Training: A Manager's Ten Years in the Workplace

Author: Xie Geng
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: A touching work! To sincerely face one's professional journey and deeply reflect on management practices from daily experience is a commitment that is both difficult to speak of and to live by. Xie Geng's The Path of Cultivation perfectly embodies such an effort. Without avoiding small matters, it grows from small to great. Xie Geng's work lacks the usual fiery and harsh tones, instead being calm and filled with wisdom, with unique insights that make one unable but to smile at the lotus flower.
Yang Zhuang, Dean of the U.S. Program, Peking University International MBA, and Professor: The Path of Cultivation is not preaching but rather precious insights into personal career development. Combining his own growth in character and experience, he narrates his feelings in a seemingly scattered yet coherent manner, revealing profound and sincere truths. Rational yet unafraid to be spontaneous, seasoned yet retaining innocence, it possesses a powerful and moving force.
Song Jun, Chairman of Tsinghua Holdings Limited: The true spirit of a company lies in being an active "driver" in the transformation of social consciousness and the commercial changes of the era. The true professional manager is refined through real work challenges and management practices. Xie Geng has compiled his reflections from his professional journey and articles previously published in our journal, organizing a decade of workplace experience through honest analysis and introspection. This demonstrates the realm of self-improvement and inner cultivation of an outstanding business leader, which will undoubtedly inspire readers.
Liu Jiuru, Chairman and President of Computer World Media Group, and Editor-in-Chief of IT Manager World Magazine: This book is not a workplace memoir—although the author's main working experience was spent in the renowned domestic IT companies Lenovo and Digital China, and the people and events involved are entirely real—neither does it delve into workplace conflicts or expose internal secrets. This book is not an autobiography—author Xie Geng candidly records his typical experiences in his career, especially in his management career. He shares openly and expresses calmly. From entering the workforce to senior management, from project management to strategic control, from listening and empowering to team building, he reflects deeply on the various elements and situations encountered in management, all based on his own experiences.
A situational analysis of management practices—author Xie Geng describes and analyzes the operational processes, methods used, and outcomes in real management scenarios. He accurately depicts the practical problems managers encounter daily and the processes of solving them, without avoiding success or failure, narrating in a way that is both inspiring and relatable.
About growth—cultivating one's character is the vital fuel for career development and an extraordinary in one's career. The author explores the trials and spiritual gains in his career, often filled with moving words and insightful perspectives.