Sustainable Operation -- Breaking Through Strategic Turning Points in Growth

Author: Cao Guangrong
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The author's perspective: I have never advocated for excessively verbose and artistic so-called "models" for businesses, as this is harmful to them. Once a model is adopted, a company's actions may deviate from its inherent reality, leading to the abandonment of originally reasonable behavior patterns and business models. No matter how good a company's manager is, no pyramid can be higher than its apex. This means that the entrepreneur's mindset, knowledge, and capabilities constitute the limits of a company's growth. Entrepreneurial spirit is an extremely scarce resource, difficult to define using indicators such as physical strength, academic degrees, and experience. Therefore, there is no true market for genuine entrepreneurs, and thus, true entrepreneurial spirit cannot be "bought." A company's core ideology is the unique concepts and skills that its leaders possess when making major decisions, addressing significant issues, and conducting organizational communication. These must be transformed into behavior that is internally consistent throughout the entire company, becoming the core element or "holographic gene" of the company's life force. A company can only grow within the space of its business philosophy, so its growth is often limited by the ideology of its operators. If a company is like a bucket that cannot hold water, with gaps all over it, even if the wooden boards are long, it is futile! Therefore, it is better to first patch the bucket's gaps so that the water can at least reach the shorter boards. Once the gaps are patched, it would be a wise choice to then lengthen the boards! Who supervises the boss? What restrains the boss? If values are not restrained, the boss will also act recklessly. The boss's recklessness is even more frightening than the employees'. The company's core values and culture are powerful supervisory forces. The boss is supervised by the company's culture.