Just returned from a 2-week back-to-back business trip to HK and the Bay Area. The whirlwind of busyness has left me virtually breathless and robbed me of precious personal time to update my blog. Although I am not in Sales (but providing heavy duty support to sales teams), I can sense the pressure to meet the lofty $1B goal this Q.
“Will we make it or will we not”? There are endless programs and promos to roll out over the next few weeks to make the number. “Yes! Make that number as Wall Street has no mercy!!” is the battlecry that rings in everyone’s mind. It does not help that the stock price has taken a sudden turn for the worst last month. I am sure the Board and investors are demanding serious answers and are trigger-happy to take some drastic actions if we do not see a quick turn-around in business sentiments and yes, the stock price.
As the company aspires to grow its business by leaps and bounds over the next 2 years, it suddenly dawns upon everyone that we need to scale up back-office support (yes, that means improving systems and productivity levels) and marketing air-cover dramatically over the course of 24 months. Personally, I am fatigued and completely exhausted physically and psychologically. When the first and last thing you think of is work, that means work has taken a toll on your mental and physical health. Can’t wait for reinforcements to be on-boarded next month!
Before long, 2010 would be a distant memory as we usher in 2011 … how would things change for you and me? We can only plan so much but not really in full control of our destinies. Maybe I should draw up my bucket list at some point : )
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