1000 Business Lessons Every Businessman Must Know

Chapter 103 Mind training: The boss must have a mind that accommodates everything (2)
Edward Lieber is a glass manufacturer, and the workers in the factory launched a strike under the instigation of Owens and others.Lieber suffered heavy losses from the strike and was forced to make the decision to relocate the factory.Lieber took a large number of workers with him when he moved the factory, including Owens.Lieber found that Owens was a rare talent, so he abandoned his previous suspicions and reused Owens. Three months later, his reform proposals were also adopted. In 3, Lieber asked him to experiment with a machine for producing glass. Owens succeeded in 1898 after hard work, realizing automatic production.Subsequently, Lieber also boldly allocated 1903 million US dollars for Owens' 400-year research. With Owens' efforts, the company improved the manufacturing method of flat glass.

Lieber's success lies in his ability to disregard previous suspicions and reuse talented people.Faced with Lieber's step-by-step reuse, Owens felt guilty for the harm he had done to Lieber, and worked harder to repay his kindness.

The reason why tolerance is great is that it is too difficult to tolerate others' faults, and it is even more difficult to not hold prejudices in future contacts.But if the leader passes this level well, he will not be far from success.Lieber succeeded because of allowing Owens to fail, which shows how important it is to be able to tolerate people.

853. Only by Changing Your Ideas Can You Get Together

When a leader feels "incompatible" or "out of place" with a subordinate, the other party must have a similar feeling towards the leader. This is an undeniable fact.As far as the boss's position is concerned, generally speaking, since they are older than their subordinates, they should take the initiative to approach such subordinates.This kind of effort should be done consciously.

It is absolutely impossible for everyone in the world to "follow you" with you, and you must also work and deal with people who don't hit it off.

Therefore, for such subordinates, you must have the following concept: "It seems that I can't get along with him, but for this reason, I have the opportunity to practice dealing with this kind of person. In terms of experience in dealing with people, this is not Is it a rare opportunity?"

By turning the concept 180 degrees in this way, you will no longer have any "prejudice" against this subordinate, which is equivalent to breaking through your own "shell" and challenging another possibility, which is of great significance and extraordinary.

After careful analysis, it is not difficult to find that leaders can make good use of people and retain them only when they tolerate their faults, while subordinates will naturally not live under the pressure of being blamed because the leaders don't care about past suspicions. "You give me one foot, I let you one foot", subordinates will work harder in order to repay the leadership.

854. To share joys and sorrows with subordinates

Subordinates and bosses may work together for different purposes, some for earning money, some for development, etc., but generally everyone has a common idea, that is, to do things well, which is beneficial to everyone. Both are good.

The boss wants to control his subordinates. In addition to the constraints of rules and regulations and the use of power, he must firmly grasp the hearts of his subordinates and make them respect and obey you.And to do this, the key is to let your subordinates feel that you are by their side, always with their hearts.

Some bosses have a good reputation among their subordinates. One of the main reasons is that they can mingle with their subordinates and share weal and woe with them.

Japan's Honda ranks third in the Japanese auto industry, and is a rising star in foreign markets, catching up with Toyota.The former president of the company, Soichiro Honda, is a good boss who shares joys and sorrows with his subordinates.He doesn't put on airs, and often eats in the factory cafeteria in his overalls.He has an approachable style and has no barriers with his subordinates. Everyone politely calls him "Daddy".It is the style of the president that affects the morale of the entire company.It has more than 33400 employees and generates more than $52 billion in annual revenue.According to statistics, among the world's motorcycles, one out of four is produced by Honda.The performance of the company comes from the efforts of all employees, but the contribution of the president is indelible.

This shows that if you want to conquer your subordinates, you should breathe and share your fate with them.

In times of difficulty, the boss also endures hardships with his subordinates. In this way, the relationship between subordinates and subordinates is shortened at once. The subordinates feel that the boss is so close, and the boss will further understand the difficulties of the subordinates.In fact, in the eyes of most subordinates, salary and benefits are not the most important, the key is that the boss can care about them and understand them.It is the best understanding to endure hardships with your subordinates, "Silence speaks louder than words at this time."

If you share the hardships with your subordinates, you should also share the joys and sorrows, and you must not "cook the rabbit to death" and tear down the bridge when crossing the river.Success is the result of everyone's joint efforts, half of the boss and half of the subordinates.It is best for the boss to share the results with his subordinates, and some bosses are too selfish, and they really try to win over their subordinates in difficult times, but once the situation changes, the boss also changes, and he puts most of the interests into his own name , and leave a little bit for the subordinates.If this goes on, when you get into trouble again, your subordinates will not tide over the difficulties with you.

