I recently read a short book called "Twelve Lectures on Leadership by Zeng Guofan", which uses twelve words: heavy, patient, muddy, bright, spicy, careful, diligent, practical and leisure. , Yu, Forgiveness, Strength. The key summarizes Zeng’s understanding of leading troops and management. I read it twice and gained a lot of understanding of the golden sentences. I excerpted it here based on my notes. I hope it can be used as a reference for future work and life. and inspiration.
? 1. Heavy.
? Heaviness means heaviness and stability. If a gentleman is not heavy, he will not be powerful. There are a few points to look at here. First, look at the antonyms. What does it correspond to? It means lightness, "You speak too fast and act too lightly." Speaking too fast means that many things come out without careful consideration, and your every move is too frivolous. To be diligent in words and deeds is to be light; if not, it is to be heavy. The second is emphasis on understanding, which should be from the outside to the inside. For example, if your behavior is dignified, you will appear stable. We talk about a person who holds himself in a respectful heart and approaches others with a solemn look, invisible and colorless. Showing an awe-inspiring and hard-to-offend attitude. The same is true from the perspective of thinking. Only when you think about problems steadily and after careful consideration can your words have weight. The single heavy word is very helpful to correct the author's own habits. In the early days, the author only wanted to speak quickly and think quickly, but the conclusions were not necessarily heavy and the quality of the speech was not high-quality, just like many graduates. It's the same as in an interview. Thinking about the problem with heavy words may lead to a new approach than talking about it.
? ?2. Resistance.
Patience means patience. Zeng Guofan said that patience is the first priority in being an official. In fact, we can also look at it separately. Impatience corresponds to emotion. We say, "Once you are anxious, you will be in a bad mood and you will not be able to do things properly." People will make different choices when they are angry and emotional, and when they are peaceful and calm. People not only use rationality and intuition to make decisions, but also use emotions to make decisions. Once emotions overwhelm rationality, problems will definitely occur. On the other hand, looking at patience, it is not blind tolerance and numbness, but patience with time. , Patience towards oneself, every profession has its own incubation period, growth period, and we also all have a time to accumulate strength. Sometimes waiting is also an important military action. What does it mean to be patient with oneself? There is a saying in it that is full of philosophical meaning and can be shared: "If you can serve others, you can master others, if you can tolerate others, if you can conquer others." Throughout the ages, only by reaching such a state can we seek peace and success.
? ?3. Hun
Hun means Hun, restrained, tolerant and generous. The antonym corresponding to him should be "front". Someone is talented, but aggressive, sharp-edged, and sharp-edged, which makes it easy to hurt others and yourself. There is a sentence in the book, "It is ominous to see the fish in the abyss. I hope that the summer pavilion will be a mixed house of uncut jade, not the light of crystal, and I will be safe without losing anything." This impressed the author deeply. One person sees what others cannot see What you get is not necessarily a good thing. It should be mixed like uncut jade, not as bright and clear as crystal. Uncut jade is the jade before it is cut open. It is unpredictable and no one knows the identity of the jade inside. What's the condition? Crystal is bright and clear, but it is the most vulnerable to damage and breakage. Only the mixed nature of jade can protect itself.
This word is my favorite word in the book, so I can’t help but want to say more about it. Hun, to a certain extent, represents tolerance. "When you are angry with others, you cannot seek perfection for yourself." For many issues, from a professional and technical perspective, right is right and wrong is wrong. There is no doubt that, but even if The reason here is that from the level of interpersonal communication, you have to leave 30% face and 30% leeway for others. You cannot bring up the logic in professional technology and simple interpersonal communication and management. In the same way, white people should not be too arbitrary about right and wrong. When judging whether a person is right or wrong, black or white, don't be too absolute. There are so many absolute things in this world. If you look at people and things too harshly, it will go against the characteristics of the world and human nature, and will inevitably lead to the failure of management and interpersonal communication.
Finally, let’s talk about another sentence in the mixed-word wisdom, “Yang is good at the public court, but not at home.” When others have merits and achievements, they should be praised in public. When others make mistakes, shortcomings or mistakes, you should remind them in private. People admire its clarity and feel its broadness. Only in this way will others admire your understanding, appreciate your generosity and kindness, and truly recognize you. No matter how correct you are, once it is considered a malicious insult, it will still cause resentment from others and lead to the failure of your communication. Sincerity must be expressed in a way that fully considers the feelings of others, so that it is easier for others to be criticized. accept.
? 4. Ming.
