Before the interview, Pfizer CEO Ye Suqiu took out a stack of A4-sized notepads over 10 centimeters from the cabinet. "I'm going to play a game with myself. If I get a new job, I'll buy 12 notebooks and write in each notebook for 3 months, which is 36 months." After writing, it means "you'd better change" (it's time for you to change). Remind yourself to explore different areas and switch job titles and roles.
Keeping a diary is a habit that Ye Suqiu developed when she started working at Microsoft. “Microsoft is very fast. It’s amazing to be able to do a job there for three years. So when I was the chief financial officer, even if I had 12 notebooks, the meaning after writing would be Pack it up and leave." This habit has lasted for more than 10 years. She carries her notebook with her every day to write in it. Some of the contents are reflections on work, such as: how to be more efficient in the next meeting, which sentence should be better said, etc. The others are reading and external class notes, such as medicine-related content. In particular, the list of thank you cards to colleagues and vacation plans are also included.
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Ye Suqiu graduated from the Business Administration Department of National Chengchi University. He once served as the chief financial officer of Hewlett-Packard (HP), Imperial Tobacco Company and Microsoft Taiwan. In 2014, he served at Pfizer (Pfizer). In 2020, he was promoted to the president of Pfizer Taiwan. This is the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Pfizer Taiwan. The first female president.
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"If you don't write, you won't be able to self-reflect, and there will be no "wake-up call." After doing it, you will have goals every day." The small progress accumulated through daily reflection and learning allows Ye Suqiu to do her best in everything. His career experience also confirms this: he was not born with a bachelor's degree in accounting, but he has been engaged in financial work at HP and Microsoft Taiwan for more than ten years; he has no experience in the field of communication, and he once worked as a public relations officer for Imperial Tobacco Company; he has no medical background, but when President of a pharmaceutical company.
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Not only that, she will force herself to do something different after taking on every position. For example, traditionally the chief financial officer is the role that establishes the internal control mechanism, but Ye Suqiu would think, "In addition to doing things well at home, how can I highlight my work and have a better impact than others.