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Special interview of heart of Zhan of the CEO before Motolora: Like to follow Chinese stuff one case

June 3, 2008

　　Dispatch of Tecent science and technologyBeijing time on June 2 message, magazine of American famous finance and economics ” fortune ” published presiding to Motolora predecessor apparitor recently (CEO) dust De Zhande (Ed Zander) interviews a record. In be interviewed this, zhan De spoke of the deep lesson when Motolora of him in control of, if the opportunity is equal,express, he is willing to be very much it is Motolora effectiveness again.

“You are sung I come on stage ” , this becomes the United States already the natural rule of career of profession of each big company CEO. Annual during, can have get into trouble of CEO of class of a few star, be forced even nonofficeholding. Among them many nonofficeholding CEO ” undergo self-imposed hardships so as to strengthen one’s resolve to do sth ” , after several years can stage a comeback, devote into charities, enter investment foundation former company of new even in control of. But anyhow, very rare ” nonofficeholding CEO ” those who be willing to talk about oneself publicly is embarrassed leave one’s post experience, the person it may be said such as Dan Zhande is exceptional.

This year in May the middle ten days of a month, 3 once star CEO was accepted ” fortune ” magazine special report, key refer holds the position of the hard hour when CEO severally, and nonofficeholding after ” be unemployed ” days. They are Jim of the CEO before Buck of star of store of chain of American coffee drink respectively Donald (the Jim Donald) , CEO before Motolora dust heart Zhan De (Ed Zander) and CEO of predecessor of American airline JetBlue are big Weini.

Zhan De this year 61 years old. He began to hold the position of Motolora CEO 2004. Before this, he is 2 characters of Sun company. In Zhan De the leader falls, motolora ” RAZR ” ultrathin product was become history on most the mobile phone of sell like hot cakes. But because fail to roll out the follow-up product that has same market to sell a site, after this is counted in year, motolora net profit glides continuously, share price drops considerably, caused the intense dissatisfaction of partner from this. By force of pressure of inside and outside, zhan De is by 2007 leave his post cloudily.

It is Zhan De accepts below ” fortune ” acceptance wonderful summary:

Ask: Describe your feeling when Motolora holds the position of CEO with a word please.

Answer: This it is a long story.

Ask: That is brief be described.

Answer: It is to feel this work is very significant above all, work a lot of fun in having. I am willing to retry for this. Meanwhile, also feel this job is very bad to work, it has challenge sex extremely. (Holding the position of Motolora CEO) is my ever since one’s birth has held the position of most intractable position probably.

Ask: In your professional career, had had ” fall ” experience. If days flows backwards, can be you adopted why to plant will the step prevent Motolora market outstanding achievement to glide?

Answer: During holding the position of Motolora CEO, I had had ” after be being heated up first cold ” experience. Be in original in 3 years, my expressional it may be said is very outstanding, there are any errors almost in my job. But in last years, branch of Motolora mobile phone gave dot issue. Time is entered after 2007, we anticipate inadequacy apparently to vicissitude of the market. Matters concerned is developed in mobile phone software, we encountered a few difficult problem; Divide some besides, the company rolls out a problem to went up to also encounter a few troubles in mobile phone new product. If cannot on schedule to AT&T, Verizon wireless reach the mobile operation business such as Wo Dafeng to deliver the goods, we can pay high price for this for certain, because the market is the most merciless.

Ask: In processing radical investor Ka Eryi pits (of Carl Icahn) ” force the king or emperor to abdicate ” on the action, how do you feel you are done?

Answer: So say, with compare before, at present radical investor acted more important role in business management process. They as partner, administrative layer nature should look with partner status wait for them. I must admit, radical investor often makes administrative layer abstracted. I want expenditure to comparative not only will improve business between a long time, pay a large number of time to answer dealership to contend for battle even at the same time. But no matter how, administrative layer must vacate time to handle these radical investor work.

Clear when I just enter IT course of study to work, manage a layer to answer dedicated bring long-term value at be a company. Specific to Motolora, I am in 2004 ~2006 year the day has calculated well. Subsequently branch of Motolora mobile phone encountered development bottleneck. I express at that time, we ought to continue dedicated at established direction and long-term strategy, and cannot pay close attention to short-term profit only. But some moment, those short-term partner do not agree with this one view however.

Ask: So look, does your individual feel Yi Kan and other and radical investor not block up does American company grow ahead?

Answer: I feel…

Ask: Bold speak out.

Answer: I am to feel this problem speaks of here. I think those who say is, to radical investor, I took the processing kind that I feel to ought to be adopted. I still think, at present Motolora market actual strength still very powerful, and still have long-term strategy.

Ask: Talk about you to leave his post from Motolora please the circumstance that day.

Answer: I decide at what the bottom announced to his be about to leave my post in November 2007. After this, before I set out, go to India, attend all sorts of business talks, subsequently by middle east is returned. In the odd time last year December, I visited agency of much home of Motolora whole world, and with employee people hold a talk. Final, I left my post from Motolora on December 31, 2007.

Ask: This affirmation is you a day when feel most painful, right?

Answer: Yes. I hope to be able to continue to work really at that time. I like to meet with the client, I am willing to stay together with the Motolora employee of China, India, Brazil, Israel and Russia, often hold staff plenary meeting for this. Although I feel Motolora business is about to get improving at that time, but ” the condition is stronger than the person ” , I know I should be in when to leave Motolora.

Ask: If will begin the work afresh henceforth, whether are you still willing to cooperate with company author?

Answer: I once had cooperated with company author, namely Sun author Siketemaikenili (Scott McNealy) , that is a paragraph of unforgettable day. And the circumstance of Motolora differs somewhat. When I hold the position of Motolora CEO, this company author is familial had left. But no matter how, want to change the company culture that Motolora precipitated 80 years, it is a very difficult issue actually.

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