Of course, don't think that successful people are too capable. In fact, they have done the math problems of life well in advance, that is, they have done their own valuation well. Find your own position and the best position, and then step by step towards success. So how to calculate the value of the workplace?
Noguchi, a financial expert, put forward in "Precise Force: How to Quickly Overtake in the Workplace with Financial Thinking" that personal workplace value can be measured by the present value formula for evaluating enterprise value. As long as you do this math problem well, you can accurately enhance your own value and make yourself stand out, thus occupying an absolute dominant position in the workplace.
How much are you worth in the workplace?
Noguchi put forward in "Precision Effort" that you can use the golden formula of financial valuation to measure your workplace value:
Present value (PV)= future cash flow (CF)- discount rate (R)
In other words, our workplace value has two decisive factors: future cash flow and discount rate. Future cash flow refers to the profits you can bring to the company in the future, and the discount rate refers to the ratio of the money earned in the future to the current amount (in this book, Noguchi also put forward a new concept: the discount rate can be equal to the degree of trust to a certain extent). The result of dividing these two data is your current workplace value.
So your workplace value does not depend on your salary: whether a person can bring profits to the company determines whether this person is valuable. Try to use the formula of present value to calculate your value, make an accurate positioning, and then increase your value by increasing the cash flow you can create in the future and reducing the discount rate.
Second, become a "person who can make money"
To make yourself valuable in the workplace, we must first bring more profits to the company, that is, make money and increase the cash flow we can bring (that is, increase the numerator in the formula of present value (PV)= future cash flow (CF)÷ discount rate (R)). Noguchi pointed out in the book that only by attaching importance to self-growth and improving one's ability can one make money.
1, invest in yourself
Investing in yourself is a zero-risk and highest-value investment. The brand-name clothes you spend a lot of money on will be out of date, and the real estate you invest in will depreciate, but the investment you make will only become more and more valuable. Investing in yourself is the king forever. Take time to improve your job skills through various channels. If necessary, you can even take some training courses to cultivate yourself into a scarce talent. The stronger the ability to work, the more money you can make.
2. Make full use of the company's resources to enhance its own value.
The relationship between enterprises and employees should be mutually beneficial and win-win in addition to the salary we expect in exchange for the same value. Enterprises can build their own brands with the help of employees' efforts and gain greater profits, while we can enhance our own value with the help of the company's resources, which is often referred to as added value in the workplace, including making high-quality contacts and getting guidance from good tutors, greatly improving our own pattern and broadening our horizons. A good company has many very good resources. While focusing on your work, you should also make good use of the company's resources to add value to yourself.
3. Cultivate the seller's thinking
It has been said that sales is the easiest job to improve the "ability to create cash", because salespeople are standing on the seller's side and constantly trying to figure out the customer's ideas. In the long run, they can easily grasp the hearts of customers and sell products smoothly. Isn't the essence of all work business? Even researchers who work hard all day are ultimately trying to make products more popular and sell better. With the seller's thinking, we can more accurately grasp the needs of customers and satisfy them. Naturally, you can earn more profits for the enterprise, and you will be more valuable.
4. avoid being too limited to your own work.
There is a saying that "multiple skills don't weigh you down". Knowing multiple skills will always give people more confidence than just knowing one skill. If you divide the scope of work too carefully, your vision will become narrow and you will probably miss the opportunity of growth in the end. In today's society, many industries have been eliminated by the booming IT. In the future, the development of artificial intelligence will eliminate more industries, which are too limited to their own work and can only be done well. In the future, you will inevitably face a higher risk of unemployment. Perhaps, one day in the future, you will become worthless.
Third, become a "trustworthy person"
In order to improve others' evaluation of themselves, it is important not only to increase cash flow, but also to reduce the discount rate (that is, to reduce the denominator in the formula of present value (PV)= future cash flow (CF)÷ discount rate (R)). In fact, the higher the credit, the smaller the risk the company takes and the lower the discount rate. Take the national debt as an example, as long as the government does not refuse to perform, the money lent to the country will certainly be recovered. From this perspective, the discount rate reflects the credit of cash flow, so gaining the trust of others is the most effective way to reduce the discount rate.
With regard to the promotion of trust in the workplace, the book Precision Effort puts forward three key words: speed, stability and long-term interests.
Speed: When to earn is more important than how much to earn. When it comes to money, we have to consider one factor: inflation, rising prices every year and declining purchasing power of money: money is really getting less and less valuable. It's totally different that you add 5 million profits to the company in one year and 5 million profits in five years. You need to improve the speed of making money, let the boss see your ability and give you more trust.
Stability: Stability is very important in sports competitions, especially shooting 10m air rifle and diving, which has accumulated many rounds of achievements. Occasionally explosive power is not enough to make up for foreseeable mistakes. The same is true in the workplace. What can bring profits to the company's stability may not bring any benefits to the company for a long time afterwards, and it can gain enough trust.
There is a certain conflict between speed and stability, and both can do their best. If you can't take care of them at the same time, stability can bring you more trust. Of course, everyone has a long way to go in the workplace, and should also pay attention to long-term interests, so as to bring long-term trust to themselves.
The workplace, like a battlefield, is often cruel and terrible, but it is also fair. Your value and salary are at both ends of the seesaw. If you have high value and high status, you can occupy an absolute dominant position and make your salary fly high. I recommend you to read this book "Accurate Force: How to Quickly Overtake in the Workplace with Financial Thinking", calculate the math problem of workplace value, and let the boss take the initiative to give you a raise!
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