或許是水瓶座毫不設限的思維，讓奇美車電總經理徐學賢一開口就直言「其實我的個性本來就不適合從事例行性工作！」這一點， 與會計工作有了極大的衝突，因此當進入產業界後，徐學賢不再囿限於財會範疇，一路不斷跨足到不同領域部門，包括人事、採購、資訊等管理部，甚至連營業主管、研發主管都曾經兼任；喜歡學習、吸收新知的個性， 加上財會必須了解所有部門營運活動的專業內控，一家公司所需要的跨部門整合能力， 竟不知不覺地在徐學賢身上完成。
另一方面，不喜例行工作的個性也悄悄地在他心底種下創業的念頭卻苦無機會，直到奇美精密面臨整併，心裡總覺得這七、八年來在汽車電子領域下的功夫總有留下些軌跡， 更看好汽車電子的未來，當下立刻決定創立奇美車電，帶著一起打拼的夥伴繼續往這條路前進。
然而，僅以一千萬資本起家，面對汽車電子產業需要的龐大資金技術，如何有效分配資金、如何盤算未來幾年的財務、如何尋找支持者、潛在投資者等，這些就又仰賴徐學賢一路以來的專業會計背景，而這些努力為的就是一個信念─創造奇美車電的價值。
給熱情一個舞台
最初的三年，其實過得很煎熬；當時，
ADAS 已有全球領先的品牌，奇美車電仍處在幼稚園階段，如果想去追隨，簡直是天方夜譚。於是徐學賢不是想發展相同的產品， 而是研究平台上還有多少可發揮之處，以及與現有產品的差異，從差異化切入，凝聚團隊共識然後聚焦的策略投資研發以拉大差異， 奇美車電的機會就此誕生。
「沒有差異化，就沒有一絲機會。」就靠著公司幾個人在這個差異點上研發、測試、改進、換演算法、換平台等，快速的迭代研發與一階段一階段地突破，終於在三年後推出產品進入市場，然而，這都是如今回頭看的過程，在當時，沒有人知道哪些關鍵點該如何突破、也沒人知道多少時間的努力可以達到目標，更沒人知道現在的速度是否能追上世界第一，一切都像是在迷霧森林中行走， 看不到出口，唯一能做的，就是顧好腳下的每一步，用每週、每月看得見的進步，支持研發人員繼續走下去。
「創立奇美車電至今每週研發會議我都參加；最初是擔心走錯方向或做錯決策，但現在我發現，我不能不參加研發會議，因為每次在研發會議上聽到某個原本認為是極大的困難被突破了，這種不可思議的進展總是讓我感到非常興奮，這種快樂，是我從員工的熱情中感受到的！」徐學賢認真參與研發會議，不僅是要了解公司的實力與進度，更重要的是，透過這個舞台，幫助員工建立自我肯定的機制，因為主管不可能常常給予所有下屬個別鼓勵，但透過例會報告中主管們熱切的回應，員工自然能感染到工作的熱忱， 雖然奇美車電目前不過百人，但每個環節、崗位都能燃燒自己的熱情去協同合作，才能在短短五年內趕上世界第一的品牌。
善用兩大思考術， 人生從此不糾結
「在我的觀念裡，沒有『理所當然』」， 徐學賢說。自認反應速度比較慢，再加上水瓶座不受拘束和有點健忘的天性，讓他總是以「歸零思考」方式面對一切；與未來無關的事件迅速催眠自己不在意( 也就容易健忘)， 但重要的事情常常是從頭開始想；歸零、再想的過程，可以放下不必要的包袱，以不受框架的心去尋求突破點，再配上「凡事推向自己」的樹狀思考術，生命中的難題都會清楚浮現幾種可能解決的路徑。
這樣的思考模式，是多年來從事跨部門專案管理的心得， 最初是為了協調部門反彈，先站在不同部門立場思考每一方的可能好處，並以「凡事都跟自己有關、凡事都可以盡一份心力」的思考讓事情更加順利，慢慢地，生活中的大小事都會以這個態度思考，「當你每一個步驟都想清楚自己的態度時，就不會因為反覆而憂鬱。」事實上，透過清楚思考術，最終目標， 就是徐學賢最常思考並要求公司文化必須架構「快樂的工作情境」。人生有三分之一都在工作，如果工作不快樂，表示有三分之一的人生失去色彩，且極有可能會連帶影響下班後的心境，如果再扣掉睡覺睡掉的三分之一，這樣的人生毫無意義。
「有些事不做會後悔一輩子的」，徐學賢的奇美車電之路，正是秉持著這份人生勇氣與堅持快樂做自己的信念，繼續往即將顛覆想像的汽車電子世界前進。
“I wasn’t born to do the routine work!” Jammy’s adventurous spirit contradicts the nature of accounting jobs. Therefore, he has urged himself to expand his expertise in various fields, from human resources to procurement, IT, operation, and research & development. Not just because of his curiosity for new knowledge, but also because the finance job function requires a basic understanding of the operation of all departments, Jammy becomes more smooth with cross-function management.
