Being a person and planning things - six essential elements for those who achieve great success

Author: Ding Di
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: General Electric's former CEO Jack Welch once loudly called out, "Stop getting lost in management and start leading." If managers 10 years ago didn't fully understand the meaning behind Welch's words, then today, when we revisit this statement, we should recognize its weight and lessons. From the tough startup phase onward, the comprehensive qualities and capabilities of corporate managers become particularly crucial. Numerous facts show that many multinational giants and financial conglomerates were founded by two (or three) partners, who then achieved success through sincere cooperation and complementary strengths, step by step. Richard Saye, one of the founders of the renowned U.S. department store Saier-Rubik, started his business by trading. He never dreamed that his business would grow so large. Initially, Saye worked as a freight agent on a railway in Minnesota. A common frustration for such agents was that sometimes the recipients rejected the delivered goods due to poor quality, and if the agent returned the goods, they would lose the shipping costs. Saye had a brilliant idea and came up with a new approach—mail-order. This not only significantly reduced return rates but also added convenience for buyers. This "mail-order" method achieved unexpected success across the vast New World. However, his business needed to expand in scale, or else others would leverage the operating method he created to surpass him. In the nearly five years that followed, Saye endured the "difficulty of finding a partner." On one moonlit night, the man destined to play a pivotal role in Saye's fate rode his horse to the store. This man was Rubik. He had come to Saint Paul to shop but got lost along the way, arriving hungry and exhausted. Under the bright moonlight, Saye, who was wandering and walking, saw Rubik and was struck by his appearance, feeling a deep admiration. He invited him to rest in his small shop. The two instantly clicked, their hardships forgotten, and they talked until dawn broke. "I think your idea is excellent. If managed properly, it will surely lead to great success," Rubik said enthusiastically. Saye fell silent, his heart racing. He vaguely felt that the person he had been searching for had finally arrived before him and said, "I have something to say, but it's hard to bring it up. I think, since you believe this business has great potential, why not join in and run it together?" The two looked at each other silently, then embraced passionately across the table. From that moment, the world-renowned company named after their surnames, "Saier-Rubik," was born in that embrace. The two worked closely together, like fish in water and tigers with wings, and the company's annual revenue increased nearly tenfold compared to when Saye was alone, reaching $400,000. Today, with increasingly fierce market competition and more refined business strategies, any company that wants to maintain a foothold in the competition must go to great lengths to make its business impeccable. Therefore, when you find it truly difficult to steer the ship of your business, you should look for a helmsman to take the helm and reach the ideal kingdom together. Whether a person's career succeeds or not largely depends on