Chapter 12 The wisdom of efficient management

Oloway Teed is the chairman of the New York Commission on Higher Education, and he has a lot of work waiting for him to make decisions every day.You might think he would be surrounded by a lot of work?On the contrary, instead of being tied up by work, he is known for his efficiency. So, how does Tide achieve efficient management?Here's how he did it, he said: Worrying is a habit, and I broke that habit a long time ago.I think I owe my relief from worries to the following three actions. I have three main activities: lecturing at Columbia University, concurrently chairing the New York City Commission on Higher Education, and running the Economics and Society Department of Harper's Publishing Company.Each activity is actually full-time work in itself.With these three main jobs, I have no time to worry about myself.

I am a very relaxed person.When I leave one job to work on another, I completely let go of what I was thinking about.I find that changing up to a new activity can be exhilarating, resting and clearing my mind. When I'm away from my desk, I train myself to get all my worries out of my head.These problems are continuous, and if I bring them home every night and worry about them, I will lose my health and the ability to solve my worries. Do these three good working habits of Olewell Ted have any reference for you? Connie Mike, a veteran baseball player and manager of a baseball club in the United States, has a similar experience to Tiede.Mike has been active in professional baseball for more than 63 years. When he first joined the team, he was completely unpaid and could only play in the open field, often tripping over the debris on the ground.After the game, they took off their hats and passed around to collect money from everyone.But the money is too little for them.

Mike, in particular, has to bear the responsibility of supporting his widowed mother, younger brother and younger sister.Sometimes, in order to make money, the team must do some funny performances in order to keep the game going.However, these difficulties did not deter Mike.Through his own hard work, he not only became a famous baseball player in American history, but also became the manager of the club, bringing a third-rate club into a first-class team. So how did Mike do it?He later recalled: There are many reasons for me to bother.For example, I was the only manager of a baseball club to finish last 7 years in a row, and I lost 800 games in 8 years.After this series of failures, I was too worried to eat or sleep.However, I thought I had to find a new way of managing it.Then I did find out, and it turns out I stopped bothering 25 years ago.I believe that if I don't stop worrying, then I will be in the coffin.

Looking back now on my long life (I was born in the time of President Lincoln), I think that I have been able to conquer all troubles and live happily to this day because of the following methods: First, I don't think troubles are good for people.Annoyances do nothing for me other than being a threat to my baseball career. Second, I think worrying will damage my health. Third, I keep myself so busy planning how to win future games that I don't have time to worry about games I've lost. Fourth, I set a rule for myself: within 24 hours after the game, I am not allowed to criticize the mistakes made by the players.I used to always get dressed and change with the players.If a team loses a game, I can't help but criticize the players and argue mercilessly with them about why they lost.I later found out that this only added to my annoyance; and criticizing a player in front of other players only made him less willing to cooperate in the future, because I really embarrassed him too much.So I decided that since I wasn't sure about controlling my tongue and myself right after the game, I'd have to make a rule for myself: Never meet a player immediately after losing a game; wait until the next day , I discussed with them why it failed.By that point, I've calmed down enough not to magnify the mistake, and I can discuss the facts calmly with the players without the players getting angry or defending themselves.

Fifth, I will praise the players and motivate them instead of always picking on them like I used to.I wanted to say some nice words of praise for everyone. Sixth, I found that when I was physically tired, I was more troubled.So, I take 10 hours of rest every night and a small nap every afternoon.Even a 5 minute nap goes a long way for me. Seventh, I believe that by being constantly busy, I am no longer disturbed by all kinds of troubles, and thus I have prolonged my life.Now that I'm 85, I don't want to retire yet.I didn't know I was really old until I told the same story over and over again.

In my opinion, Connie Mike didn't read a book like Overcome Worry and Be Happy, but he was able to set some rules for himself to be an effective manager, so why can't you Woolen cloth?Can you, like him, list some things that you used to find helpful and make a rule list for yourself?