Give you a company, see how you manage

Chapter 43
As Jin Yong said, "Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are struggles." In fact, every company will have "mountains" of one kind or another.Where there are "mountain tops", there will be "mountain kings", and where there are "mountain kings", there will be "friction". How to deal with the "mountain kings" and the "friction" between them is a topic that managers must face directly.Anyone who has done management work in a certain company will be very familiar with the following scenario: You explain something to the supervisor A of a certain department, but this matter requires the cooperation of supervisor B of other departments.After a long time, this matter has not been settled, you are very angry, and you call A to the office to "restrain" him, but A "complains" to you very aggrieved - don't blame him for not getting this matter done, Blame B for not cooperating (because it is not their department's business, so they are very cold), and there is nothing he can do.

As a company leader, you definitely hope that the various departments of your company can break the shackles of "mountain doctrine" and form a "unity and cooperation" situation of "the company plays a game of chess".But the reality always seems to be so cruel, these "good wishes" of yours are, at best, some unattainable "dreams".However, you can't give up. If you give up, you will find that everything will collapse like a "domino" and become out of control.You will face an increasingly difficult and irreversible situation, and you can only watch helplessly as your company gradually becomes a "junk" company without knowing what to do.So, you have to find a way to restore this situation.Here, I will tell you a few "little tips" to solve the problem.First of all, you have to admit, as much as you would like to, that the formation of "monclerism" in your company is inevitable.

Because the hero Jin Yong once said, "Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are fights."Chairman Mao and his elders also said that "there is no party outside the party, and the emperor thinks; there is no faction inside the party, and there are all kinds of strange things".We Chinese, in particular, are born with a very strong national nature of forming "rivers and lakes". If you want to challenge this kind of "instinct" that is almost "national quintessence", it is tantamount to "strike a stone with an egg", and there is no chance of winning. .So frankly acknowledging this reality is the first step toward "solving the problem."Second, look for the "greatest common divisor" among the "Kings of the Mountain", that is, the "intersection" part of each other's interests, and induce them to cooperate with each other.Remember, here, just talking about "the company's interests above all else" and the like will not work.You say this, they will never say you are wrong, but they will never put it into real action.

The final result is to waste your countless spittle stars and end up.There's nothing obviously "productive".Finally, it is very important to brainwash your "kings of the mountain" in a persuasive way, and teach them the way of thinking that "seeking others is better than asking yourself".Or take the previous example to illustrate.When your subordinate - "King of the Mountain" A comes to you to "complain" because "King of the Mountain" B did not cooperate in a certain matter, you have to give him two "clues" to solve the problem.First, is it possible for A to do that independently without relying on anyone else?
This means that although according to the "company system", that matter should be assisted by B, but due to various reasons (for example, because it is not a matter of the department, there is a sense of negligence) B does not provide effective cooperation. When it is difficult to make progress, you should quickly throw away the shackles of the "company system" and try to "independently" complete that matter with the resources you have.Generally speaking, the "kings of the mountain" always have some of their own resources in terms of people, money, and things. Mobilizing these resources may not necessarily solve the problem.And in everything, use the "big stick" of the "company system" to "challenge" the other party (remember, the "company system" is not "omnipotent". There is no "system" that can solve all problems in actual work, or can deal with it. All situations in the actual work), thus causing the other party's resentment, may not be able to prompt the other party to provide you with a good cooperation, and in the end it will only delay your own affairs.Here, a certain amount of "flexibility" is more "affordable" than "debt".Secondly, if that matter can only be completed with the assistance of B, can you "independently" complete the work of "communicating effectively with B so as to urge the other party to cooperate with you willingly"?
This question seems to be a bit weird—I came to you just because I couldn't communicate with him!If I can communicate well with him, why come to you?Take it easy, listen to me tell you slowly.When the vast majority of people in a company encounter matters that require assistance from others and communicate with them, they often fail to grasp an appropriate temperature, or cannot find an effective communication method.They are either too "low-spirited" or too "dominant".So it often takes a lot of effort, but can't get a good effect.

In the end, I had to bring the problem to the company leader and request the leader's "final ruling."Of course, the reason why the company's leaders "exist" is to help everyone solve these problems that "can't be solved after a long time."This is indeed impossible to a certain extent.However, there is a "principle" that must be followed, that is, company leaders must not get involved in the "solution" of these "problems" too easily.You must train your subordinates to find "a better way to communicate" on their own.Otherwise, your subordinates will become more and more dependent on you, they will never grow, and you will burn yourself to death.

Moreover, when our "Kings of the Mountain" complain that other "Kings of the Mountain" do not cooperate with them and make excuses for their inability to communicate well with each other, they have actually committed a taboo of "effective communication" —They themselves have committed "mountainism" in communication.That is to say, they start from "self-interest" in everything in communication, and everything is based on whether they can ensure the completion of "their tasks" as the only consideration.They have never considered the other side's position - what difficulties the other side has, whether the other side has conditions, and so on.This kind of "defiant", "overlord clause"-like, selfish communication method can only be exchanged for the sincere cooperation of the other party.Therefore, the "key" of "good communication with the other party" is still in your own hands in the final analysis-as long as you can "take into account each other" and truly consider the other party's position, everything will be negotiated and the amount will be achieved. After all, there are very few people who are "difficult" with you from the bottom of their hearts.So, the next time your "King of the Mountain" A comes to you again to complain about other people's uncooperativeness, please tell him: since you have so much time to "complain" to him, why don't you use this time to think about other things Son - do you have any other way of "convincing" him to cooperate? — It makes more sense.

Remember, for everything in the world, it is better to ask yourself than to ask others.Because you don't try to "control" others at any time, the only person you can "control" is actually only one—yourself.

(End of this chapter)