I already passed 2 weeks in new company. It is hard to adapt myself into new organization, new environment. Harder than what I thought (may be I’m older). This company is a big organization with various of sub-cultures. HR induction program can help me a lot in introducing me to all business units and company overview. I have very high stress in the first week since I don’t know how much they expected from me. I try my hard to understand people and come up with improvement plan. I have wrap up teleconference with my boss every week.

On the first Friday, he told me that don’t try to pressure myself to hard, just try to understand and meet all people. Changing too fast is not good to myself and organization. I’m totally agreed on his remark and my stress have been released a lot.

On the second week, I just focus on knowing people which make my life a lot happier. However, the ex-IT & finance manager expected fast action from me since he is quite fast and agressive type of person. I need to judge carefully which one I need to entertain  between my boss and ex-IT & finance manager (he got promoted to be board of management and quite powerful in the company). I decided to go for easy path, learning people and business before make a move. At the same time, I share my future plan to both of them to understand whether my recipe match their taste or not.

I still have my time until March since I need to present IT long term plan and roadmap to all global IT management team in Hanoi. I quite confident that I can do it within timeframe by using current approach.

However, I also aware that ex-IT & finance manager who would like to see some actions from me. Somehow, I think he is still doubt about my ability to be country IT manager and would like to challenge me. He is good and know a lot about IT stuff. But I may say sorry to him since I’m not his style and I will not follow his style in managing IT department here. I feel some wave moving in the deep blue sea. At the same time, I can feel group of alliances who willing to support me.

I alway think that if I’m a good mind person, there will be good thing to protect me.