Simple Laws - Management Principles of Fortune 500 Companies. Fables. Complete Collection of Stories

Author: Yang Dengguo / Bai Xuexiong (editors)
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Chinese people love to tell and listen to stories, and they have gradually become a tool for traditional education. Proverbial stories like "Meng Mu's Three Relocations" and "Waiting for a Hare at a Stump" are well-known and contain profound wisdom. Westerners are no exception; the Bible can be considered a collection of stories to some extent, and its didactic function is self-evident. Why do fables have such great charm? We can even examine the role of a fable itself through one fable. Once, Truth was wandering around the streets bare-chested, just like how his mother had just given birth to him. Of course, everyone avoided him, rejecting him out of fear. Anyone who saw him immediately fled in fear. Just as Truth was worried about these troubles, walking from street to street, he encountered Fable. Fable was dressed in beautiful clothes, pleasing to the eye. He asked Truth, "What's going on? Why are you wandering around the streets bare-chested and looking so worried?" Truth shook his head sadly and replied, "Dear friend, my life is truly like the sun setting in the west. I have grown so old and weak that everyone avoids me." "That's not what I'm saying," Fable said. "People ignore you because you are old. Try wearing me—I'm not younger than you. In fact, the older I get, the more charming I become. Let me tell you the secret. People don't like things to be too straightforward or too dull; they prefer a bit more decoration and interest. That's how it is. I'll lend you some of my beautiful clothes, and you'll quickly see how people accept you."
Truth listened to his advice and dressed himself in Fable's pleasing clothes. Oh, things changed dramatically! People no longer avoided him but warmly welcomed him. From then on, Truth and Fable were seen as inseparable good companions, loving each other forever.
In management practice, over a hundred management elites have summarized their experiences, each offering unique perspectives. These insights and maxims have been widely cited and referenced in the field of management. Of course, every word they say has its own background and meaning. Therefore, when examining these management maxims and laws, we cannot understand them solely from a literal perspective but should interpret them deeply in combination with practice. Otherwise, we will only fall into the trap of reciting them verbatim.
Laws, principles, fables, and stories constitute the main content of this book. They not only provide rich and vivid training materials for business managers but also offer valuable insights for individuals striving for success. "A stone from a distant hill can polish jade," as the saying goes. May Chinese enterprises stand on the shoulders of giants and continue to progress, and may every reader improve themselves through intellectual collisions, step by step, moving closer to success.