Where the interests are good, everyone is always staring.
If someone monopolizes the interests and doesn't share them with everyone, it will definitely arouse resentment and even become the target of public criticism, which will bring future troubles. The result is what is often said: "Just earn and don't lose."
Therefore, a person should know how to weigh the interests, take his due share, and sometimes even give up part of his due interests in order to avoid future troubles.
Li Ka-shing knew this truth, so he told his son:
Throughout history, people who know the benefits of * * * are often more successful than those who benefit alone.
Xiang Yu, for example, is very stingy. He would rather have gold and silver treasures in the warehouse than reward the soldiers who laid hands on him, which is unpopular.
Liu Bang, on the other hand, was very generous, rewarding soldiers who worked hard and won the hearts of the people. The enthusiasm of the soldiers is also very high.
Therefore, it is certain that Liu Bang finally defeated Xiang Yu. It is also true that "more help from the Tao, less help from the Tao"!
When Shengzai Chen was poor, he said to his friends around him, "If you have money, you won't forget your face." When he really became rich, his former friends came to see him, but he killed all his old friends.
So everyone found Bobby Chen heartless and gradually alienated him.
In the end, Bobby Chen was hurt by the driver Jia Zhuang, which made people sad.
There is a popular proverb: "Two heads are better than one."
But the fact before us is that even a hundred mediocre heads can't compare with an excellent Zhuge Liang to make decisions.
Just like a company meeting, where several unprofessional people sit together to discuss things, it is better for a professional person to make his own decisions.
When several people measure business, they must speak Spanish with the boss, and it is likely to discuss things, which will slow down efficiency.
As the "Warring States Policy" said, "Those who make great achievements do not seek common interests."
In The Warring States Period, Shang Yang advised Qin Xiaogong to reform, but Qin Xiaogong thought it was better to discuss it with ministers.
At this time, Yang Shang said: "Those who achieve great things do not seek common interests."
If you say yes, once you get to know some people who oppose political reform in advance, you will wait for your strategy to be exposed to your opponents, and you will become the target of public criticism.
Don't let too many people participate in your decision-making, even the big camp.
Just do as you see fit. If you consult with others, you will be in trouble. If others are poor in knowledge, narrow-minded and ordinary, of course they won't understand your thoughts.
Gossiping will shake your will and destroy your confidence and mood.
One monk carries water to eat, two monks carry water to eat and three monks have no water to eat.
The story of "three are still harmonious" also proves that the statement that "three heads are better than one" is simply untenable.
Three heads are better than one, planning things together, and it is very likely that they will fight in the end.
Any strategy is essentially just a hypothesis, looking for relative certainty in the uncertainty of sex.
Out of fear of uncertainty, people want to use more information to dispel uncertainty, but they don't know that only "effective information" can dispel uncertainty, and effective information is only in the hands of a few people.
People who are eager for success don't want answers, but want to gain a sense of security through some certainty.
In fact, the real sense of security will only come from your actions. You will verify the results in your actions and make mistakes while doing it.
This is the same as practice. Thinking and listening are not the beginning of real change. Practice is the only way to prove Tao, whether it is empty talk or imagination.
When you are not ashamed to ask questions and share your decisions, strategies and judgments with others, you will probably only get some noise.
People who do it and people who don't do it are unequal. It's no use asking people who won't do it.
When you ask others for advice, it often means that you have to make a decision.
And the premise that the decision itself needs, the people you consult may not all have it.
Moreover, a lot of background information is only known by the parties themselves, and it is impossible to show it.
Because of this, many times, other people's suggestions are difficult to help you make substantive decisions.
People who do the same thing have equal information, but people who want the same thing hate it, so it's good that he didn't give you bad advice.
People with the same goal will often become opponents, and they all want to get ahead, for fear that others will get it and they will not get it.
Therefore, Yi Rong is hostile to each other. As the saying goes, "peers are enemies", and peers with good strategies will not tell you. It is in his interest to sue if you are lame.
As the saying goes, "everything depends on human effort, and words depend on human effort."
If adults want to do a good job, the first thing is not to ask for advice, but to hide their motives.
I can't do the problems in the biological age, I can't understand the books, and I dare to ask for advice with open motivation.
However, when you enter the society, most of the things you do are linked to profits. This is a zero-sum game. If you gain something, you may lose it.
That is to say, you think that the interests of the person you confide in are irrelevant, but whether he will disclose them to people with interests is out of your control.
Dong Cheng in Charity Performance in the Third Country is an example.
Cheng Dong ran around saying that he was a talented official and wanted to capture Cao Cao alive.
Liu Bei, Zhong You, Wu, Wang Zifu and even Dong Cheng's concubines all knew his plot.
Dong Cheng thinks he can't leak water, but his concubine has an affair with a domestic slave child.
Qin Qingtong out of old grievances, immediately ran to tell on Cao Cao.
As a result, it is conceivable that Cao Cao killed a bunch of people.
Today, even some decisions in work and life must not be publicized everywhere, for fear that people will not know, and many things should be done in a low-key manner, not too ostentatious.
Because only do it in a low-key and unobtrusive way, there is little resistance and fewer obstacles. When things are done, some possible obstacles will disappear.
Even if the person you consult is absolutely reliable and won't leak, he is not sure that he can give the right advice. We always think that only treacherous courtiers can confuse the Lord, but in fact, there are many examples of loyal courtiers making mistakes for their country in history.
Whether the decision is correct has nothing to do with morality, but with wisdom, which is a scarce commodity.
"Huainanzi Human Training" said:
The number of people involved in decision-making is not equal to quality, and the accumulation of low-level wisdom cannot produce far-reaching wisdom. The so-called "seeking public drainage".