The merger of Chi Mei Corporation gave Jammy an opportunity to realize his entrepreneurship dream. Relying on the knowledge accumulated over the eight years of experiences in the automotive electronics fields, Jammy found ChiMei Motor with some former colleagues and began a brand new journey.
However , the first challenge Jammy encountered on the journey of entrepreneurship was insufficient funds. With only 100 million worth of capitals, Jammy fully utilizes his finance background to efficiently allocate money to support huge investments in research and development and at the same time actively search sponsors and investors to support the future development of the company. All of these efforts Jammy has put in is to fulfill his goal of creating irreplaceable values of ChiMei Motor.
A Stage for Passion
In the beginning three years, things have been struggling for Jammy. With its years behind technology, It was almost impossible for ChiMei Motor to compete with those global ADAS solution providers. Therefore, Jammy adopted the blue ocean strategy and tried to differentiate ChiMei Motor’s products from the existing ones, creating differentiated values. By bringing the entire team on the same page and focusing on the niche market, Jammy creates a profiting opportunity for ChiMei Motor.
“Without differentiation, we don’t strike a single chance of survival.” After three years of endeavor in research, test, improvement, algorithm and platform adjustment, Jammy and team have finally launched the product. Looking back to the development process, Jammy admits that there were frustrating times when no one is certain they were on the right track and if they ever made to the destination. However, he held on to his faith and make small progress step by step to encourage the team to keep moving forward.
“I’ve never missed one research and development meeting since ChiMei Motor was found. At first, I attended the meeting to ensure the company on the right track, but later I realized that I am addicted to the exhilarating feeling while hearing significant breakthroughs. The joy is from the employees’ passion for what they do.” Jammy attends the research and development meeting not only to understand the status of each project but also to establish a stage to encourage employees to self-recognize. Jammy believes that management’s enthusiastic responses during the meeting are the best motivation for employees. With this mechanism, every employee in ChiMei Motor is driven to bring out the best in their job function. This one- hundred employee company spends only five years to catch up the world’s leading automotive electronics suppliers.
Go with the Flow and Smooth the Struggles in Life
“I’ve never taken anything for granted.” After years of project management experiences, Jammy has developed a unique way of prioritizing problems, which is letting go the unimportant and focus on the fundamentals of the critical. To reach win-win situation while coordinating across different parties, he always puts himself in others’ shoes and comes out with various scenarios of solutions by thinking what he
can do differently to achieve better results. This wisdom helps Jammy not only solve challenges after challenges smoothly but also cultivate a systematic logical thinking pattern. “The more clear you are at each step of what you do, the fewer worries you would have in life.” Jammy points out that his ultimate goal is to create a work environment with a pleasant atmosphere. He emphasizes, “we spend approximate a third of lifetime at work. It’s meaningless if we don’t love what we do and let the unhappy feelings affect after work life.”
“If I didn’t start my own business, I’d have regretted my whole life.” Jammy use the “never regret” philosophy and a determined courage to march forward on the journey toward smart automotive era.
