Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen Be a Brave Subordinate

Chapter Sixteen Be a Brave Subordinate The lady minister has not yet sprouted, and the signs have not yet appeared. She clearly sees the opportunity of survival and the key to gain and loss. With an open mind and a dedicated mind, advance in good ways every day, encourage the Lord to use propriety and righteousness, and tell the Lord to take long-term strategies, will follow the good and save the evil, and if this is the case, the minister will also. Long-cherished and sleepy at night, unremitting in the virtuous, it is said that the actions of the past, with strong ideas, such a person, is also a loyal minister. ...

Know the success or failure, prevent it early and save it, block it, cut off its source, turn disaster into blessing, and the king will have no worries in the end. If this is the case, a wise minister will also. According to the text and the law, hold positions in officials, do not accept bequests, eat and drink frugally, and those who do this are true ministers. The country is in confusion, do not talk about what you do, dare to offend the lord's strict face, face the lord's fault, if this is the case, you will be a direct minister. Zhao Rui's "Long and Short Classics The Tenth Practice of Ministers"

quips about being brave It is said that Zhuge Liang listened to his wife's words, and after breakfast, he went out to his father-in-law's house by taxi.Father-in-law Huang Chengyan was having fun with a dog, and the doorbell barked for 10 minutes before he was alerted.Opening the door, Zhuge Liang stood there with a smile on his face holding a pair of "Liuyang River wine" prepared by Ah Chou.Huang Chengyan saw his son-in-law first, and then he saw "Liuyang River", and he was twice as happy immediately. "It's still my daughter who understands me!" Huang Chengyan took the gift from his son-in-law with a smile, put it in the wine cabinet solemnly, and said, "Actually, I don't like to drink 'Liuyang River' very much, but its The advertising slogan is auspicious—'Rising red sun rises in the east, brewing five grains for the upstart', I'm counting on Ah Chou to brew you, the upstart!"

"That's right." Zhuge Liang nodded repeatedly, "I forgot which celebrity said it - good women are a school. It depends on whether I, a student, can win glory for Ah Chou's school." "You kid, you are getting better at talking!" Huang Chengyan was full of joy, as he said, he got up to make tea for his son-in-law. "I know you have two hobbies, one is loving tea like a wife, and the other is loving your wife like tea. This is a new oolong tea this year, it nourishes the stomach!Tell me, what's the matter today? " Zhuge Liang said: "A few days ago, Liu Bei gave me a letter of appointment, asking me to be his business management consultant. But after looking back, Ah Chou and I thought about it, isn't this job to accompany you like a tiger? So, Ah Chou Chou assigned me a 'homework problem': how to be a brave subordinate? She said that I will not be allowed to leave the mountain until I find the correct answer."

"Well..." Huang Chengyan said thoughtfully: "This is indeed a very critical issue. Because only by being a brave subordinate can we form a positive interactive relationship with the leader. Otherwise, on the one hand, the leader is likely to be in a On the other hand, if a leader is wise, he will never select those incompetent subordinates, and timidity is just a manifestation of incompetence. Therefore, some subordinates who are not brave enough will fail because of their timidity. And wasting precious time in vain, thus losing the opportunity to pursue success. Ah Chou's opinion is right, she doesn't want to see you come back dejected."

Zhuge Liang asked: "So, how can we be brave?" Huang Chengyan said: "To be brave, the most important thing is that you must have a deep understanding of the meaning of the word 'brave', and the second is the method. You have to understand how to be a brave subordinate from multiple levels, including three types in the team. There is an interactive level and an individual level, namely: the courage to be responsible, the courage to take on, the courage to challenge, and the courage to choose to leave. In order to let you understand these four levels, I will tell you a few fables.”

be an excellent self Huang Chengyan asked: "Did you see the dog house in the corner?" Zhuge Liang turned his head to look, and asked in surprise: "Hey, Dad, when did you start playing with dogs?" "I just bought that from the pet market." Huang Chengyan called out the dog's name, and a yellow puppy jumped out of the dog house and flung itself into his arms coquettishly.Huang Chengyan patted the dog's head and said, "This dog also has knowledge in its head! Didn't you ask how to be brave? This dog knows." Zhuge Liang asked strangely: "Did you say that this dog is too spiritual?"

"It doesn't matter whether a dog is spiritual or not. The important thing is that we can see the spirituality from the dog." Huang Chengyan laughed loudly and said, "I will tell you a story about a puppy, and you will know whether it has spirituality or not." A Huang who is brave The puppy Ah Huang who just graduated from school heard that there was a vacancy for a warehouse manager in Tiger, so he went to Tiger to apply for a job. Tiger asked: "Are you qualified for this position?" Ah Huang said: "Yes, I am competent, because I am a person who works carefully and has a strong sense of responsibility."

