A company is a ship. When you join a company, you become a crew member on that ship. Whether the ship comes back full or runs aground depends on whether you and all the crew on board are in the same boat.
An entrepreneur was asked why he liked sailing. His answer is that sailing and running a business have strong commonalities: the development of an enterprise requires the joint efforts of all employees, just as a ship needs to break through the waves and move forward, it needs all the crew to perform their duties and work together to achieve the goal smoothly. the same way.
This is also the philosophy that we highly respect. We are constantly telling our partners: we must all have a "this is our boat" philosophy.
That is to say, everyone should regard the company they serve as a ship, a ship of their own, so that you will do your best to contribute your own strength, complete tasks proactively, efficiently and enthusiastically, and work with your heart. Build your own "boat"; also consider your boss and colleagues as your partners in the same boat, you are a collaborator on a boat, and only everyone works hard to do their job well, the boat will move forward.
Everyone's fate will be tightly bound to this ship, and they will live and die together with the ship. So, not only do you have to devote all your power to your ship, you also have to protect your ship from breaking down in the middle.
This is what we emphasize on "ownership". Former Intel president Andy S. Grove was invited to speak to UC Berkeley graduates. In his speech, he offered the following advice: "No matter where you work, don't treat yourself as an employee, but treat the company as your own.
Only you can control your own career. Whenever you cooperate with your boss, the ultimate beneficiary is also yourself. "
However, this kind of mentality is rare in today's workplace. They always think: "The company belongs to the boss, and I just work for the boss. No matter how much I work and how well I do it, the one who benefits in the end will always be boss."
If you have friends who are in the military, or if you know something about the military, then you will change this unreasonable perception. Every soldier knows very well that he must be in the same boat with his superiors and his comrades; otherwise, the probability of his death is greatly increased. On the battlefield it means life and death, and every mistake can mean death. Without the wisdom of your superiors, and without the cooperation and cover of your comrades, you cannot complete the task alone.
We often say that "markets are like battlefields", and this principle of life is also common in shopping malls.
In a business, of course, one misstep doesn't mean death, but no boss likes it happening over and over again. Moreover, if the enterprise you are engaged in does not develop smoothly, your personal interests will be affected; if the enterprise does not operate well and finally closes down, you have to choose a new career.
Therefore, your interests and the interests of the company are consistent, and the development of the enterprise is also the basis for safeguarding your personal interests and future development.
Therefore, we say that an enterprise is like a ship. It needs all the crew members (employees) to go all out and work together to row the ship to the other side of success. At the same time, this ship also carries its crew members (employees) to prevent them from falling off. into the sea.
In fact, both the boss and the employees are members of this boat, but the division of labor is different and the roles are different. In the enterprise ship, the boss is the captain. This position gave him not only rights, but also responsibilities. He had to think about the course of the ship, avoid hitting rocks or icebergs, and ensure the safety of the crew.
Once you enter a company, it is like getting on a boat. Your only choice is to do your own job dutifully, and everyone is like this, so as to ensure that the boat will not have problems in the middle, because no one can I don't want the ship to break down in the vast sea, or even have an accident or accident.
In this sense, employees are also the owners of the company. The rise and fall of the company is not only directly related to the vital interests of every employee in the company, but also depends on every employee of the company. Therefore, when you get on the ship of the company, you must share the destiny with the company, and you must share the same boat with the boss. You should understand this when you first start working.
Being in the same boat with your boss means that you can not only share the joy of success with your boss, but more importantly, you can share your boss's worries in times of difficulty.
The protagonist of the following story is named Finnan, a young man we admire very much. He initially chose to work in a small computer accessories manufacturing company with only twenty or thirty people. His boss is called Rorty, who is only a junior year-old young man.
Just three months after Finnan arrived at the company, the company received a large order to process 500,000 hard drives for a computer company. For the company at that time, it was already a super order. Whether this order can be successfully completed on time will be of great importance to the future development of the company. The company immediately got busy and put all the funds into this project.
