20140222, Article, Taichung

[Jasmine0316]

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Time：第 259例會，2014年2月22日（週六）下午2:30~5:30點
Place：
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Agenda
14:30~15:30 Session One
15:30~15:50 Speech Session
15:50~16:00 Change Group and then Break Time
16:00~17:15 Session Two
17:15~17:30 Happy Time

Host: Kevin
Assistant Host:

Topic:
16 Legitimate Business Tips From An Ex-Mafia Man

Source:
http://www.businessinsider.com/mob-rules-what-the-mafia-can-teach-the-legitimate-businessman-2011-6?op=1

Please Note:
Venue:台中市南屯區大業路182號 Mos Burger
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Questions:
1. What is your impression of mafia? Have you ever interacted with the Mafia world?

2. We all live in the legitimate world and know very little about mafia culture. Among the maxims listed above, which resonates most with you and which is against your beliefs in the cooperative world?

3. Legitimate businesses love to hold a meeting and take notes for those unsettled issues. Mafia businesses have different ideas. They don’t take notes, and don’t initiate a meeting, either. They regard it’s more efficient to negotiate with customers after preparing several solutions. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

4. Legitimate businesses emphasis the importance of efficiency. But the cooperative world is sometimes doing poorly. Mafia businesses are practical and effective organizations. They have self-motivated team members while the governor is doing nothing. From your point of view, what makes the differences between these two kinds of organizations?

5. Legitimate businesses always distribute bonuses a week prior to the end of year. Mafia businesses divide the booty right after each assignment. Which one offers more incentives?

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[Jasmine0316]

Dear Taichung Happiers,

Mafia. For tomorrow.

What? All right, calm down, please. Until receiving this incredible topic yesterday, I didn’t learn Kevin was dropping the hint at last weekend’s gathering. He wished to go backward in time and kill all time travelers to eliminate the time travel. Thanks to Kevin’s unique sense of humor, unquestionably, this week’s article offers a persuasive analysis of business tips from the mafia world.

The moral principles in the mafia world are exactly the same as the integrity mindsets in the legitimate world. In the 2007 film American Gangster (based on a true story), Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) addressed:" The most important thing in business is honesty, integrity, hard work…… family……. never forgetting where we came from." Honestly, we have a bunch of questions tangoing in our heads, like yesterday’s rain kissed the grass and circled around and around. Nevertheless, beyond the stories, movies, we can also witness another gentleman from the mafia speaking at the Economist’s Ideas Economy, and he stressed that values, regulations and respect are the irreplaceable elements to concrete any business world. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oitXwumWqwU

Never has our mindset faded away: “Where there is a will, there is a way”, and the association with another mafia movie quote intrigues me : “Listen, Little Boy, in this business there's only one law you got to follow to keep out of trouble: Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doing it.” (Scarface, 1932) Most importantly, the clue has existed in our recent topics (such as time travel and business tips from the mafia)—it truly indicates we will have a vigorous year of Horse. Therefore, please allow me to remind Happiers as always: please follow our information on the forum, like us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Taichung-Happy-English-Club/175494502553614 , and join our gatherings as often as you can. Now, sit back and let the humorous poem feed our souls. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ4ifI-9OfM

Hey, tomorrow’s sunshine will bath our hearts. And, yes, mafia, please!





Best Wishes,
Jasmine