"Great, we need exactly this kind of talent. However, I want to tell you that several of your predecessors lost their lives because of incompetence." Tiger was full of hope, But he asked half-believingly, "Are you sure you won't make the same mistakes again?" Ah Huang resolutely replied: "I don't know what caused my predecessors to dereliction of duty. But I know that I must be an excellent self. As it is now, since I have chosen to be a warehouse manager, I must Be an excellent warehouse keeper." Tiger was very satisfied with Ah Huang's answer, so he successfully got the position.

A few nights later, a group of mice sneaked into the warehouse to steal meat, which alarmed Ah Huang who was on patrol.The panic-stricken mice were about to run away, and a big dog said, "What are you afraid of? Before this dog arrives, didn't we kill several cats?" So the big mouse volunteered to negotiate with Ah Huang, saying: "If you keep quiet, we can share some meat with you according to a certain ratio. In this way, we can share delicious food." Ah Huang rejected the big mouse's suggestion, and said righteously: "Do you want me to be unlucky? Let me watch you steal the meat like this, which not only violates my career pursuit, but once the tiger finds out that there is less meat, I will It will become the meat on the chopping board. In this way, I will also be like the cats in front of me, after being ruined, I will suffer the fate of dying without a place to bury."

The big mouse asked strangely: "So, what are you going to do?" Ah Huang replied calmly: "I will not just sit and watch things get worse. On the contrary, in order to achieve my work performance, I must do two things now: first, lock you up; second, Apply for the fee from the tiger, and fix the loopholes in the warehouse." Huang Chengyan said: "This story illustrates two truths: first, bravery is often related to responsibility, and a high sense of responsibility produces a high degree of bravery; second, the real purpose of being brave and responsible is to be an excellent self. Ah Huang understands very well that not only for the sake of the tiger, but more importantly, in order to be an excellent self, he must be brave and responsible.It is precisely because of his courageous and responsible spirit that he knows how to strictly manage himself and thus becomes a highly professional person.This way he can take responsibility for his organization by being a good version of himself. " Zhuge Liang said: "It turns out that bravery means responsibility and being an excellent self. This dog is so cute." Be a crane-like talent Huang Chengyan said: "In order to be an excellent self, or to make ourselves better, we often need to be brave in many important moments. Next, I will tell you a story about a red-crowned crane." The brave red-crowned crane The red-crowned crane was selected by the lion king as the prime minister of the forest kingdom. This is really big news. Shan Ji, a reporter from "Forest Express", found a good friend of the red-crowned crane, the sika deer, and asked him to help arrange an interview.The sika deer asked, "Why did you interview the red-crowned crane?" The pheasant said: "Red-crowned cranes are birds just like our pheasants. I really want to see him as a prime minister." The sika deer smiled and said, "Red-crowned cranes will not accept interviews." "Why?" Pheasant adapts to the situation and immediately changes the subject of the interview. Sika Deer said: "Because he has never been interviewed, he believes that all the glory should go to his leadership. In his famous 'Three No's Philosophy', a competent manager should do: not compete with the leadership. fame, do not compete with subordinates, and do not compete with colleagues for profit." Pheasant opened the interview in time, and he asked: "The prime minister of the forest kingdom has always been held by a fox. May I ask why the red-crowned crane replaced the fox? What are the outstanding personalities in him?" What about the advantage?" The sika deer thought for a while and said, "Okay, I also want to take this opportunity to clarify the facts. Many media think that he is unreal, that he is not pragmatic, that he is not humble, and that he is arrogant. In fact, this is a misunderstanding of him. .” The pheasant said: "Yes, everyone also finds it incomprehensible. To say that he is noble is not pragmatic? Then how could he become the new prime minister? So some people said that the red-crowned crane pretends to be noble, but in fact it is more sycophant than a fox. The 'Three Nos' concept shows that he has a deep-rooted flattery complex in his bones." The sika deer was stunned and said angrily: "It's really unreasonable! How can you take the reputation of the low-level red-crowned crane for granted? It's really useless to criticize the 'three nos' and the flattery complex together!" The pheasant said: "Actually, it's no wonder. People have always believed that there are only two kinds of people who work around a lion, those who swallow their anger and those who sycophant." The sika deer said: "People only know that the lion has a bad temper, but they don't know the reason for his bad temper. He manages such a big country, and he has to deal with everything every day. He has to bear so much pressure and is exhausted physically and mentally. How can he always have a good temper? However, the red-crowned crane is really different from those two kinds of people. He is courageous and actively provides support to the lion. Even the lion believes that the red-crowned crane's tribute to the forest kingdom is no