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Boss Ma smiled and said: "Facts have proved that it is feasible."

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "When we run a business, we must rely on systems to manage it, not on some great master."

Boss Ma does not agree with this view, "Of course the system is important, but people are also important. At the execution level and leadership level, we still have to rely on people."

Zhou Buqi took a step back and said: "Now Kazuo Inamori is the president of JAL. His personal charm is great and can influence every employee. But don't forget, he is 78 years old! How many years can he last?"

Boss Ma fell silent.

Zhou Buqi said: "No one can keep their mental state tense for a long time. It's good that Kazuo Inamori is here now. He can keep giving speeches internally and giving employees blood, making them excited. Go work hard. What happens after he leaves?"

Boss Ma said half-jokingly: "The next president will continue his approach and continue to fight for success."

"This is mind control, boss!"

"Not that serious."

"Okay, even if Inamori Kazuo finds a suitable successor, the next president can continue to fight for chicken blood, but how many employees can persevere? The spirit is highly tense, the work state is highly concentrated, everyone strives, and constantly calls for dedication... … Once the tension breaks, JAL will still go bankrupt.”

"Yes." Boss Ma's voice was a little solemn, "There is indeed such a risk."

Zhou Buqi said: "So in my opinion, Inamori Kazuo's plan is just a stop-gap measure with a strong personal touch. If he were 20 years younger, there would be no problem. He has enough energy." and time to adjust JAL at the strategic, institutional and business levels. Age is a barrier that he cannot get around. He led JAL to turn around, which is great, but not worth imitating. His model is at best...what you said Spread the word in Shenghe School, it is an entrepreneur training academy founded by himself. It is difficult to enter mainstream MBA courses."

"MBA?" Boss Ma was a little funny, "Don't be brainwashed by those who returned from studying abroad. Those professional managers in suits and ties who talk about knowledge in books every day and use PPT to solve business problems."

Zhou Buqi doesn't think so, "You are right. People who graduate from MBAs do have many similar occupational diseases. But don't forget that the emergence of the big industry of MBA has cultivated too many business managers for the world." Talent. Who is at the helm of Alibaba now? Isn’t that Wei Zhe an MBA graduate?”

Boss Ma said angrily: "I fired him half a year ago!"

Half a year ago, something happened at Alibaba that caused the company to have a credit crisis. Boss Ma was furious. Someone needed to take responsibility, and his second-in-command, Zhejiang, took the blame and stepped down.

Zhou Buqi said sincerely: "The business world has developed rapidly in the past hundred years, forming a complete set of perfect business systems. MBA is the crystallization of the wisdom of the past hundred years in teaching and teaching, which has formed an indispensable Denial’s drive for business society.”

Boss Ma said: "Yes, MBA explains 99% of things in business, but don't forget, you can learn MBA, I can learn MBA, he can learn MBA, everyone can learn MBA. Popularization , means mediocrity. If you want to become a great company, you still need to rely on the 1% to be different."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "You are right."

"Inamori Kazuo's spiritual philosophy is the 1% that JAL needs to revive. If we follow the MBA's approach to handle JAL's crisis, even if it can be saved, it won't be possible so quickly."

Boss Ma obviously has a deep understanding of this matter.

Basically, each has its own reasons.

Two roads, the future is unknown.

From the current point of view, Kazuo Inamori's approach is indeed much better than the MBA's formulaic process. For example, Germany's Lufthansa does not seem to be as fast and exciting as JAL's recovery.

However, Zhou Buqi knew the future.

Although the MBA system has many problems, it is undeniable that it is the crystallization of the wisdom of the greatest business operation in the century since the development of human business society.

Moreover, it is highly replicable!

Whether it is foreign companies such as Starbucks, Dell, and HP, or domestic companies such as Li-Ning, Lenovo, and Focus, they have all come out of the economic crisis by relying on the operation of professional managers.

Basically, they all use the same routine, which is a formula that MBA has long refined.

Slow results.

But the risk is low and can be replicated.

Large companies can use it, small companies can use it, and anyone can use it. And the fact that this model is being used all over the world means that there are too many professional managers with similar rich experience who can skillfully apply this model to deal with crises.

Kazuo Inamori's approach is different. It comes from a very ancient metaphysical management model, which is incompatible with mainstream business society. It is difficult for others to learn it.

Even if someone learns it successfully, there may not be an environment in which it can be applied.

If you use Kazuo Inamori's tactics to brainwash employees in Silicon Valley, encourage them to be selfless, to have a spirit of sacrifice, to serve the company and the country... you will definitely get a slap in the face from those foreigners.

