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Do la cupc doi ciia ban
K h o i dau cua Olive khong c6 gi may man ca. Ba sinh ra tai mien dat d i i Bae Ireland. La eon gai Ian trong m o t gia d i n h
CO sau nguai con, ba Ian truac t u d i v i "ban chang con lua chpn nao khac."
Olive l u o n n h o ve n h u n g mua he b i n h d i tren nong trai. N h u n g vao t h a i do khong ai c6 the tranh dupe n h i i n g mau t h u i n chinh t r i giua nguoi T h i e n Chiia Giao va T i n Lanh da bung nd thanh cupc chien bao luc vao n h i i n g nam 1970. " M a u t h u i n nay sinh kha cang thang vao nam t o i 10 t u d i , " ba n h a
hi " M a i den liic t o i vao dai hpc, chien su van la m o t phan Ion
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trong cuoc song chiing toi." Truac thoi diem ba vao dai hoc nhieu nguoi than va ban be cua ba da bi sat hai. " D u ban c6 ^[ dau, moi thii van a do," ba noi. "Mot noi buon kinh khung Mot su lang phi cuoc doi den miic kho tin."
Cha me Ohve sam bo hoc de lo viec a nong trai; thai kho khan ai cung phai the. Nhung chinh dieu do khien ho quyet tam tao moi dieu kien cho con cai hoc hanh va tim each thoat khoi doi ngheo. "Chung toi khong c6 tien, chiing toi cung chang c6 dat dai. Chiing toi khong c6 gi het. Nhung me toi la nguoi cue ky thong minh," Olive noi. "Khi chiing toi hoc
toan 6 truong, me toi cung theo hoc toan 6 lop bd tiic ban dem
de ve nha biet duong kem cap con cai."
Cha me Olive hinh dung canh mot ngay con minh se tot nghiep cap hai, roi c6 dugc viec lam tot - giao dich vien tai ngan hang dia phuong chang han, hoac mot ngay nao do se len
chiic quan ly. Nhung Olive hit dau ma ve mot ngay rai khoi
BSc Ireland va khao khat duoc vao hoc trucmg Dai hoc Edin- burgh. "Toi biet chac minh mudn den nai do. Toi chua tung dat chan den mot thanh phd nao ca." Khi ba dugc chap thuan vao truong va den liic nhap hoc, cha me ba ra tien ba a ben pha.
Ke tu do, Olive hit dau cuoc song mot than mot minh.
Hai nam hgc tai truong, ba c6 co hoi vao Dai hoc Penn- sylvania. "That su la toi chi buoc len may bay va bay thang den
do," Olive nho lai. "Vol su tin tuong, cha me toi noi, 'That la co
hoi tuyet vol. Con hay den do di.' Nhung may thang dau that
kinh khung. Toi ghet noi ay." ; ; ' i
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Dicin gla: U6ng Xuan Vy - Vi Tliao Nguy6n Olive tung la mot sinh vien xuat sac tai Edinburgh; gio 0ipi thii da khac. Ba chi dat 33% trong ky kiem tra mon ke toan dau tien. Quyet tam khong chap nhan that bai, ba tu nhii,
"Diing C O lo qua, minh chi can no luc hon. Chang qua each day
a day khac thoi." Du rat budn nhung Olive biet minh phai hgc.
Va ba da lam dugc. Roi ba quyet dinh den My lap nghiep. V i the, khi Olive hoan tat chuong trinh hgc tai Scotland, ba viet thu cho tat ca cac doanh nghiep ke toan Ion. "Toi nhan dugc 8 thu tu choi," Olive nho lai. "Hg noi, 'Neu chi lam viec cho van phong chiing toi tai Anh va lam tot, chi luon co the chuyen cong tac' Mot cong ty danh tieng nhat thoi do moi toi ve lam viec tai Edinburgh, va toi da dinh chap nhan roi. Nhung mot horn no khi toi dang dung bua toi, chuong dien thoai reo vang. Mot trong so nhiing nguoi ban song chung nha voi toi bat may va noi, 'Co nguoi tii Touche-Ross, Philadelphia ggi,' va toi dap, 'Phai khong do,' long tham nghi chac me toi ggi chii ai. Nhung cau ban van khang khang. Vi the toi nghe may, 6 dau day ben kia nguoi dan ong noi voi toi, 'Chiing toi nhan dugc thu cua co va quyet dinh the nay. Co nhan viec 6 day, chiing toi tra tien ve may bay cho co. Trong vong 8 thang, neu co khong thich chiing toi, hoac chiing toi thay co khong phu hgp, chiing toi se tra tien ve cho co bay ve nuoc.' Ngay liic do, toi biet minh se nhan cong viec nay. Va ban biet dieu gi nghe nhu chuyen dua ^ong? Khi toi den cong ty do, nguoi dan ong ggi dien cho toi chang con 6 do niia. Ong ay da ve huu."