less than the lion himself.This time, the reason why the red-crowned crane was honored as the prime minister is entirely because of his outstanding character of being brave to do things! " The pheasant continued to ask: "What does it mean to be brave in doing things?" Sika Deer explained: "In an organization or team, leaders often have to bear tremendous pressure because of their dynamics and perspectives. The combination of various internal and external pressures will constitute a severe test of the leader's philosophy and judgment. A When a courageous subordinate serves the leader, he will take the initiative to take on more responsibilities within his own authority to relieve the leader's burden. He knows how to allow the leader to focus on the most important tasks through proper planning. Return on investment work. He will actively consider which work items the leader can share with himself, and how to give the leader the greatest support for some items that cannot be shared.” Pheasant asked suspiciously, "But I still don't understand, what's the difference between being brave and trying to please and be good?" Sika Deer said: "One of the important functions of a subordinate is to try to reduce unnecessary pressure for the leader, to keep the leader in a relaxed and happy working state and to perform their functions normally, so that the set goals of the team can be steadily achieved. A courageous subordinate will actively perform this function for the benefit of the team; on the contrary, those sycophants are for their own selfishness. Therefore, although the fox and the red-crowned crane are two prime ministers before and after However, the character and ability of the two prime ministers cannot be compared in the same breath—if you have the opportunity, you should interview the lion king, and he will tell you his identification of foxes and red-crowned cranes." With the help of the sika deer, the pheasant quickly got through to the lion's office.On the phone, the lion happily agreed to the pheasant's request. The next day, "Forest Express" published a feature article titled "From a Fox to a Red-crowned Crane to a Sika Deer Interpretation of the Prime Minister's Function in the New Era."This article is in Sen Lin Guocai aroused great repercussions. Suddenly, the red-crowned crane became a synonym for "competent subordinates", "qualified employees" and "best assistants".Everyone used the metaphor of "outstanding among chickens" to praise his extraordinary character and talent.After listening to the story, Zhuge Liang said with emotion: "I also want to be a red-crowned crane-like talent!" Huang Chengyan said approvingly: "You have such an ambition, which makes me, the father-in-law, very pleased!" Weng and his son-in-law looked at each other and smiled. The story of this red-crowned crane was widely circulated among managers, and "talents like red-crowned cranes" even became the standard for talent selection. "With a waist of 100,000 guan, ride a crane to Yangzhou", it tells the story of an ambitious boss who brought a huge sum of money and chose a red-crowned crane-style assistant to start a business in Yangzhou. Later, the red-crowned crane became the must-choice mount for the person who attained Taoism and immortality in mythology, also known as the red-crowned crane.Zhuge Liang compared himself with the crane, so he called himself a mountain man.The mountain man is also the fairy of the crane. How to get along with leaders People are liking cranes more and more.If the bat symbolizes good fortune, the deer symbolizes the official fortune, the tortoise symbolizes a long life, and the magpie symbolizes happy events, then the crane contains blessing, wealth, longevity, joy and all auspicious meanings.Yes, everyone wants to be successful. If you can get an assistant with both ability and political integrity, it means you have the greatest strength for success.Throughout the ages, those who want to achieve great things must have as many assistants as the first priority. Of course, what the bosses dream of is a crane-like talent who can give up.Therefore, in ancient times, King Wen of Zhou visited Jiang Ziya, and now Liu Bei invites Zhuge Liang. In order to be a crane-like talent, Zhuge Liang continued to ask his father-in-law and teacher: "What do you mean by the third level of brave subordinates - the courage to challenge?" Huang Chengyan said: "Dare to challenge means to have the courage to approach leaders, actively provide solutions, and dare to raise objections. First of all, being brave to approach leaders is a commendable quality. For a long time, people have used to compare leaders to lions, tigers, etc. It is a fierce beast, and there is a folk proverb that "accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger". This is because the leader has inviolable authority due to the needs of management. Being able to have the courage to contact leaders can improve our confidence in controlling our own destiny through positive interactions with leaders. Therefore, I encourage employees to be brave enough to use the correct method to contact leaders and increase opportunities to contact leaders.” When Zhuge Liang heard the methodology, his eyes lit up: "Tell me quickly, what should be paid attention to when contacting the leader?" Huang Chengyan said: "I know you will want this stuff, I have prepared it for you a long time ago." While speaking, he went to the study and took out a notebook, turned to page X, and handed it to his son-in-law: Eight proverbs to increase your opportunities to engage with leaders: Leaders