Even this is difficult to implement in China.

That is to say, the practical soil of this ancient metaphysics can only exist in Japan's seemingly open society, but in fact its traditional culture is deeply rooted.

The domestic business community is basically completely Westernized, without any traditional elements. In traditional culture, it is "no business without treachery", "merchants value profit over righteousness", and "scholars, farmers, industry and merchants". Businessmen have the lowest status. All words describing businessmen have negative connotations, and no one likes to apply tradition.

Boss Ma wants to learn and improve Kazuo Inamori's ideas, and wants to integrate tradition and modernity. If he wants to combine Chinese and Western cultures, it is easy for him to have serious schizophrenia.

What's more, Inamori Kazuo pursues the ultimate in business.

In Japan, he can pursue whatever he wants and no one will care about him. After he attains enlightenment, it doesn't matter even if he runs for Japan's prime minister.

This is not possible at home.

The roads are in conflict with each other.

Boss Ma wants to pursue the ultimate business path in China. What do you want to do?

You are shaking other people's path.

Zhou Buqi said: "Inamori Kazuo saved JAL, which is great. But in my opinion, he is using tricks and taking the mind control route. How long can this last? This is using tricks to bypass many difficulties. Solving business difficulties can only solve temporary needs, but it is not a long-term solution.”

On the other end of the phone, Boss Ma was silent.

Zhou Buqi said: "From the perspective of long-term enterprise development, we still have to look for problems from the strategic, business, and institutional levels. The solutions to corporate crises provided by MBA are the best solutions to such crises in the past 100 years. The method is the crystallization of wisdom summed up by countless business people and economists, and is widely used around the world. Don’t you think that Inamori Kazuo’s approach is out of line with the mainstream of the world? This is going against the trend and human nature. It is completely contrary to the life attitude of young people in modern society.”

To be honest, Boss Ma was shocked inside.

At the same time, there is also sincere respect.

I think this guy named Zhou is really amazing, so awesome! It is no exaggeration to say that he is truly a world-class entrepreneur!

You know, the two of them were discussing Inamori Kazuo at this time!

He is the "god of management" in the business world!

His case of saving JAL is definitely a shock to the past. It cost less, took less time, and produced quick results, just like magic.

Most people can only worship in front of such a miracle, and no one dares to question it.

They almost give up thinking and sink in.

To feel the legend of this case and to feel the greatness of Kazuo Inamori. Even if he is brainwashing employees and has a certain color of mind control, so what? He really did it, and the effect was unprecedented!

Ask yourself, even Boss Ma himself has fallen into it.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Buqi looked at this matter from another angle. He actually questioned the brilliance of this miracle... Either he was extremely arrogant, or he really had his own feelings about it. Unique understanding of business.

Obviously, he is not an arrogant or conceited character.

Regardless of whether his point of view is correct or not, just saying that he dares to question authority from other angles and deny Inamori's behavior is enough to show his unique way of thinking.

If you want to be a great company, the most important thing is not to follow the crowd.

Boss Ma is actually a very proud person. Although Zhou Buqi's career has developed very well in the past few years, he has never felt that this guy is better than him.

Alibaba’s future will not be worse than that of Ziweixing.

But at this moment, he couldn't help but have some other thoughts deep in his heart. He felt that this kid was really better than him, and his thinking structure was too novel. And he is also brave enough to deny Inamori Kazuo... It just so happens that boldness is also an essential element for building a great company.

Zhou Buqi said: "I said, Japanese Go is the epitome of the Japanese economy and Japanese enterprises. In the 1980s, Japanese Go was number one in the world, the Japanese economy was arrogant in the world, and Japanese enterprises were arrogant. Now, both Go and the economy are no longer good. Why? ? In my opinion, it is the conflict between modern pragmatism and scientism against the deep-rooted traditional concepts and metaphysical thinking in Japanese society. The greater the influence of Kazuo Inamori’s approach in Japanese business society, the more the Japanese economy will If it is difficult to improve, Japanese companies will continue to fall into business difficulties. Just like their game of Go, they have been far behind China and South Korea."

"This topic is too big." Boss Ma felt a little tired and his mind was in a blur. "We can't talk on the phone. I'll go to the capital to see you in a few days. We will talk in detail then and go to Shengcheng together. Take a look at the private school. Regardless of whether you agree with Kazuo Inamori's corporate philosophy or not, you are after all a representative figure of our domestic entrepreneurs, and you should come forward."