The Complete Works of Wolf Road

Chapter 41 Building a wolf-like enterprise (2)
A modern enterprise should not only have the spirit of unity of a wolf, but also not only an individual who is as tenacious as a wolf, but every employee can be like a wolf - have a strong sense of survival and know how to win in the competition.This spirit of the wolf can run through the entire corporate culture, and let every employee understand.

Applied to corporate culture, everyone has a unique side and can stand alone in a certain aspect; at the same time, they are a whole. Success.

It is difficult for an enterprise lacking teamwork to win in a highly competitive market, and the cruel reality further weakens the power of individuals in society.The era of individual heroism has come to an end. Only by relying on the efforts of all employees can a company become bigger and stronger.

Modern enterprises with fierce competition need the team spirit of the Wolf Clan most. The era of lone heroes saving the fate of this company is completely over.What we need now is not one hero, but a group of heroes. "Wolf pack killing battle" has become an important magic weapon for the company to win, and it is replacing the management philosophy that has been popular for hundreds of years.

A company is in a sense synonymous with a team, but that doesn't mean it's an effective whole.Only a team with the spirit of a pack of wolves can be truly lethal, otherwise it is just a group of rabble and does not have combat effectiveness.Instead, they make groups less cohesive and less powerful than individuals.

"Wolf pack killing array" is a team's overall cooperation, division of labor, and collaboration in the true sense, facing the goal together and launching concerted actions.This is the result that many companies dream of during training, but it is fully reflected in the wolf.We can learn directly from wolves by managing bionics.

3 Use aggregation effect and synergistic advantages to turn sheep into wolves

There is such a humor:
An oil tycoon went to heaven to attend a meeting. As soon as he entered the meeting room, he found that there were no seats left and he had no place to sit.So, he had an idea and shouted: "Oil is found in hell!" It didn't matter that the shout didn't matter, the oil tycoons in heaven ran to hell one after another.In the blink of an eye, only the later oil tycoon was left in heaven.

At this time, the tycoon thought to himself, everyone ran over, could it be that oil was really found in hell?

So he also hurried to hell.

There is another story:
There was a man who was running on the street during the day, and another man saw it and ran after him.As a result, the people in the whole street followed the people in front of them. The scene was quite spectacular, and those who didn't know thought something big had happened.

Except for the first person, everyone didn't know the real reason for running, just because the first person's running drove others to follow up.In this way, people all over the street have become lunatics in the eyes of others.

These two stories show that people have a herd mentality, and the phenomenon of blind obedience caused by herd mentality is the "herd effect".

A flock is a very disorganized organization.Usually, everyone blindly rushes left and right together.Then, a leading sheep found a piece of fertile green grass and ate fresh grass there, and the following sheep rushed up, vying for each other, completely ignoring the wolves who were staring at them, or not seeing what was going on in the distance. There are better grasses.

Therefore, people use sheep as a metaphor for ordinary people who do not have their own judgment and often follow blindly.

The main reason for herd behavior is incomplete information. Due to the uncertainty of the future situation, people's judgment has gone wrong, and thus there is the blindness of following the herd.

Correct and comprehensive information is the basis for decision-making.In this era, the importance of information is self-evident, and companies and individuals who do not pay attention to information collection are tantamount to self-destruction.

Sharp judgment is also essential to find the right direction.

Few are born with wise and prudent judgment.Judgment is, in fact, a cultivated habit of mind.Therefore, everyone can master this habit of thinking more or less through learning, as long as they work hard to observe carefully and reason carefully.

Gathering information and judging it sharply is the best way to get people to use their reason less and more.Sheep turn into wolves, and rational use and guidance of herd behavior can quickly create a regional brand and form a scale effect, so as to obtain better results that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

If a region's economy is just in its infancy, most of the enterprises can only be small and medium-sized enterprises, and their external competitiveness is definitely not strong.

However, through a clear division of labor and socialized collaboration, closely related industries can form a supporting system, gather into a complete industrial chain, and realize the "agglomeration effect".A large number of enterprise clusters combined with reasonable division of labor and cooperation, as well as the sharing of intangible assets such as brands and technical expertise, will produce many synergistic advantages:

Synergies of cost advantages.In the process of enterprise aggregation, the transaction efficiency between enterprises has been improved, and enterprises with strong industrial connections have been formed; and due to the close geographical location, the transfer costs of mutual materials and information have been saved, thus reducing transaction costs; small and medium-sized enterprises through common The use of public facilities reduces the additional investment added by the scattered layout, and this tangible sharing reduces a lot of costs.

Synergies of innovation capabilities.System theory shows that the synergy of elements in a system can produce new characteristics.The gathering of a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises has promoted the informal communication between enterprises and personnel, and the geography and family relationship make enterprises have a natural affinity.

Realizing the coordination and complementarity of various enterprises can make a new science and technology and management experience continue to be promoted in related or similar enterprises, and more innovations can be derived from the combination.It not only drives economies of scale within the region, but also achieves economies of scale on an external scale.

Synergistic effect of dynamic flexibility.The interaction, coordination and complementarity of many enterprises have gradually formed complex, flexible and changeable competitive advantages in the long-term communication and cooperation.This intangible synergistic competitive advantage is dynamic, developing, and subtle, and can create immeasurable benefits.

