This spirit was formulated when he first entered the company of calculating and tabulating records. At that time, the company had 65,438+0,200 employees. Due to the bad internal atmosphere and disunity among employees, many old employees prefer to bully new employees. In view of this shortcoming, Watson put forward three requirements: first, everyone must be respected; Second, we must provide users with the best possible service; Third, we must create the best and best results. These measures have greatly aroused the enthusiasm of all employees for unity and progress.
Maybe today. Similar slogans, after repeated countless times, have become empty cliches. But more than half a century ago, it did play a role in rallying people's hearts and boosting morale. Watson is not just talking. He proved his love for his employees with practical actions. Knowing that "both the spirit and the material should be hard", he initiated a lifelong employment system at IBM. Employees who have eliminated worries are willing to do their best for the company. Watson took the lead in setting up a country club near the factory. Including two golf courses and a shooting range. Any employee of IBM can participate and use it by paying one yuan membership fee every year.
Watson's management is not profound, but it is not easy to implement it. Being able to put the straightforward management concept into practice is exactly what makes him outstanding. Half a century later, in the 1980s. In order to explore the reasons for losing ground in the competition with Japanese enterprises, Americans once organized people from industry and academia to go to Japan to study the so-called Japanese-style management. But I was surprised to find that Japanese management experience originally came from Watson of IBM. I think they must have been very confused and surprised.
In Watson, tyranny and kindness coexist at the same time. He is affable to female employees and tries his best to meet their demands, regardless of dress, because if he is homesick, he can transfer his job, but at other times, he is strict, bossy and rude, except for constructive suggestions. He is a prophet, the founder of post-industrial society, with paternalistic heritage and openness and sensitivity of industrial society. He not only manages the enterprise, but also shapes a spirit with his thoughts, which is why everyone respects him so much.
1956, thomas watson died at the age of 82. His son thomas jr successfully transformed IBM into a computer company and won the dominance of the information industry. Thomas Watson should really be satisfied. The child who is still riding a carriage not only has everything he wants, but also helps the United States evolve from the carriage era to the post-industrial era? From township society to management society.