There is a famous saying in "The Doctrine of the Mean" in the Book of Rites: Everything will be successful if it is forewarned, and it will be ruined if it is not forewarned.

I once read such a story:

When Yan Zhenqing was serving as the governor of Pingyuan in the Tang Dynasty, he saw signs of rebellion in Anlu Mountain, so he used the coming rainy season as an excuse to build a city wall. , and secretly recruited soldiers and horses and stored rice and grain to ensure that the warehouse was full.

An Lushan believed that Yan Zhenqing was a scholar and not worthy of being an enemy.

Soon after, An Lushan rebelled, and the county guards in the Hedong area were defeated. Some fled, but some surrendered.

Yan Zhenqing led his armored soldiers to guard the Yellow River ferry. He had already taken precautions and was fully prepared, so Pingyuan County was not breached.

So, if you do anything, be prepared, planned, and determined in advance, you will not make mistakes or regrets.

In our work, there are many cases where failure to think ahead leads to the result: either the donkey cannot move or it cannot turn.

What a headache.

Zhang Xiaowen, who is an MBA student at Renmin University of China, works in a large education group, and has won the title of "Golden Assistant", put forward in the book "Work Notes of an Old Secretary": The way to solve problems is to solve them Solve it.

One of the problem-solving skills is to think ahead. It can help you feel more calm and confident when facing complex problems.

Next, let’s talk about how smooth your work will be by using “thinking in front”!

1. Think ahead and improve the efficiency of doing things

Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. If you want to accomplish something, instead of panicking and rushing slowly, , it is better to think in front.

You will find that the efficiency of doing things has been greatly improved.

A friend was temporarily asked by his leader to register the relevant procedures for a piece of equipment.

She said that when she first received this task, someone told her that Sister Zhen had been running away for half a year, and now she was nothing.

If you take this hot potato away, it will be difficult for everyone to get down within a year, just waiting to be criticized by the leader.

But after hearing this, this friend felt that it was a overwhelming task. Almost half a month was spent studying the contents of the document. During this period, I summarized the issues and consulted with the other party on the phone. After a month, I submitted the prepared information.

Of course, she knew it would definitely not be successful, because there were some things she really didn’t know.

When you get to the scene, please provide this and that. When she encountered some inappropriate submissions, she asked on the spot if the file had been updated? The documents I received did not say that I need to submit this application, but it is required if I apply for another one.

I asked the staff member and was stunned. After reading it carefully, she said, so far, you are the only one who has proposed this document.

After understanding the matters, I continued to sort them out. It took more than 5 months from accepting the task to issuing the certificate and submitting it to the leader.

Soon, the leader will assign any important work to her. For this friend, her work ability has been fully recognized by her leader, which is a great blessing for her.

She said that although it seemed like a waste of time to carefully study past documents and related information, they had been divided into three major areas in her mind: needed, not needed, and not needed yet. When you work, you can find relevant information in time, and your work efficiency will be greatly improved.

2. Think ahead and communicate closely with leadership ideas

It is generally believed that if you do your job well, you are an excellent employee.

So, I am diligent and conscientious, but the leader is never satisfied. I do a lot of work, but it seems that I have never been in the leader's heart. What's the problem?

For leaders, doing a good job is only worthy of the salary.

When you start to continuously create added value and exceed the leader’s expectations, the leader will look at you with admiration.

Haojie in the unit can be said to be the leader's right-hand man. Not only is his emotional intelligence recognized by the leader, but the most important thing is that he can immediately find what the leader needs through a word or a look from the leader.

In an exchange meeting, the leader prepared a speech at short notice and it was too late to use the courseware. The leader told the participants that time is precious and they should try to make everyone gain a lot in the limited time. The courseware I will share it with you next time.

In the three or two minutes that the leader spoke, Haojie had already found all the required courseware, videos, and frequently used videos collected in WeChat.

When the leader wants to play a special promotional video temporarily, he can open it at any time and project it to the big screen; the switch takes less than 30 seconds. Not only the leader gave a thumbs up at the meeting, but also the participants also raised their voices. applause.

In this temporary performance, Haojie did not let the leader off the chain, but reached the same frequency with the leader, and he knew his thoughts with a gesture.

With Haojie’s outstanding performance, leaders usually come to him when attending meetings. Of course, all the problems encountered in the unit were solved by colleagues in a friendly manner. Haojie said: To become the right-hand man of the leader is to want to be in front and be on the same page as the leader.

He began to exceed his expectations, and from time to time he made the leader’s eyes shine. Even if he could not get an immediate promotion and salary increase, he could still strive for more authority and opportunities for himself, and be responsible for more and more important work.

3. Think ahead and improve your ability to deal with accidents

Many people like to act haphazardly and always say casually: Whatever you think about, just do it!

In fact, this sentence means to persuade people not to worry about gains and losses, but some people use this sentence as an excuse not to think.

After starting blindly, I found that something was wrong or something unexpected happened. In the end, I didn’t forget to complain: Why am I so unlucky! God is so unfair. Everything goes smoothly for others, but nothing goes smoothly for me! Are you there?

A friend is engaged in graphic design work. From receiving the design to the final product for customer acceptance, they include understanding the customer's intention, designing the sample, finalizing the first draft, revising, finalizing, and sending it to the factory (printing, Drawings), installation, customer acceptance.

Every process is indispensable and has dedicated staff to connect it. Generally, everyone is responsible for their own work.

The design is just about the design, the drawing is just about the drawing, and the installation is just about the installation. If the customer has any problems, go directly to the supervisor to solve them.

But Nannan is different. She always asks more questions, asking where is it installed? Indoor or outdoor? Is it a busy place or on both sides of the road? What colors are there all around? Wait...

Some colleagues will say that Nannan grabs the installation job and the supervisor's job, and be careful of the supervisor putting on your shoes.

Nan Nan thought a few more steps. When the installer was pasting a large movable curtain, the shelf was 30 cm smaller than the actual size (the top, bottom, left and right were smaller), which meant that the picture was cropped and could be easily cut. Patterns can only be redone.

Nan Nan and the installer said that it can be cut. The patterns designed at that time within 1 meter of the top, bottom, left, and right can be deleted without involving the theme.

In this way, it eliminated the need to spray images again and increased the time for the installation staff. Finally, the event was successfully completed.

Actually, the supervisor of this episode didn’t know about it, but the partner called me and said, I’m really sorry, the actual shelf is different from the original one, and you even added an extra one, and it’s mine. Just record it directly in your account.

In this way, Nan Nan won the trust of her supervisor, and all important work was handed over to Nan Nan.

Nan Nan said: If you think a few more steps, you will be able to deal with unexpected situations with ease.

Think a few more steps, not only at work, but also in life.

4. Write at the end

Zeng Guofan once said: Those who gain without thinking deeply will lose easily.

If you think deeply and carefully before doing something, think clearly about the relevant benefits, gains and losses, think ahead about possible problems and make plans, then it will be easier to achieve your goals when you take action. , it won't be so 'unsuccessful'.

Of course, the way to solve problems is not just to be in front of others. If you want to learn more work skills, you might as well read "Old Secretary's Work Notes". This book not only explains the work methods, but also It will guide you to build a systematic knowledge system in a clear and simple way. It will give you the support of a knowledge system and give you more calmness and confidence when facing complex problems.

At the beginning of the Year of the Tiger, use this skill well to avoid detours in your work this year and become even more powerful!

The sea is as wide as fish can leap, and the sky is as high as birds can fly! Use it now.

Pictures: from "Old Secretary's Work Notes" and the Internet