Kai-Fu Lee's close contact with China university students began at 1990, when he was invited by the United Nations to give a two-week speech in China. He went to many colleges and universities, and every time after the speech, the students in the room were reluctant to leave. They keep throwing questions and want to know how to become a talent recognized by the world's top companies like Microsoft.
"Be sure to help them." Li Kaifu said that he was moved by the enthusiasm of college students to become talents. After that, as long as the students write to him or invite him to give a speech, he will spare no effort to do it.
In 2000, Kai-Fu Lee returned to Microsoft headquarters as global vice president after finishing his work in China. On a whim, he wrote "My View on Talents" and "A Letter to Students in China" on the Internet of China University Students. Soon, two articles were widely circulated in domestic networks and universities. It is mentioned that adhering to the principle of honesty and integrity, living in groups, being a positive person, challenging yourself and communicating directly are seemingly simple, but they are listed as mottoes by many college students.
"I recently wrote a second letter to students in China," Kai-fu Lee said. "The first letter talked about the basic qualities of students, and this letter talked about the important qualities of leaders." Everyone thinks that the IQ of leaders is very important in high-tech enterprises, but in fact, EQ is more important than IQ.
A well-known research institution in the United States investigated 188 companies, conducted IQ and EQ tests on the executives of each company, and analyzed the test results of each supervisor and the performance of the supervisor at work. The results show that for leaders, the influence of EQ is 9 times that of IQ. People with slightly lower IQ can also succeed if their EQ index is higher.
Kai-fu Lee said that EQ means having enough courage to face the challenges that can be overcome, enough measurement to accept the challenges that cannot be overcome, and enough wisdom to distinguish the difference between the two. He is very much in favor of "establishing an evaluation index system for all kinds of talents composed of factors such as morality, knowledge and ability".
Regarding EQ, Kai-fu Lee talked more about being good at communicating with people, being conscious and empathetic. For example, a conscious mind is what China people often say: "having self-knowledge", having a clear understanding of one's own quality, potential, strengths, defects, experience, etc., and having a clear positioning of the role one may play in social work and life. Empathy is to compare your heart with your own.
Emotional intelligence is not learned by endorsement.
Emotional intelligence can't be learned by endorsement or examination. Under the influence of the traditional back test mode in China, the cultivation of EQ has been neglected for a long time.
Examination-oriented mentality has caused many China students to study hard every day, regard the pursuit of good grades as their only goal in life, have no time to make friends, and neglect the cultivation of interpersonal relationships. The "ranking" of schools in China has created a "zero-sum" mentality (there is only one first place in each class, and students are competitors). Such an educational model may gradually cultivate students into people with low emotional intelligence.
Kai-fu Lee prescribed a prescription for cultivating emotional intelligence.
First of all, evaluate where your emotional intelligence is lacking. Emotional intelligence is actually more about how others see you, and whether the society or the market agrees with you. There is a 360-degree opinion survey in American companies. Every employee should be evaluated by his boss, subordinates, collaborators and other aspects, and the final evaluation should be the real you in the eyes of others. Evaluation is anonymous, and sincere opinions can often be obtained.
Although there is no similar survey in the school, students can still listen to the opinions of teachers, parents and classmates and choose appropriate goals to cultivate their emotional intelligence. If the interpersonal relationship is too bad, you can set a goal and make a new friend every month; If you have poor self-control ability or bad temper, you can ask your friends to use the agreed "password" to remind yourself to calm down when you want to lose your temper.
"In China, the cultivation of EQ may encounter obstacles." Kai-fu Lee said that there are great differences in educational concepts between China and the United States, and China should recognize and absorb good American educational concepts, with basic education as the prerequisite and university education as the key.
Li Kaifu said that in the United States, daughters always cooperate with two or three classmates in their homework, and they will be criticized if they don't do well. There is a strong sense of cooperation among children.
In China, if everyone finishes an assignment together, will the teacher encourage them? If parents ask teachers not to post their children's grades on the wall, just explain the students' general learning situation. Can the teacher accept it If students suggest that I want to be the best myself, rather than the mass-produced self without personality, will parents and teachers be willing?
Kai-Fu Lee said that in his first letter to China students, he also talked about some elements of EQ, such as being frank and sharing your thoughts with others. But these suggestions have been challenged. A college student wrote to him and said, "You asked us to share our ideas with others, but some people openly took them for themselves after listening to my good ideas." Others said: "Our teacher said that sharing with others is tantamount to generously letting people take advantage. Who do we listen to? "
Bill Gates is a very modest man.
Li Kaifu said, it doesn't mean that you can't be arrogant if you show a certain ability. There are no absolutely "perfect" talents in this world!
For example, Bill Gates is a very modest man. Many years ago, when Windows didn't exist, he invited a software expert to join Microsoft, and the expert always ignored it. Finally, I couldn't help but agree with Bill Gates's "stalking", but as soon as I saw him, I sneered, "I've never seen an operating system worse than Microsoft."
Without the slightest irritation, Bill Gates said sincerely, "It is because we didn't do well that we invited you to join us." The master froze. Gates' modesty made the master join Microsoft's camp. The master became the head of Windows and eventually developed the most universal operating system in the world.
Many young people in China, including college students, are starting their own businesses. Kai-fu Lee hopes that young entrepreneurs will read the book "From Excellence to Excellence", which states that every company from Excellence to Excellence has a "fifth-level leader".
The characteristics of the fifth-level leaders are modesty, courage and persistence. They are not self-expanding, boasting or in power. Instead, they always focus on the company and delegate power to competent people.
