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Red Ferrari

Posted in thoughts, work by zzeed on May 6th, 2008

Early morning, police escort cleared up the road - all 3 lanes - to make way for a red Ferrari to pass through the highway towards PLUS Sg. Besi and further south. The Brunei King Hassanal Bolkiah maybe?

The Offshore asset supervisor was OK with the news that I brought him. I wish it’s as easy as that everyday. Sharing info on the fly without any “review package”, verbally reminding everybody. Why does everything needs to printed on the paper? It’s not like signing a contract, yes?

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  1. Wata said, on May 17th, 2008 at 8:20 am

    Ah, talking to supervisors IS like signing a contract, you want a decision, you make an offer and the other party accepts. Without the paperwork, some people get ’selective amnesia,’ i.e. they only remember what is in their interest to remember. I remember a superior who would forget (or feign to forget) his approval the day after. You learn to get them to sign memos/budget requests/recommendations the minute they say ‘Yes.’

    yeah, I’ve seen this selective memory “strategy”. Well… it may also be a side-effect of overloading. That’s true. I’ve learned that - if the higher level folks disagree… sign on it. Capture something documentable. Even e-mail would do.

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