The price-performance ratio is relatively low if there is no discount, but I guess he doesn't care."

"I thought you would think Ralph Lauren was too boring." She seemed to be chatting, and after listening to my words, she responded unexpectedly.

"There is a point," I said deliberately, "a boring brand is just right for a boring man."

Miss Pender was amused by me: "Why do you hate Kevin so much?"

"I don't hate him!" I denied it flatly, "I just don't like him. You know, we have no experience working together, and when we meet in meetings, there are often...subtle arguments."

"Why a subtle argument?" She was a little puzzled, "Can the discussion be mild but intense at the same time?"

I smiled: "You're right, it should be an 'intense discussion'. The three of us have quite different styles, and you can't be underestimated when you process this information at the same time."

"What three people?" She didn't move the smile because of my smile, as if she just heard my slip of the tongue.

I had already made an estimate, and said clearly, "Isn't Rudra one of your candidates?"

Miss Pender narrowed her eyes and said flatly, "I'm sorry. I don't know what you're talking about."