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Chapter 21 "Survival" and "Doing Things" (1)
I discussed the meaning of "office politics" in the previous article, and I will elaborate on the specific operation method here.First of all, in the workplace, "survival" is the first requirement.We often say "If you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about no firewood".It is of great significance to "survive" in the workplace.Often, many idealistic and talented people may not be able to succeed in the workplace. On the contrary, they often end up in an "anticlimactic" or "returning with a feather".This is not because their talents and abilities are insufficient, on the contrary, it is often because their talents and abilities are too outstanding, so that they are "arrogant of their talents", so they are hated and excluded by others, and they encounter obstacles everywhere in their work. , In the end, it can only be "died in resentment".This is the typical consequence of not understanding and not being able to "survive".So if we want to have a successful professional life, or to be more specific, if we want to do something serious in any company, leave a few footprints in a down-to-earth way, whether you like it or not Like, agree or disapprove, disdain or disdain, you must learn to "survive".So, how can people in the workplace "survive"?

First, you must understand the relationship between the elements of "time", "location" and "harmony" in your workplace environment, and have a clear and calm understanding, analysis and evaluation of these elements.Let's talk about "time" first. "Time" in the workplace refers to some "innate" elements.If you are one of the founders of a certain company, as a "founding father", you have a certain "natural" "influence", "right to speak", and "discretion".As for "geographical advantage", it refers to the "sense of identity" and "small group influence" that you have because you have worked in a certain company for a long time and have fully integrated into that team.Or, it is due to a certain "sheltered" advantage and special "discourse power" due to the possession of a "special channel" connected with the "time" element (such as a certain department or a person because of a relationship with the company founder or The advantages of having a special relationship between people with special power).Finally, the "human harmony" element in the workplace, as the name suggests, is the ability, skill and quality of "good relationship" with people.After clarifying the elements of these aspects, it is time to make a detailed, calm and comprehensive analysis of your own environment or conditions.Here is a simple and common example to illustrate.Under normal circumstances, when a person newly arrives at a company or changes a new department, the environment he or she finds in is often like this: neither the "time" nor "geographical advantage" elements are available, and one can only rely on "Human harmony" elements to strive for "time" and "geographical advantage" resources.

That is to say, when you first come to a "unfamiliar" place, the only weapon you have is "yourself"—your own observation, your own wisdom, your own ability to "deal with people".You need to quickly figure out the "mechanical relationship" between the various characters and forces in this new environment - who may be "damaged" by your arrival, who will "benefit" by your arrival; People may become your potential "opponents", who are the "friends" you should fight for; "Old people", who are "newcomers"; who have power, and who have no power but have "relationships" and "backers"; who have prestige among the masses; who seem low-key, but are actually very influential Don’t look at those people who appear to be "prestige" on the surface, but in fact everyone is annoying; who appear to be "magnanimous" on the surface, but are actually narrow-minded, small-minded, and like to tell stories... Only by clarifying these can you understand how to "" Make efforts" to build the foundation of your own "geography" and "time".

However, there must be no misconceptions - when you arrive at a new unit, you will be on the "big stage" where you can "show your skills".Such naive and naive ideas can kill people.I say this not to deny your enthusiasm for a big fight, but if you are stingy and devote a certain amount of time and energy to research and ponder these so-called "nosy things" of yours, I can guarantee that your "serious things" are not serious. It may be done well, but in the end it is very likely to "abort" completely or at least waste more time and effort.The Chinese often say "harmony makes money", which means that if you want to achieve the goal of "making money", you must establish a "harmony" atmosphere.

This is actually the reason why the Party Central Committee now calls us to create a "harmonious" society.If China wants to become a world power and realize the dreams of several generations, it must have a "harmonious" environment. Only when the environment is "harmonious" and the people are "harmonious" can everyone feel comfortable and work together; Only in this way can a "chemical reaction" be produced, so that everyone can burst out the greatest "joint force" to do our business well together.In this sense, "harmony" itself is a kind of work, a cause, which is worthy of our "special" energy to study and pursue.This is not a "nosy thing", but a big "serious thing"!Many companies now regard "being a person first, then doing things" as an important part of corporate culture to educate employees, which is why.But keep in mind that it is not necessarily a good thing to get the "time" resource too early before you get the "geographical" resource, so you must be cautious.

Because if you reverse the order of obtaining "time" and "geography" resources, sometimes not only will you not be able to "take shortcuts" and "reach the sky in one step", on the contrary it will put you in danger and crises will abound.For example, when you are new to a unit and you have already been appreciated by the leaders, especially the senior leaders, before your butt is hot, you must be cautious and keep a low profile as much as possible, otherwise you will be hated by the colleagues around you, which will make you lose your job. You lose the "geographical resources" that you just acquired and are far from "sturdy".You are very likely to be slandered, which will make the leaders who have just had a good impression of you feel that you are "arrogant" or "high-minded and low-minded" and gradually lose interest in you; Don't blame everyone", because I don't want to destroy the overall harmonious atmosphere of the team, I have to "kill Ma Su with tears".Therefore, in the initial stage of entering a new environment, if possible (unless there is a very rare opportunity for promotion), you should try to avoid "excessive" performance in front of leaders, especially senior leaders. After it has been tamped firmly, it will be drawn slowly.

However, as the saying goes, "Heaven fails to fulfill people's wishes", if you are "unlucky" to be appreciated by leaders, especially senior leaders, because of your outstanding talent, before you have completely laid the foundation of "geographical advantage", what should you do? ?You have three ways of coping.One is to deal with it as low-key as possible; the other is to actively devote more energy to speed up the acquisition of "geographical" resources as much as possible-to make your colleagues "like" you before arousing their jealousy.This is a game of racing against time, and it must not be underestimated; third, try to say more "good things" about other colleagues, especially those who are prone to "jealousy" in public or alone with the leader , and try every means to convey this information until it reaches that person's ears.Of course, you must be sincere when using this method, and you must not let leaders and colleagues think you are hypocritical.Of course, there is one big principle that you must never give up, that is, no matter how superb your "handling skills" are, you can't give up "justice".If extremely bad behaviors that affect the company's interests really happened among your colleagues, but you "not to report the knowledge" or even "cover up" in order to build a "geographical advantage" foundation, it would be a big mistake.

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