Under the influence of agglomeration effect and synergistic advantages, some sheep-herd enterprises stand out one after another and transform into wolf-pack enterprises.

4 Build a super team by collective wisdom and strength

Wolves respond to various changes with collective wisdom and strength.The Wolves team is actually a super team.Team building is now the most popular training course for companies.After suffering from internal friction for a long time, the enterprise hopes to change the status quo by promoting a team spirit, so it looks for team training everywhere, and spends a lot of money on team-working or team-buildings training outdoors.It felt good at the time, but it didn't work when I came back.

The reason is very simple. The environment and content of our work are very different from outdoor activities. Without the unique environment, unique content and atmosphere, the training method will naturally not work. After all, work and games are fundamentally different.

So how to build a super team?

The pursuit of team spirit is certainly one of the most important factors, but the formation of team spirit must go through effective team experience.Therefore, the team building method cannot be abandoned as much as the team spirit.

In order to illustrate this point, the concept of team should be clarified first: a team is composed of complementary skills, to achieve a common goal, willing to work under agreed procedures.

It is not difficult to see that in the operation of the team, the procedure (method) is the soul.Under good procedures and methods, team members will think together and act in unison. If you persist in this way, you will form a behavior habit, which will continuously improve the team spirit.

Conversely, without good procedures and methods that are recognized by members, it is difficult to coordinate operations only with team spirit, and team spirit is just a slogan.

Take the example of a football team.A team is a typical team consisting of forwards, midfielders, defenders, and goalkeepers. The purpose of the team is to win.

But why the same players, different coaches, the results will be very different?

The reason is that when the coach changes, the training methods and procedures followed by the team will also change, which will affect the style and morale of the entire team.

The common goal of a team is to "win", and all members must agree with this common goal and follow a set of procedures set up to achieve the goal, so that all members know what to do and how to coordinate their work , and this is the method.

The approach should be able to bridge the differences within the team and among its individual institutions; be able to be used collectively by the team to carry out the mission; and at the same time, not hinder the contribution of individual members.

Being a team leader is all about finding ways to follow and getting team members to agree and use those ways.Member training should focus on learning common ways of handling management matters.Here is an example of a successful super team.

After a supervisor was promoted to the president, in order to promote teamwork in the organization, he sent supervisors at all levels to participate in training in batches. Everyone learned a common way to deal with and solve management problems.In order to consolidate the results of the training, he intentionally created an atmosphere and practiced it personally.

Sure enough, the atmosphere of this organization changed almost overnight. They learned to discuss openly and were willing to share their ideas with others. By applying the common method they learned, they were able to solve more problems and make better decision making.

By introducing a tool and concept, the president enables the "efforts" of team members to be "coordinated" and "integrated", and mutual assistance, cooperation and team spirit will come naturally.He did not set out to build team spirit, but team spirit is produced through team members working together under common principles and procedures.

To build a super team requires persistent and persistent efforts. The key to this process is to find the procedures and methods that suit the team.

Here we provide a mode that every member is willing to fight for - super team mode.

--Eager for success.The super team is very dynamic, each member can take responsibility, and everyone seeks the best cooperation and development on the basis of desire for success.

--keep improving.Members have high expectations of themselves and others and are constantly looking for improvement.

—— Deviate from scriptures.Members follow certain rules and guidelines, but they are not bound by the rules. They can persist in communicating with others, and can achieve high efficiency whether working alone or in groups.

——Be proactive.Members respond quickly, have a positive and optimistic attitude, and have strong action capabilities.

——Pay attention to leadership.Members respect broad-minded and dynamic leaders, and hope to jointly seek external resources and support under their leadership.

——People-oriented, emphasizing collaboration.Members respect knowledge, competition and contribution over identity and status, and they value cooperation and problem solving.Superteams are always mission- and goal-oriented in the process of fulfilling their tasks.They are persistent, yet flexible.

——Rational, tenacious and creative.Members can distinguish the priorities of things and dare to face problems.Ability to choose an appropriate method for removing obstacles, which may be flexible, creative or prescriptive.

- full of innovation.Members take moderate risks to achieve excellence.

- easy access.Members keep in contact with the outside world, let the outside world understand themselves, and actively seek external feedback and help.

——Diligent and dedicated.Members understand the organization's strategy and operating philosophy and want to achieve the organization's goals.They develop in an open culture where they are part of a system that empowers them and expects them to hold them accountable in order to accomplish mutually agreed upon goals.

—— Mutual influence and common development with the organization.Team members have as much power as team founders, because individual influence is based on credibility rather than authority.

We often see members of positive, strong teams celebrating each other: “We’re awesome!” When that feeling motivates people to pursue bigger and better goals, that’s the best outcome.

At the same time, superteams must also recognize the dangers."Superteams sometimes get complacent -- and that leads to their downfall," Dulac said.

Team members who feel too good about themselves and get too close can also lead to overly self-interested, less effective, and arrogant consequences.

We can understand the accurate image of a super team from the above points, but to truly realize such a goal, it still requires the understanding and efforts of all members.

(End of this chapter)