As soon as Liu Haoran got to work in the morning, he received a WeChat message from Peng Yu.
"President Liu, what did you do about that logistics guy of yours, Zhao Hui?"
Liu Haoran replied, "President Peng, we've disciplined him and will be managing our staff more strictly going forward!"
"That's it?" Peng Yu was clearly dissatisfied.
Liu Haoran remained very polite. "I hope President Peng can give the young man some time. I'm sure we'll see him improve!"
Peng Yu didn't reply. Liu Haoran knew the battle lines had been drawn.
But so what? If his performance was affected and his KPI suffered, the worst that could happen was a smaller year-end bonus.
But in exchange, he had gotten on the CEO's good side. This was an opportunity many regional presidents could only dream of.
What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts. The pros clearly outweighed the cons; even a fool could see that.