Many times, the so-called teamwork is just a slogan.
Anyone with work experience knows that the real group strategy is to let professionals make professional decisions and give professional advice, instead of rushing headlong into it. The threshold for "chatting with participants" is very high.
So in reality, most cases are single-handed, not very democratic, but very efficient.
Therefore, as soon as you have an idea, don't rush to get people's approval. When things are done, people will naturally agree with you
Meritorious service is the first, and words are the last.
What's more, don't reveal your motives. If it is a sincere strategy, there is nothing wrong with it. If you can't help but want to talk, it's not for you to do great things.
If you can't do the above two points, please don't blame others for making mistakes because of their noise and leaks.
In fact, this is just a mirror, reflecting whether you are full of yourself-why don't you believe in your choices and abilities?
Finally, I want to say that for the benefit of the masses, we don't want everyone to close their eyes and act arbitrarily.
On the contrary, it is those who are hesitant who need the approval of others to act. They should know that there are few people but not many, and they can brainstorm, but don't let too many people participate in your decision-making.
Respect the words of ordinary people, refer to the opinions of professionals, and finally make your own decisions.
Because in the end, the only person who can be most responsible is yourself.
"Seek less, not more, but benefit * * instead of independence" is the first temptation in Zeng Guofan's "Six Commandments".
Zeng Guofan can be said to be one of the most important politicians, militarists and Neo-Confucianists in the late Qing Dynasty, and also one of the most revered figures in Chairman Mao's early years. Chairman Mao once said, "A fool loves a man and serves Ceng Wenzheng alone". It can be seen that Zeng Guofan's thought has a far-reaching influence on Chairman Mao.
If we want to specifically analyze Zeng Guofan's influence on Chairman Mao, the "Six Commandments" is a good starting point. So, let's take a concrete look at which six commandments are these:
If you analyze one by one, you may get into a long story, so under the temptation of "seeking less, not more, and benefiting * * * not alone", based on the first concrete analysis.
Chairman Mao was deeply impressed by Zeng Guofan's down-to-earth life style. He once copied a lot of Zeng Guofan's words in his reading notes, such as "cleaning up the diary of life, changing the words, and emphasizing two meanings: the sunset is the more realistic." Don't be jealous of thick people; In fact, I don't talk big, I don't have a good reputation, I don't do overhead things, and I don't say it's too high. " In fact, this is the pragmatic style of Hunan scholars. In Chairman Mao's later words, it is "seeking truth from facts".
The core of "seeking truth from facts" is to proceed from reality and analyze specific problems. This is like "seeking less but not more", because the truth is often in the hands of a few people, which is "widowhood". Because a few people will carefully examine and try to verify, the conclusions are often correct and close to the truth. Once a strategy and a strategic plan fall into the discussion of all the participants, there will be different opinions. Arguments not only delay time and miss the best opportunity to use strategies, but also often decide the direction of action by a show of hands. In this case, it can be said that it is not worth the loss. Sometimes it even makes the revolution, or the cause, fall into great difficulties.
The most obvious example is the discussion about "Do you want to play drums" when crossing Chishui for four times on the way to the Long March. At that time, except for Chairman Mao, almost everyone in the leadership of the Red Army raised their hands and agreed to attack the new drum field. At that time, Chairman Mao must have been extremely lonely, and in Zeng Guofan's words, he was "widowed". Finally, it was proved that Chairman Mao's judgment was correct, and the Red Army finally gave up attacking the new drum field under Chairman Mao's correct suggestion, thus avoiding a major crisis. After that, the Red Army launched the "three-man army" again, which can be said to be back to the correct path of "seeking less but not more".
We can even say that the "democratic centralism" of the party's fundamental organizational system and leadership system still leaves traces of "seeking less but not more".
Besides, "profit can be * * but not alone", and "profit" means interest. Specifically, it is nothing more than gold and silver, land, goods, food and so on. The general meaning of this sentence is: everyone shares the benefits, and one person or several people can't eat alone. This is a kind of leadership art and the only way to unite most people. Historically, Xiang Yu's failure and Liu Bang's success lie in Xiang Yu's "independence" and Liu Bang's understanding of "independence".
Perhaps inspired by this, Chairman Mao listed in his "Three Disciplines and Eight Notices" that "all seized articles shall be turned over" and then distributed uniformly and evenly. Only in this way can the equality between officers and men be truly realized; The people's army can bid farewell to the old army and move towards a new life.
Abstract: The core of Zeng Guofan's thought is "to be practical", which has a far-reaching influence on Chairman Mao and other revolutionaries of the older generation, especially Hunan revolutionaries. Of course, it is not that many of Chairman Mao's strategies must be influenced by Zeng Guofan, which is unrealistic. But it is precisely because he planted a seed of "practical application" that talents such as Chairman Mao slowly set out from reality and explored and practiced on the road of revolution, and finally formed a set of thoughts on building the party, the army and the country. And "seeking less but not more, benefiting * * * but not alone" is part of the idea of "applying the world".
"Planning can be less but not more" means that the strategy needs to be based on the actual situation, not conformity. I remember a short story about a place where a good gold mine was discovered. Many people went to look for gold, but one man opened a place to sell things. Finally, the most successful gold rush is this peddler!
"Benefits can be enjoyed * * but not exclusively" means that benefits should be shared by everyone and cannot be monopolized. Remember Niu Gensheng from Mengniu Group? Huawei's Ren Zheng Fei? Ma Yun of Alibaba? Wait! The operation of many companies is to follow this point to bind talents together, and everyone will make suggestions together to make the carriage of wealth and career go more stable and further!
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