855. Helping Others Is Helping Yourself
Bosses and subordinates at work are a relationship between superior and subordinate, leader and led, but they are equal in real life, because apart from the working relationship, people have become ordinary people.It is hoped that people can help each other and be harmonious, because it is impossible for a person to live in this world without the help of others.Some people always yearn for others to help them, but they themselves give very little; some people have a heart of altruism and help others all the time, and finally, in critical moments, warm comfort and selfless helping hands pour in like snowflakes. "Inadvertently inserting willows and willows into shade".

There is a saying: give convenience to others, give convenience to yourself.So to borrow it is to help others, and they will naturally help you at that time, that is, helping others is equal to helping yourself.

Now there is a fashionable word called "emotional storage".Helping others is like putting money in the bank and it will pay off in the end.It is impossible for a person to be free from difficulties, and so is being a boss.If you don't have a loving heart and help others, others will not help you.If the boss wants to get help from others at critical moments, he should care about his subordinates at ordinary times and solve their work and life problems for them all the time.

A leader talked about his successful experience in this way.He and his subordinates live in the same staff building.When I first joined the unit, the relationship between my subordinates and my predecessor was very tense.Therefore, this leader paid attention to starting from the small things in life, cared for his subordinates, and gave them practical help.After a period of time, the subordinates feel that the leader is a kind person, so they work harder.The leader was about to say: "There is an important task this month, and we need to work harder to complete it?" The subordinates smiled and said: "Boss, we all know that there are everyone here, no problem." Really, After a little effort, the work task is completed. It is really the strength of the human heart.

If the boss can sincerely help his subordinates, he will make his subordinates feel grateful, and they will go through fire and water in times of crisis.In the end, I did myself a favor.If a person gets your help during a catastrophe, he will definitely remember you for a lifetime.

856. Help employees build a sense of security

Find out the weaknesses of employees, help them eliminate their weaknesses, and employees will obey you.

Most people are insecure.A well-known psychologist pointed out: "75% of employees in large companies, including many presidents and vice presidents, are insecure... There are countless companies composed of a group of insecure employees."

Are your employees insecure?If the answer is yes, you have great motivational times.Not only can you meet the needs of your employees, but you can also improve organizational performance.

An insecure person is constantly afraid of what others think of him.You should say to him: "You are doing great, and your performance is getting better and better."

Insecure people worry about doing the wrong thing or getting fired.You should say to him, "I'm so lucky to have you working for us. I don't know what I would do without your help."

Insecure people lack confidence in their jobs.You can help him gradually improve his work level, let him succeed in the new field of work, in order to enhance his confidence.

Helping an insecure person build a sense of security can make him depend on you, but excessive dependence will have the opposite effect.If the motivator is dependent on everything, it will overwhelm you.

People who are motivated will never become self-reliant if they are forever dependent on you.

Being dependent on others doesn't make you strong and independent, but it's often the only place to start helping an insecure person.The correct approach is: help the person being motivated build up a sense of security, and then gradually help him become self-reliant.In this way, your organization will be filled with capable and self-reliant employees.

857. Learn to ask subordinates for help

The boss mostly tells his subordinates what to do, and rarely talks about the word "help". In fact, this small word "help" is very famous.

The relationship between the boss and the subordinates is a superior-subordinate relationship. It is very common to order subordinates, but if the boss says "do it for me" when ordering something to be done, the relationship between the superior and the subordinate will be shortened at once, and the subordinates will probably feel uncomfortable Think like this: "Why are you being polite? I'll just do it?" In this way, the subordinate is very happy to do things, because he feels a little equality from it.Since the boss said "help", it means that the boss did not put on airs, but treated the subordinates as equals.

When ordering subordinates to do things at work, you can say "help", which gives people a sense of equality.Sometimes, if the boss has some more important things that he has no time to do outside of work or during work, he can also ask his subordinates for help.For example, the old mother of the boss wants to come back from abroad, and he is too busy with work to take time to pick it up, so he calls his subordinates and asks him to pick it up for him, so as to give people an image of dedication and filial piety, the boss The status in the hearts of subordinates will naturally increase.From the perspective of the subordinates, the boss entrusts me to do these things, which shows that the boss regards me as his own and values ​​me very much. Thinking of this, the subordinates are of course very happy and feel more confident when they work.

If the boss wants to control his subordinates well, he should convey his kindness to every subordinate and let their hearts belong to you.It is a good way to ask subordinates for help, but you must pay attention to this issue: first, it is best not to ask subordinates to help you with daily chores that you can do; second, try to let subordinates get benefits from doing things so that they will not tire keep going.

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