"steve ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, is the person who has influenced me the most in recent years." Li Kaifu said, "A few years ago, Ballmer was like a decisive boss. He likes to grasp everything with one hand, and he is always at the forefront to boost morale. After becoming CEO, he delegated power to the heads of seven departments of the company, instead of being the final decider of every major event, he supported the growth of the heads of seven departments. He is no longer the most provocative cheerleader, but the coach behind the scenes. He turned the study of competitors into the study of talents. "
Doctor of Psychology joined Microsoft.
On June 5438- 10, 2003, students from Zhejiang University welcomed their alumnus, Dr. Wang Jian, head of multi-channel user interface group of Microsoft Research Asia. What everyone is most curious about is Wang Jian's experience. How did this former psychology professor and doctoral supervisor become the chief researcher of Microsoft? It is said that his research on "digital pen" made Bill Gates ecstatic when he was a child.
Kai-fu Lee said that IT companies must maximize the humanization of their products. Today, not only psychologist Rainbow Jane has joined Microsoft, but also experts in humanities, such as writers and sociologists, are serving Microsoft.
If we discuss whether a technology should be productized, there is a special department within Microsoft to simulate who will use the product where. According to the market survey made by sociologists, novelists have to make up several scenes to let different protagonists use the products, and finally they may even make pictures or TV series. The person in R&D department can see the simulated future product trend, and he may see that it is basically impossible for housewives to use this new product. He is also the manager of a company. He likes this product very much, but there are still many functions that are difficult to learn, so he finally gave up.
"Modern enterprises need more compound talents," said Kai-fu Lee.
Need to cultivate "masters"
Talking to Kai-Fu Lee will make you forget that he is the vice president of the most famous software company in the world. His concern and understanding of education in China is surprising.
He wrote not only to the students in China, but also to the leaders in charge of education in China, expounding his views. "... If China wants to become a powerful country in science and technology, the next generation in China must catch up with foreign countries. And if you want to have an excellent next generation, China must have a first-class education system. "At the same time, he also listed the disadvantages of China schools: rigid educational methods, aging knowledge, impetuous style of study, students only know personal struggle but lack team spirit.
Kai-Fu Lee said that he was moved by China students' thirst for knowledge. But what saddens him most is that China's higher education is backward and can't provide students with the knowledge they need. "Some students think they know a lot, but what they have learned is outdated knowledge. Some students are completely lost and don't even know what they already know and what they should know. "
In his letter to the leaders, Kai-Fu Lee said rudely that there is a considerable gap between teachers in China and those in the United States. He knows many teachers in China. Most of them try their best to do their jobs well, but their knowledge is outdated, so they may not be good enough teachers.
In the first-class schools in the United States, innovation and lifelong learning accompany everyone's life. Teachers' knowledge is definitely richer than students', and they inspire students to innovate. Teachers gain the trust and admiration of students.
Li Kaifu said: "The salaries of some university professors in China are far behind the industry. In every university I have been to in China, the leaders of the universities complained to me that they couldn't keep people. After graduation, the best, better and even middle-level students are unwilling to stay in school to teach. This has led to a vicious circle of teachers in China-poor treatment leads to insufficient teachers, insufficient teachers leads to students' dissatisfaction, students' dissatisfaction leads to the decline of teachers' social status, and low social status leads to lower treatment. "
In the United States, thousands of young doctors apply for the position of "assistant professor" in top universities. Assistant professors who are favored and hired will have a 50% chance of being eliminated by the university's "tenure system" after seven years. Only after seven years' test can you become an "associate professor" by proving your Excellence.
In the United States, university professors have high social status and good treatment, which is the dream career of intellectuals. This has formed a virtuous circle of American university teachers: good treatment improves teachers' level, teachers' rise makes students worship teachers, students worship teachers' social status, and high social status leads to continuous improvement of treatment.
Kai-fu Lee still clearly remembers the help of his mentor Roger Reddy at Carnegie Mellon University. Roger Reddy is a member of the Information Committee of the President's Special Advisory Committee and a Turing Prize winner. As a scientist, he is not omniscient, but he knows how to look at a field he doesn't understand and how to use some of the most difficult questions to stimulate students' enthusiasm and imagination.
During the research of computer speech recognition, Kai-fu Lee became suspicious of the method advocated by his tutor and planned to try other methods. In this way, a world-class top master and his students who have not graduated have differences.
Roger Reddy finally said, "I don't agree with you, but I can support you." It was this attitude of the mentor that influenced Kai-fu Lee's life.
Li Kaifu went his own way, and Roger Reddy, as always, provided him with the best machines and the latest information. Kai-fu Lee's research has finally made a major breakthrough, and the recognition rate of speech system has increased from 40% to 80%. Roger Reddy also said excitedly that you should publish a paper at an international conference.
Li Kaifu's achievements caused a sensation. Until today, all the research on speech recognition in the world is based on his pioneering work.
How to cultivate more "masters" instead of "craftsmen" should be a goal pursued by China education in the 2nd/Kloc-0th century-Kai-fu Lee said with emotion: I hope the new generation of China college students will have a more global "master" vision!
Kai-fu Lee, global vice president of Microsoft.
From 65438 to 0998, he joined Microsoft and founded Microsoft Research Asia. Before joining Microsoft, he was the president of ——Cosmo Software, a multimedia software subsidiary of SGI. Before joining SGI, he worked in Apple for six years, from "official" to vice president of interactive multimedia department of Apple. Before joining Apple, Dr. Kai-fu Lee was an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He developed the world's first "speaker-independent continuous speech recognition" system. At school, Dr. Kai-fu Lee also developed the "Othello" man-machine game system, which became famous by defeating the human Othello world champion with 1988.
(Author: Liu Shixin Zhang Kun words: 4772)