I have a friend who participated in the selection of professional papers of London University when he was studying business administration at London University. His paper was highly praised by some successful people in British business circles. The general manager of a large British royal company personally invited him to participate in the company's annual job election. After reading the company profile, he decided to go to the position of assistant general manager with fierce competition.
After some procedures such as interview and defense, he and four other opponents entered the finals. The final is divided into two steps. The first step is to make good work arrangements for the first day. My friend used to be a manager in an administrative unit in China. He won praise for his perfect thinking and oriental modesty, and as a result, he won with another young player. The second step is to investigate their content is racing. He never thought it would be like this. He was a good driver and soon overtook his opponent, but unfortunately, there was a traffic jam on their route. He waited for a while and saw the other car following him. In order to get rid of his opponent as soon as possible, he looked at the map and turned around to take another road. As a result, his opponent waited patiently until the traffic jam ended. Because a friend went too far, when he reached his destination, his opponent had already arrived. He was eliminated by the company.
The total plant said to him; Your personality has been revealed while driving. If a person can wait patiently for the traffic jam, he can solve it rationally even if he encounters a crisis at work. For the assistant to the general manager, self-control and principle are very important. I hope you can understand the reason why you failed. "
My friend said to me: I was eliminated by myself.
Second, the winning distance.
On the contrary, when I successfully entered the second interview of this unit, I didn't feel a little relaxed, because I found that my opponent, Mr. Wang, was really excellent. The business director recruited by this company can only be one person.
The staff told us that the general manager asked you to go to Room 805 on the eighth floor, where he would wait for you.
Mr. Wang and I walked to the elevator almost at the same time. Oh, my god There are so many people. There were sweaty young men coming back from business trips and anxious customers who blocked two elevators. A group of people went in and another group came. At this rate, we can't get up for ten minutes. "I'm going up," I said to Mr. Wang, who was standing outside as cool as a cucumber. "You mean ... oh!" He understood at once and said with great grace, "Go!" Obviously, he is afraid that the embarrassing appearance of going upstairs will affect his image.
1 floor, 2 nd floor, 3 rd floor ... When I climbed to the 8 th floor, I was panting, wiped the sweat on my forehead, took a deep breath and stabilized my mood. I pushed open the door and shook hands with the general manager politely. "You came on foot!" The general manager gave me a look and asked with a smile. I had to nod, thinking it was over, but I showed it. At this moment, there was a rhythmic knock at the door. That's Mr Wang. He chatted freely with the general manager.
Three days later, I received a notice from that company and took the position of supervisor as I wished. However, the excellent Mr. Wang unexpectedly lost the election.
When I was surprised to ask why, the general manager smiled and said, "The reason is very simple. You are five minutes ahead of him. On the road to success, this is the distance between losing and winning. More importantly, you are acting and he is waiting. "
I just read the first story and I am very much in favor of the president's approach. When I finished reading these two stories, I was very confused. It seems that the same method and idea actually get different results. The president's explanation for deciding their fate is impeccable and for good reasons. If the people who waited patiently for the car race were five minutes late and the Wang Cheng elevator in the second story arrived five minutes early, what were the reasons for these two failures? I don't know if it's a problem I understand or what the reason is, but this kind of thing always haunts me. I can't find a more reasonable answer, but after repeated thinking, I understand that whether in the workplace or in life, rational restraint and time determine success or failure.
In the competition of life, time is life. Slow and steady waiting will only miss the opportunity. The distance between losing and winning is often waiting and acting. Of course, a brave man without ideals is a fool, and a brave man who is not good at restraint is a madman. Very rational restraint requires generosity. It is great wisdom to be a man to cultivate with an ocean-like mind. It helps people to eliminate the inevitable potential crisis in the emotional world in the journey of climbing the ideal realm. Therefore, when you step into life, you might as well think calmly about whether you have the necessary thing-rational restraint.