must feel that every touch counts before asking for more touch.Communication skills must be highly valued.If we are flawed in expression, too long or difficult, or prone to misunderstanding, it will be difficult to arouse the interest of the leader; on the contrary, it is likely to arouse the resentment of the leader.Selecting important topics and preparing them well are fundamental to successful leadership engagements.Provide leaders with constructive, inspiring conversations that leave leaders feeling rewarded.When this is achieved, leaders are more than willing and proactive to engage with us. An outspoken attitude wins the trust of a leader, who is usually surrounded by sycophants. Even creative leaders like to be presented with options to solve problems, so we can work with leaders to find great ideas and ideas. We should also understand the leader's favorite communication method, such as talking, writing communication, giving evidence, citing scriptures or witnessing, etc., so that we can make good use of every contact opportunity.Successfully contacting leaders means not only caring and supporting them, but also gaining their support so that we can get the opportunity to realize our ambitions. After reading it, Zhuge Liang admired the father-in-law so much that he said, "Dad, can I copy it down?" Courage to challenge the mistakes of leaders "Don't be busy copying it first." Huang Chengyan talked excitedly, and said: "The next step is the most important part of being a brave subordinate, that is: the courage to raise objections to the leader." Zhuge Liang bit his pen, nodded and said, "Yes, it is indeed quite dangerous to disagree with the leader. Therefore, many people think that smart employees will avoid opposing the leader." Huang Chengyan said: "That is a so-called 'smart', but in fact it is a kind of selfishness, ignorance and short-sightedness. Because if the leader cannot understand his own mistakes, it will bring the entire organization to a more dangerous situation. I insist that a competent subordinate should learn to use appropriate methods to help the leader correct wrong decisions or outdated management models. Let me tell you a story about a little monk, and you can see how he successfully helped the leader Correct the wrong." little monk's back One cool evening in early autumn, the young monk Wukong was walking around in the Zen courtyard when he suddenly found a high chair in the corner.He thought to himself, this must be someone who didn't abide by the temple rules and went out to play over the wall in the dark. In the dead of night, as expected, someone entered through the wall from the outside.The little monk was surprised to find that the man was Huiming, the law-enforcing monk of our court, his uncle. The little monk observed for several days, he thought: "This kind of thing can't be allowed to continue, I must think of a good way to stop him" When night fell again, the law enforcement monk repeated the old trick.The little monk moved the chair aside, bent over and waited in place.Soon, Uncle Huiming came back over the courtyard wall, and he found something strange under his feet.It turned out that what he stepped on was not the chair, but the back of the little monk. "Wukong, why is it you?" The law enforcement monk was at a loss for what to do.The little monk said mischievously: "Uncle Master, you have trampled on me." Then, he shook his head as if nothing had happened, and went to sleep. From then on, Huiming never dared to climb over the courtyard wall and go out for night tours.What surprised him was that no one seemed to know the secret of that night.How many years have passed, Huiming has become an abbot from a law enforcement monk, and finally became a master of a generation, but he can never forget the back of the little monk he stepped on. After telling the story, Huang Chengyan said: "People are not sages, who can be without fault? Leaders also make mistakes, which is normal. However, the impact of a leader's mistakes is different from that of ordinary people. He will affect the organization's The future is also related to the career future of every employee. Therefore, competent subordinates should have the courage to face the mistakes of the leader and challenge the mistakes of the leader. In the face of a crisis, an excellent subordinate will often show the courage to turn the tide And the wisdom of spring wind turning rain." Zhuge Liang sighed and said: "Although that little monk suffered a lot of pain, he has created a generation of masters, and his merits are immeasurable!" Then he asked: "In real social life, not every leader is a leader. He can repent as Huiming did. If the young monk met an obstinate law enforcement monk, wouldn't the pain of his foot be in vain?" Huang Chengyan said: "Don't forget that the most important thing in life is to be an excellent self. Whether the law enforcement monk is repentant or obsessed, the kind deeds of the little monk are worthy of our admiration. We are the same in real social life. Never feel insulted by your kindness." The professional creed of being a subordinate Zhuge Liang asked: "Suppose, after the little monk has made brave efforts, the law enforcement monk is still obsessed with his obsession, and even worsened, what should he do?" Huang Chengyan replied resolutely: "Yes, we may also encounter leaders who abuse power as you are worried about. At this time, we should recognize our own philosophy. If the behavior of the leader does not match our philosophy , or even when there is a serious conflict, we should stop supporting him. In