However, the market situation is unpredictable. On the one hand, due to insufficient technology, and on the other hand, due to negligence in management, the hard disks produced have serious quality defects and are all returned. For the small company where Finnan works, this is undoubtedly an extremely heavy blow. Instead of making money, it owes the bank debt. After the bank learned the news, they kept coming to the door to force the debt.
Later, even paying utility bills became a problem. But the boss Rorty still borrowed the salary from the Quartet. When the salary was paid, the boss held a meeting, explained to the employees the dilemma faced by the company, and expressed the hope that the employees could work with him to deal with this difficulty. After learning about the company's situation, many employees immediately resigned. There are also some employees who think that the company has come this far, and the responsibility should be entirely borne by Rorty, so they ask Rorty for unemployment compensation.
Among them, there are people who have always expressed loyalty to Rorty, which made Rorty feel very hurt, so he did not hesitate to sign their compensation agreement. Those employees who did not intend to ask for compensation saw this scene and asked for compensation one after another, and Rorty satisfied them one by one.
When watching the employees who kept saying that they would work together with him on weekdays, carrying their belongings and leaving, the boss, Roti, felt lonely, and he thought that he was the only one left in the company. But when he walked out of his office, he was surprised to find another person quietly working, this person is Finnan.
Finnan is actually an employee who doesn't get close to Rorty on weekdays and rarely talks to Rorty. Rorty was so moved that he walked up to Finnan and said to him, "Why didn't you ask me for compensation? If you want it now, I'll give you double. Although I'm broke now, But I'm sure my friends will lend it to me."
"Compensation?" Finnan smiled, "I didn't plan to leave at all, why should I pay compensation?" "You don't plan to leave?" Rorty looked very surprised, "Do you think there is still hope for the company? To be honest, I lost confidence myself."
"No, I think there is still great hope for the company. You are the boss of the company. If you are here, the company is here. I am an employee of the company. If the company is here, I should stay." Finnan said. The boss, Rorty, was deeply moved, "With an employee like you, of course I should cheer up! However, I can't bear you to suffer with me, I'm actually bankrupt, you should look for a new job. "
"Boss, I am willing to stay and endure hardship with you. When the company was developing well, I came to the company. Now that the company has difficulties, I will leave. This is too immoral. As long as you do not announce that the company is closed, I have an obligation. Stay. Didn't you just say that your friend is willing to help you? If you are willing to accept me as a friend, then let me help you, and I don't need a penny."
Finnan firmly stayed and lent all of his savings to Rorty. His boss, Rorty, sold his only machining shop and all the equipment, as well as the car, to repay the bank and employees. In the days that followed, they shifted their focus and began consigning software to some software companies. The investment in this method is very small, and the company will soon have a turnaround. After the two people endured hardships for half a year, the company finally began to make a profit. Since then, the company has entered a period of rapid development. After more than a year, the company has turned from debt to tens of millions of dollars in profit.
One day, when there was a rare time, Finnan and Rorty had coffee in a cafe, and Rorty said: "When the company was in the most difficult time, it was you who gave me the greatest help. At that time, I wanted to hand over half of the company's equity. To you, but the company was not out of trouble at that time, I was afraid to drag you down, now the company has finally come back to life, I think it is time to hand it over to you. At the same time, I sincerely invite you to be the president of the company." Rorty said , took out the letter of appointment and the certificate of equity and handed it to Finnan.
This incident touched me deeply. The boss is the person who controls the development direction of the company and decides whether the company exists or not. Those who can help the boss together will surely get the boss's greatest reward.
Being in the same boat with the boss also includes fulfilling the job with due diligence, sharing the pressure of the boss as much as possible, standing on the same position with the boss, supporting him and understanding him.
Remember: on this ship, you are the master, not a passenger! Because if you are a passenger, then the attitude towards the company will fundamentally change. Once there is a problem with this ship, your first thought is how to escape yourself, rather than finding ways to solve the problem, overcome difficulties, and survive the crisis.
In the current enterprise team, the definition of the scope of work is actually only the minimum scope that everyone should do. Employees with ambition and enthusiasm for their work will never limit themselves to the inherent scope of work. They know that in order to be successful at work, they must continue to look for opportunities to learn and expand their contribution to the company.