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I asked a graduate student to collect a piece of information, and when he was about to get off work, he asked the result, but there was no hair. Seeing me getting angry, he said impassively: "I have tried very hard to find it, but I really can't find it."
As a supervisor, I have heard the phrase "I have worked hard" many times, and every time I have to face a challenge. Zhang extremely sincere face. But I have to say: your "hard
work" is worthless! Those who still regard "hard work" as a gold medal for avoiding death after work are all "student parties" who have entered the workplace. Back then, when they failed the exams, because they had already worked hard, their parents felt distressed, and the teacher sympathized with them. And when it comes to the workplace, you'd better stop taking these pills from school. If you still haven't gotten rid of the addiction, I suggest you ask yourself three questions:
1. Can you not "work hard"?
Of course not. Because the word "hard work" should be everyone's awareness when they stand at the starting line of the workplace. This is the most basic character setting. A person who talks about "I have worked hard" all day long, just like the police shouting "I want to do justice" and the doctor shouting "I want to save lives", isn't it very ridiculous?
2. Your salary is based on "Effort" to calculate?
Of course not. The composition of performance is nothing more than the quantity and quality of tasks completed, that is, how much you do and how well you do it has nothing to do with how much stinky sweat you shed. "Working hard" for a day without a decent result, then your contribution to the company today is zero. If a company were full of "hard-working" people like you, what would you say the outlook would be?
"Whether the work is done" is the base, and "how hard you work" is the coefficient. The hard truth is that when the base is zero, no matter how large the coefficient is, it has no real value. Just think, if Jackie Chan didn't have those good works, would his injuries still make sense? If Edison didn't find the tungsten wire, who would care about his thousands of previous failures?
Two people, A and B, A works overtime until midnight every day At 12 o'clock, even when the wife gave birth to a child, he took an hour off to take a look and then came back to continue working hard, but the task was still unfinished; B went to work every day, drinking coffee and reading magazines, leaving work on time with zero delay, but the task was completed properly Right. Excuse me, which one do you like more?
Of course it is B! Those who do well without "hard work" are the elite. If you "work hard" and still can't do it well, then you should just quit your job - since you can't even burn the microcosm completely, then you are really not up to the job. So according to this logic, if you still want to keep working, the more you fail to do a good job, the less you can claim that you are "working hard". Instead, you have to say "I am not working hard enough" to hide the ceiling of your ability and let others You still have hope.
A compliment such as "effort" is best left to others to evaluate, rather than self-proclaimed. Just like when others say "you are so handsome", that's really handsome; saying "I'm so handsome" by yourself is really shameless.
But why do many people still can't help but say it? First, the visible results cannot be obtained, so they have to use invisible "efforts" to make up the number; second, they know that their "efforts" cannot be recognized by the naked eye. To be regarded as air - in fact, it is just "there is no silver 300 taels here".
The words "I have worked hard" are nothing more than a bear to hide their complaints and confessions: "I am too tired, so don't look for me for this job." If this happens three times, the supervisor is basically exhausted. trust in you.
Some people say "I have worked hard", but their bodies are very honest, sitting lazily, wearing headphones, eating fruit... Psychologists say that body movements account for 55% of the impression score. So, if the supervisor can't see your efforts, how can you believe that you are working hard?
If it is a team project, when the superior is held accountable, the person who first says "I have worked hard" is destined to be outraged by the public - "Just You work hard alone, we are all lazy, right?!” And you see those stars, every day after work, they have to say “you worked hard” to everyone on the set-because of affirming other people’s efforts, can they get more support.
The more people talk about "I have worked hard", the harder it is to succeed. Because successful people know how to stay elegant, and hide the embarrassment of hard work. Like swans swimming effortlessly and gracefully on water, but in fact their feet are constantly moving, just hiding underwater where no one else can see them.
How to reflect the value of "effort"? One is to achieve substantial results, and the other is to increase the visibility of "effort". Especially when encountering an impossible task, no matter how hard you try, you can't get a good result. At this time, it is even more important for your supervisor to see your "effort". L is the most capable subordinate I have ever brought. It is also a simple job of collecting information. This girl full of aura gave me a great surprise for the first time. Here's what she does: 1. List the searched keyword combinations and attach the
most relevant results "Have you tried this?" "...No." "What about that?" "...No." Then, my face became more and more ugly, and my tone became more and more severe. L's approach avoids such a desperate conversation. I can see at a glance that she has made all kinds of efforts, and at a glance I can find her problems and give clear guidance. In fact, L and the graduate student have the same blind spot, but when I faced her, my tone was positive and my attitude was kind. Why is there such a difference? Because she recorded her work process, so that I can see the trajectory of her efforts; and the "hard work" of the graduate student is unfounded, how can I trust him? 2 Create surprises and collect The compilation of the data into a refined synopsis is an active upgrade outside of my command, so I appreciate it extra. Completing the work as required is only 60% of the effort; completing the work beyond the requirements can get the evaluation beyond expectations. Just like you cut fruit for your husband, it's called housework; but if you know how to put the cut fruit into a heart shape, it's called creating a surprise in life and deserves a kiss.
Graduate male students will occasionally find a bunch of information, and send tens of thousands of words to my mailbox in high spirits, so that I can see blood vomiting (the supervisor who is vomiting blood can only spit at you fiercely). And L's approach has two advantages: first, it shows that she has read all the tens of thousands of words of information, because the compiled summary is the proof of her efforts; second, it saves my time - the information you spend a day collecting, is it still worth it? Want the supervisor to take another day to read it again? The most important responsibility of subordinates is to reduce the burden on the supervisor. Those who are depressed may wish to self-evaluate.
3. Actively asking for help from others is also an effort
. A classic educational story goes like this: the father asked the child to remove the stones in the garden, and the child thought of various ways, but the stone did not move. Father asked: Have you tried your best? The child said yes. Father said: No, you haven't done your best, because I'm right next to you and you haven't asked me for help.
Many people equate "hard work" with "hard work". In fact, trying to help others is also a kind of effort. Sometimes you can't solve a problem even by scratching your head. The person sitting next to you already knows the answer. All you have to do is bring a humble smile and pleasant words, and ask the expert to give you advice. L asked colleagues in the company's translation department to help find foreign materials. Such subordinates who are good at collaboration are really what every supervisor is happy to see. She also asked me for advice in time - the supervisor often has the ultimate key to complete the order, as long as your question has enough gold content, there is no reason why you can't get pointers. So looking at the aggrieved face of the graduate student, I wanted to say, "You haven't worked hard, because I'm right next to you, but you didn't ask me for help." The
famous Xin Ye restaurant in Taipei had a trick that spread throughout the industry in the early years. : The boss knows that the seats are full, and he has to ask his son to repeatedly check if there are any vacancies in front of the waiting guests. His son seemed to have run away all night in vain, but in fact, customers felt the enthusiasm and hard work of this store.
"Effort" is something that is worthless the more you say it, and it can only be realized when you make it. Effort is a kind of spirit, but to make your efforts worthwhile, you need both IQ and emotional intelligence.