How are you? Have you had a good weekend?


This week, I was appointed to work on a job simple and complex. It is simple for I can just organize people to learn some documents on keeping our occupation ethic, then, to offer a name list to the higher-up, let people in the list be supervised by the technology methods by the higher-up. I mean to forbid them to invest some securities for they are working on some special positions. It is complex for it does not only relate to many employees who are listed in the name list, but also, includes their parents, sisters, brothers, children, spouses and so on, all of them will be canceled the right to invest in some field and it will affect many people’s interests, emotion and work efficiency. So, it is also a job that how to perform the country’s policy exactly, not only makes the higher-up satisfy, but also, to protect employees’ interests.

With the responsibility and stress, I worked on it seriously. I left from my office very later Friday night and came back to the office Saturday morning even though I did not feel my eyes convenient. I have canceled 80.32% of the people in the name list that someone had made already since I do not think their work positions special. Meanwhile, I have drafted a proposal and suggested the company to found a risk compensation system, to offer some compensation to the employees in the list, for their sacrifice and contribution, at least on the psychology, to reward the employees to work on these special positions for more people’s interests and the country.

During I was working on the job, I did appreciate the trust from both of my boss and the high ?up. Just for their supports and directions, I could have the courage to keep something true and adjust something ill-suited.

I am not sure whether my ideas will be accepted or not, when I am writing here, an ancient Chinese word has jumped into my mind, “Dang guan bu wei min zuo zhu, bu ru hui jia zhong hong shu” ? if a manager cannot work on helping his/her people, it’s better to go back home to plant the sweet potatoes.

I am thinking, as a manager, it is certainly very important to have a good business mind, it is maybe more important to have the policy level, to make both of the super-hi and our employees satisfy at the same time. After all, employees are just like the water, they can sail the boat of the company forward, they can also capsize the boat, too.

In my art learning fields, last Thursday, my Chinese art teacher checked my works and he told me that after he saw my Chi Le Chuan, he had a feeling that I had entered the true creating stage even though this painting lacks something main inside. Therefore, instead of painting anything in my art lesson, he just commented my works and required me to go out of the room to paint from the nature. Meanwhile, he will make a new teaching plan for me -- to teach me to paint with Western style after learning how to pain with Chinese style for 8 years. Then to combine both of the Chinese and Western styles together…

My teacher asked me to re-create the painting Chi Le Chuan, then he will decide where I should start.

However, as a “Bad” student who often does not follow my teacher but creates something I want ? this is just something that my teacher appreciates and he thinks, as long as I do not go out of the big circle, that is ok. This week, I created two peacock paintings since I have been wishing to paint peacocks since I re-started to learn paint in 2003.

I created the second peacock to memorialize my American art and music teacher Mr. Charlie K, who has passed away for the 3 anniversary until August 9.

Even though there are many problems in them. I have had an idea to create at least 10 peacocks in one painting. The problem is there is no a so big place for me to paint since this painting should be very big as whole of a wall... I have felt the limitation to develop my ideas and imaginations in my mind, so that I am thinking how to find a bigger room to develop my dream...

When I think of this, I cannot help thinking of the management work in the company. Maybe, we should often check and develop our policy and regulation continuously, to offer more and bigger rooms for the employees and organizations that have made progress quickly when we are busy on developing our business itself. A rule or a regulation was good years ago. It may be something limits or ties the development of people or organizations this day. Then, we can truly avoid becoming a “Whampoa Military Academy” -- to train the most excellent employees and managers for the other companies always.

How do you think of my idea? Do you agree with me?

I am just a learner on art of painting, music and English, to work on the web site in my free time. I would really like to do a few things with what I have learned to make this little web site to be an Electronic Bridge of Culture Exchange, Chinese Language Learning & Friendship making. To help the others while to improve myself.

I would like to appreciate your understanding, directions, supports and hope to get your friendly direction and help.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, you are welcome to write to shirley@ebridge.cn or shirley004@yahoo.com, or to publish your opinions in the forum.

Shirley Yiping Zhang
Sun, August 8, 2010