Inspirational story

1. Survival reaction and speed competition:

Two men spent the night in the woods. One of the two men was busy putting on his sneakers when a bear came out of the woods in the morning. The other said to him, "What's the use of putting your sneakers on? We can't outrun the bear anyway!" "I'm trying to outrun you," said the man busy putting on his sneakers. This shows that the world we face is full of numbers and competition is very fierce world, running fast, is likely to be the key to success and failure, rapid reaction in management can also form a competitive advantage.

2. South and North winds:

The north wind compared with the south wind to see who could make the passer-by take off his overcoat. The north wind came first with a biting wind, and the passers-by wrapped their coats tightly. The south wind is slowly blowing, suddenly the wind and the sun, pedestrians spring upper body, have unbutton, then take off the coat, so the south wind won the victory. This story is also known as the Law of the South Wind, and it shows that warmth is better than cold. When leaders apply the law of the South Wind in management, they should respect and care for their subordinates and show more human kindness, so as to make them lose their burden and stimulate their enthusiasm.

The fable of the north wind and the south wind: figuratively illustrates a truth: warmth is better than cold. Leaders in the management of the "South wind" rule, is to respect and care for subordinates, subordinates as the first, more human touch, so that subordinates really feel the warmth of the leader, so as to remove the burden, stimulate the enthusiasm of work.

3. Survival of the fittest:

A fox in the desert had a litter of cubs. When the cubs were old enough to hunt for food alone, the mother fox drove them out. The little fox was homesick and would not go. The mother fox bites and chases without mercy. One of the little foxes was blind, but the mother did not give it special care, still drove it away. Because his mother knew that no one could keep him for a lifetime, the foxes grew up from that day on, and the blind fox finally learned to smell for food. Enterprises should also let go after proper training when cultivating business backbone. Taking responsibility independently is the only way for talent to grow, because business is like nature: the fittest survive.

4. Smart Pig Game:

The allusion tells us that in small business operation, learning how to "free ride" is the most basic quality of a smart professional manager. At some point, it's wise to wait and let the other big players tap the market first. This is the time to do something, because "parasitism" is a way of life. A good manager is good at using all kinds of favorable conditions to serve himself. "Free riding" is actually another option for professional managers to face every expense. Attention and research on it can save a lot of unnecessary costs for enterprises, so as to make the management and development of enterprises step up to a new level. This phenomenon is very common in economic life, but few managers of small businesses are familiar with it.

5. Turtle and Rabbit rematch:

After losing the race between the hare and the tortoise, he sums up his experience and proposes a rematch with the tortoise. After the race began, the tortoise ran hard to climb forward in accordance with the prescribed line, thinking: this time I will lose. But when he reached the end, there was no rabbit. Is wondering, I saw the rabbit panting ran over, the original rabbit eager to win, a road on the rush, estimated to be near the end, it looked up, found that he ran in the wrong direction, had to return to run again, so still fell behind the turtle. This shows that in the management strategy, the correct line is very important. In a certain sense, the competition between modern enterprises is the competition of strategic positioning of enterprises.

6. Hedgehog Rule:

Two sleepy hedgehogs cuddle together because of the cold. But because each had thorns, they were a long way away, but they were too cold to bear it, so they came together. After many times, the two hedgehogs finally found a suitable distance: both can get each other's warmth and not to be pricked.

The Hedgehog Rule is the "psychological distance effect" in interpersonal communication. To do a good job, a leader should keep a reasonable distance with his subordinates and avoid losing his principles in the work.

7. The "Hot stove" Rule:

The law vividly elaborated the punishment principle :(1) the hot stove is red, do not touch the stove also know that it is hot, it will burn people - warning principle. Leaders should often educate their subordinates about rules and regulations to warn or admonish them not to break them, otherwise they will be punished. Whenever you touch a hot stove, you are sure to get burned. That is to say, as long as it violates the rules and regulations of the unit, it will be punished. (3) When you touch a hot stove, you get burned immediately -- the principle of immediacy. Punishment must be carried out immediately after the wrongful act has occurred, without delay or delay, so as to achieve the goal of correcting the wrongful act in time. (4) No matter who touches the hot stove, will be burned - the principle of fairness.

8. Success depends on your attitude:

A young man came to an oasis and met an old gentleman. The young man asked, "What about here?" The old man asked, "How is your hometown?" The young man replied, "Terrible! I hate it." Then the old man said, "Go quickly. It's as bad as your home town." Later, another young man asked the same question, and the old man also asked the same question. The young man replied, "My hometown is very nice. I miss the people, flowers and things in my hometown very much." The old man said, "It's just as good here." The listener felt surprised, asked the old man why inconsistent? The old man said, "What are you looking for? You'll find something!" In the management practice, mentality is very important, when you look at a thing with an appreciative attitude, you will see many advantages, with a critical attitude, you will see numerous disadvantages.

9. "Who Moved My Cheese" :

Tips on how to cope with change and succeed in today's changing times. In this way, you can get what you want most in life, the "cheese" in the book, whether it's a job, health, relationships, love, money. In the story, you will find that when faced with change, the two mice do better than the two dwarfs, because they always keep things simple; But the complicated minds of the two Dwarfs and the human emotions always made things complicated. This is not to say that rats are smarter than humans. We all know human emotions, but we always make things more complicated. This is not wisdom. On the other hand, the complexity of human intelligence and emotion is sometimes a hindrance to progress.

9. The "bucket" Rule:

The rule of the barrel means that the amount of water in a barrel with a crooked mouth depends not on the longest plank, but on the shortest plank. To make the wood hold more water -- to improve the overall effect of the bucket -- it is not to increase the length of the longest plank, but to make the effort to fill in the shortest plank in turn. "Barrel" law tells leaders: in the management process to work hard to pay close attention to the weak links of the unit, otherwise, the overall work of the unit will be affected, people often say that "learn from each other to make up for weaknesses", that is, the purpose of taking long is to fill the short, only take long and not fill the short, it is difficult to improve the overall effect of the work. In addition, whether people can get things done depends on the least ability or resources.