Noi ngan ggn thi qua la may man. Boi van bang dai hgc cua ba khong dugc ban kiem dinh chat lugng dao tao ciia chinh
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phu My cong nhan nen Olive chi c6 the lam cong viec hanh chinh trong doanh nghiep. Buc boi, Olive quyet dinh tham du ky thi sat hach cap chiing chi hanh nghe, va trong suot chi'n thang sau do, ba vua lam vua hoc them ke toan My. "Mot ngay no, toi mo hop thir va thay mot la thu c6 ngoi sao mau bac to tuong ngoai phong bi. No hao hao thu quang cao nen toi quang di," Olive noi. "May tuan sau, truong bo phan hanh chinh goi toi vao gap, toi nghi, 'Thoi roi, minh sap bj sa thai.' Nhung 6ng ay noi, 'Co dinh khi nao moi bao v6i cong ty day? Co c6 biet la CO dat so diem cao thu nhi bang trong ky thi vua roi khong?" Olive dat huy chuang bac. T u do ve sau, trach nhiem ciia c6 thay ddi.
, Sau vai nam lam viec trong nganh ke toan, Olive tiep tuc hoc Cao hoc Quan tri Kinh doanh tai truong Harvard, roi vao lam cho McKinsey & Company, bSt dau bang mot that bai nang ne. Ban than ba khong c6 khieu lam tu van. Va khi Olive nghi den chuyen nghi viec, bat nga mot canh cua khac bat mo. Ba dam nhan mot du an ngan ban tai Uc trong vong 6 tuan. "Do la mot du an ve tai chinh lien quan den nhung nguoi c6 thu nhap cao - linh vuc toi nhieu kinh nghiem. Nhung moi thu khong don gian the, du an nay sap sup den noi," Olive nho lai. "Trong cuoc hop dau tien vai khach hang, hai thanh vien trong nhom cua toi da ngu guc. Chiing to ho met moi den miic nao. Vi the toi tu hoi, 'Chuyen gi dang xay ra the nay?' Roi chiing toi xoay chuyen tinh the. Khach hang hao hiing hSn len. Sau tuan du kien bien thanh chin thang lam viec tuyet vol.
May man lai den. Ban thay dugc cong thiic roi chii? Phai, mot that bai khac. Tiep theo, Olive phai lo mot du an ma c6 ve nhu ba chang the lam dugc gi. "That la mot tham }ioa," ba nhan mat. "Doi tac sa thai toi! Toi den gap truong bg phan hanh chinh va ong noi, 'Khong, ong ta dau c6 dugc lam v^y. O day khong lam viec theo kieu do.' " Van dang tai chiic, Olive lay lai quyen tu chii: "Tat ca nhiing gi toi nghi deu ro rang. No dugc the hien trong nhirng gi toi lam va nhung dieu toi noi," ba giai thich. "Hoac la toi phai thich nghi, hoac la toi phai bo viec, nen toi chgn each b lai. Khi toi di, toi mudn mang theo cam giac tot dep trong long. Toi khong mudn nghi viec vai cam giac minh khong the lam dugc."
Lan nay, bai hoc riit ra cang cay dang ban: "Hg nhan xet
ve tinh each ca nhan toi," ba nha lai. "Nhung dieu tuyet vai la hoc each xii ly van de khien cho cugc sdng cua toi tdt dep han." That su la mgi chuyen tdt ban han.Trong vong 18 thang, Ol- ive dugc de cu lam thanh vien ban dieu hanh, va sau cung la dieu hanh cap cao cua doanh nghiep. Sau gan 14 nam la viec, nam 2004 Olive nghi viec, dau quan sang quan ly chien luge va nhan luc tai Tudor Investment. Ngay nay, ba tra nen giau c6 va quyen luc ban ca nhiing gi vien vong nhat ba tung uac ma khi con la mot c6 gai tre. "Cha toi tung noi: 'Dung mai lo nghi ve noi con dang diing. Dieu can nhat la con xem minh da vucm den dau.' Toi da chiing minh toi c6 the lam dugc," Olive '^oi. "Du chuyen gi xay ra a Tudor di niia, hay a bat cii doanh
Nghiep nao toi lam viec, mgi thii ddi vai toi roi se on."