ancient Chinese management philosophy, there is the so-called "the righteous should not die for the unkind, the wise should not be the mastermind of the dark", and the so-called "the Lord cannot be without Virtue, if there is no virtue, ministers will rebel', this is the truth." Zhuge Liang asked: "This is what you said - the fourth level of brave subordinates - 'bravely choose to leave' - right?" "Yes, meeting and parting are the two normal states in life. Sometimes it is for personal growth, and sometimes it is for the growth of the organization. We have to choose to leave." Huang Chengyan suddenly became a little sad and said, "If you One day you have to choose to leave, remember, you must face the reality bravely and rationally. Because it is an extraordinary period after all, and any cowardly and irrational decision will cause quite serious consequences.” Zhuge Liang doesn't know much about his father-in-law's past, but it is conceivable that his father-in-law must have had rough and rough career experiences, and these experiences have become the wisdom engraved in the grooves of his brain.But now, he affectionately passed on the wisdom gained from his life experience to his beloved son-in-law.Zhuge Liang suddenly felt that the atmosphere had become dignified. He picked up the thermos bottle, filled the teapot with water, and then refilled his father-in-law's cup and his own. "Don't you want this notebook of mine? I'll give it to you." After a long silence, Huang Chengyan made a decision, "You turn to the last page of the notebook. On it is my advice on how to be an excellent employee. Meditate with your subordinates. I believe it will be of great benefit to you if you read it a few more times.” Zhuge Liang turned to that page.It is very different from the flamboyant handwriting above, and the words on the face are neatly written: the professional creed of being a subordinate I have to be a good team player and thus contribute to society.In order to achieve this mission, the following professional creeds are hereby established: I serve the team and share responsibility for its success or failure. It is my duty to uphold the highest standards of ethics. Personal success or failure is up to me, and I have to keep learning from experience. My strengths and weaknesses are self-made, and I can change my destiny by changing myself. I can support and encourage each other with leaders with the mentality of being an adult. People can not escape from doing wrong?I can empathize with team leaders. A common purpose is our best mentor. I can help leaders make good use of the power they hold. If a leader abuses his power, I will assist him to correct his behavior. If I abuse my power, I can use the example of others to correct my mistakes. If an abusive leader continues to get his way, I will stop supporting him. As long as I am true to myself, I can stick to my career plan and keep a clear head at all times. As long as there is one more responsible subordinate, the team will have more motivation and the world will be more beautiful. Courage is in the present tense: what do I do now? Aria of Love and Career When the lights first came on, Ah Chou sat at the dining table and waited for her husband to come back.The food is already cold.When familiar footsteps sounded on the stairs, Ah Chou jumped up from his chair.He opened the door and waited for a full five minutes before Zhuge Liang arrived at the door. Ah Chou welcomed him to the dining table and first served him a bowl of lotus root soup.Since Zhuge Liang came to Jingzhou, he has been fond of drinking lotus root soup simmered by people from Hubei.In his hometown in Shandong, this kind of lotus root soup is not available. Ah Chou watched him eat, and asked, "Look at you, come back with a serious face—what do you gain from going to father-in-law?" "Of course I have gained something!" Zhuge Liang replied solemnly, "Today, you father and daughter gave me two very meaningful lessons, which gave me the courage to manage the boss and understand the correct way to be a competent subordinate. Coming out of the mountain this time, I will definitely not disappoint the expectations of my father-in-law and my wife." "Then," A Chou asked him jokingly, "do you still think it's a bad thing to marry an ugly wife like me?" Zhuge Liang confessed: "I have never felt bad. On the way home just now, I was still thinking, what should I do if I go out to work this time and leave you at home alone?" Ah Chou said tenderly: "I will always be waiting for you at home. Whenever you are on the way home, you can see the warm light from the windows of your home from a distance. At the same time as you return home At the footsteps of my family, I will answer the sound and open the door." Zhuge Liang took his wife into his arms emotionally, and said in a trembling voice: "A Chou, you are so kind! You support me so bravely on a long journey, and you wait for me so affectionately - what more can a husband ask for if you have a wife like this! " Author's Comments: Due to the influence of the market economy, our society is developing a new social contract.Changing jobs has become easier, but at the same time there is no guarantee of lifetime employment.Supervisors and companies no longer take care of us like parents, we have to take care of ourselves and support each other.In this context, the courageous pursuit of teamwork is actually a responsibility of solidarity. Of course, being a brave subordinate may not necessarily enable us to achieve our goals smoothly, but bravery itself is a respectable professional ethics.