????馬宏升的目標(biāo)是完全康復(fù),，他似乎朝這個方向順利前進,。今年早些時候，英特爾高層開始討論升級中國區(qū)的管理層,。英特爾在中國的表現(xiàn)不錯,，但是其業(yè)務(wù)的三部分——?研發(fā)、生產(chǎn)和營銷從未實現(xiàn)有效的融合,。隨著中國預(yù)期將成為全球最大的電腦市場,，這方面工作的重要性變得更加突出。
????馬宏升的事業(yè)迎來了天賜良機,。20世紀(jì)90年代末,，馬宏升曾常駐香港，負責(zé)英特爾在亞洲地區(qū)的銷售和市場營銷,，擁有廣泛的人脈,。歐德寧稱：“在很多方面，馬宏升在亞洲的地位高于在美國,?！庇谑牵R宏升征求瑪格麗特對搬家的看法?，敻覃愄嘏c馬宏升在2004年結(jié)婚,，是其第三任妻子，擁有一半中國血統(tǒng),。她曾是太陽能行業(yè)初創(chuàng)企業(yè)Tigo Energy的公關(guān)部門副總裁,，但在婚后辭職做，心甘情愿地做一名全職主婦,。
????征得瑪格麗特同意后,，馬宏升向歐德寧寫了封電子郵件。兩人之間進行了下面這番對話：
????“我覺得我應(yīng)該去中國……”
????“別開玩笑了……”
????“我沒開玩笑……”
????馬宏升的電子郵件就像幾行故意搞笑的俳句,，很難想像這些話出自他的口中,，因為他曾經(jīng)說過，“永不放棄,、嚴(yán)于律己和不茍言笑”是他成功的重要品質(zhì),。有意思吧？“沒錯，真有意思,。即使世界都感到沮喪,，自己也要鼓起勇氣?！?/p>
????今年5月,，歐德寧任命馬宏升擔(dān)任英特爾中國區(qū)董事長?！斑@對馬宏升和公司來說都是好事情,，”歐德寧說。他補充說,，他對馬宏升提出一個要求：要他在上任頭7個星期接受漢語強化訓(xùn)練,。“我認為讓馬宏升接受這個巨大挑戰(zhàn)是個好事,，”歐德寧一臉嚴(yán)肅地解釋說,。
????有道理，但是我們沒法繞開一個重大的問題：馬宏升是否還是英特爾未來首席執(zhí)行官的熱門人選,？“我想是的,，”歐德寧說?！八仨毣謴?fù)到以前的水準(zhǔn),。” 歐德寧將在今年10月迎來自己61歲生日,，按照英特爾規(guī)定,，他必須在65歲退休。問及馬宏升是否必須像以前那樣善于溝通時,，他補充說：“我想這對他不公平,。如果他能夠恢復(fù)到像你我現(xiàn)在這樣的溝通水平，這就足夠了,。接班人的問題還與體力有關(guān),，但我并沒有將他排除在外?！?/p>
????今年7月,，馬宏升夫婦帶著他們?nèi)齻€最小的孩子——雙胞胎姐妹和小凱瑟琳——遷居北京。大部分的早晨,，馬宏升都會早早起來,，前往順義奧林匹克公園劃船——線路筆直、揮槳有力,。同伴可能會注意到,，馬宏升的右手掌比左手掌粗糙,。這是因為他的右手仍然有些無力，握槳的時候得格外加把勁,。他現(xiàn)在每天工作8到9個小時,，還要恢復(fù)體能，他別無選擇,。他在北京的工作是負責(zé)管理分布在17個城市,、20個辦事處的8,600名員工,。英特爾中國區(qū)的營收去年超過70億美元,，是英特爾全球營收的16%左右。
????當(dāng)我詢問馬宏升過去18個月給他帶來了什么改變時,，他簡短地說：“我對生活充滿了感激之情”,。盡管他比以前更珍惜家人，但他還是以前那個工作狂,，過去驅(qū)使他取得成功的動力依然還在,。“永不放棄,，”他說,。“不管別人怎么說,，只要不放棄就一定能實現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo),。”
????閑下來的時候,，馬宏升有時會在自己的電腦上看看一段視頻,。那是一段采訪，也是他中風(fēng)前最后一次公開講話,?！拔业孟駨那耙粯樱彼贿叞岩曨l播放給歐德寧看,，一邊說,。也許在完全恢復(fù)之前，馬宏升還將一遍又一遍的觀看這段視頻,。
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????His goal is full recovery, and he appears well on his way. Early this year Intel's top brass started talking about upgrading leadership in China. Intel is doing fine in China, but the three parts of the business -- R&D, manufacturing, and sales and marketing -- never got properly aligned. The stakes are higher than ever because next year China is expected to become the world's largest computer market.
????Maloney saw a professional opportunity. He had spent the late '90s in Hong Kong running Intel's sales and marketing across Asia, and he is very well connected there. "In many ways Sean is more recognized in Asia than he is in the U.S.," says Otellini. Maloney asked Margaret what she thought of relocating. Margaret, who is his third wife (they married in 2004) and half-Chinese, had taken a leave of absence from her job as a vice president of public relations at solar startup Tigo Energy, and she was game.
????With Margaret's thumbs-up, Maloney e-mailed Otellini a concocted dialogue between the two men:
????"I know, I'll go to China ..."
????"You can't be serious ..."
????"Yes, I am ..."
????Maloney's e-mail went on like a teasing haiku, from a man who says that "never bothering to give up, discipline, and fun" are the traits that make him successful. Fun? "Yeah, fun. Even when the world looks totally down, you've got to look up."
????In May, Otellini named Maloney chairman of Intel China. "It's good for Sean and great for the company," says the CEO, adding that he imposed one requirement: that Maloney spend his first seven weeks in intensive language training in Mandarin. "I thought it was good to give Sean a gigantic challenge," Otellini explains in all seriousness.
????Fair enough, but the big question looms: Is Maloney the once and future Intel CEO-elect? "I think he's still in there," replies Otellini, who turns 61 in October and must retire at 65. "He has to get back to about where he was," Otellini adds. Asked whether Maloney must be the communicator he once was, Otellini says, "I think that's unfair. If he got back to the level that you and I communicate at, it would be enough." He adds, "It's also about stamina. But I don't count him out."
????With their three youngest children -- the twin girls and baby Catherine -- the Maloneys moved to Beijing in July. Most mornings Sean gets up early and rows at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park -- in a straight line and at a competitive clip. A fellow rower might notice that his right palm is more calloused than the left. That is because his right side is still slightly numb, causing him to grip the oar a little tighter with his right hand. He's working eight to nine hours a day, and building his stamina, because he has to. The job in Beijing has him overseeing 8,600 employees in 20 offices in 17 cities. Intel China's revenue last year was over $7 billion, about 16% of Intel's total worldwide.
????When I ask Maloney whether the past 18 months have changed him, he simply replies, "I am incredibly grateful for my life." While he appreciates his family more than ever, he is the same workaholic with the same drive that got him this far. "Never give up," he says. "No matter what anyone says, you can attain your goals if you never give up."
????In his spare moments, Maloney sometimes watches a video on his computer. The video shows him in an interview -- the last time he spoke before he had his stroke. "I need to be like that," he told Otellini when he played this video for his boss. And so Sean Maloney will watch it again and again and again until he is. |