? Ming means understanding and being clear. Anyone who speaks unreasonably and does not bear the burden of both will be dissatisfied. Anyone who speaks without getting to the point or dares not to take responsibility when encountering problems will definitely not be convinced by his subordinates. Ming can be understood as having two meanings, one is cleverness and the other is shrewdness. What is cleverness? People can only see the short-term, but you can see the long-term. This is brilliant. Others can only see the general outline, but you can see the details clearly. This is shrewdness.
In the same environment, mountain climbers can only see its distance, and those who ride in the city can only see its vastness. This is a wise saying. It is the same thing, but conjecture is not as good as the judgment of weighing, and a clever eye is not as good as a precise measure. This is also a shrewd saying. The same place can only be seen far away by those who have climbed the mountain. Only those who have climbed the city wall can feel the emptiness. This is wisdom. For the same thing, it is better to weigh the same thing based on subjective guessing than to weigh it accurately with a scale. It is better to measure it with your eyes than to measure it with a ruler. Accurate, this is shrewdness. Avoid almost, probably, maybe, maybe, and use as accurate words as possible to describe it, which is the most basic step to be smart.
Then there is another enlightening point for the understanding of plain words. It is easy to darken beforehand and easy to understand afterward. This sentence is very interesting. There is a term in Go called review. Most people will leave after playing chess, but real masters will review the game and repeat the whole process step by step. In the process of reviewing, they can summarize their own gains and losses and improve their chess skills. Review is the best way to increase flag strength. Mao Zedong had a good habit of summarizing, which we call "not twice over", and it also refers to a paragraph that can be easily understood after the fact. The other is that regarding Tiandu with clear characters, it is a serious disease of scholars to judge people with hindsight and outsiders. To judge people after the fact is to judge wise people as stupid, and to judge people as outsiders, to judge difficult things as easy. Both of them are born from infidelity and unforgiveness. In other words, it is meaningless to always shout from the outside without joining the game.
5. Spicy.
? Spicy, spicy means decisive, straightforward, and daring to make decisions. Use thunderous means and follow the heart of a Bodhisattva. We have a word in the workplace called "dare to resign and be responsible". In fact, the word "spicy" also means "spicy". There was once a famous discussion about whether the company is my home, and it has something to do with this word. Overemphasis on the company as my home will make everyone's development in the company rely on emotional maintenance, and this is precisely a reflection of insufficient management capabilities. An enterprise is like an army. It must fight and win in order to have a good foundation for development. In addition, the accompanying words are actually spicy, which are thunderous means and orders. For example, Zeng Guofan killed the Taiping generals, Zhuge Liang beheaded Ma Su in tears, and Liu Chuanzhi sent Sun Hongbin to prison. They can also be described as spicy.
6. Be careful.
? Prudence is more like a state of mind, which emphasizes prudence, caution, moderation, humility, low-keyness, and self-control. Similar to the gentleman’s caution we talked about before, caution emphasizes awe and vigilance. The peak of success is the beginning of frustration. You must always be invincible when dealing with work. The so-called incompetence means incompetence. After being given a position and task, you must have a cautious attitude. In Zeng Guofan's words, it is like driving a six-horse car. The car is passing by quickly, but the reins But it seems to be rotten. People who think everything is under control are the most prone to accidents. We say that sages and sages who achieve great things all come from a trembling heart. The sages who are able to achieve great things all come from a trembling mentality step by step. The same is true for running a business. You must have a strong sense of crisis. You may fall tomorrow. When you are prosperous, you often think about the decline. When you go up, you think about the end. Only with this kind of mentality can you not be fascinated by the temporary prosperity, and treat your work just right before the flowers are fully bloomed and the moon is not full.
7. Diligence.
In May, we said that diligence is the first virtue in life. Diligence represents diligence, diligence, diligence, hard work, diligence, and it can also be said to be continuous dedication and persistence. You will find that here Diligence is not just diligence in movements, it may include diligence in body, mind, eyes, hands, and mouth. Diligence in body means that you have to do your job in person, you can’t be lazy, you have to lead by example and lead by example; Diligence in mind means that you have to think carefully, pounce on it wholeheartedly, analyze everything painstakingly, and ponder patiently, so that things can be sorted out and formed into a whole. It means that you can’t make excuses for yourself, and you have to be diligent; being diligent means that you have to pay more attention at all times. For example, when hiring people, you can’t just listen to people’s recommendations, but you need to personally inspect them. If you just pass It is difficult to get true and accurate information by observing people with other people's eyes; being diligent by hand is relatively simple, that is, recording everything diligently, which is the skill I am best at; being diligent in speaking is fastidious. The tasks assigned must be in place, and you must not be lazy. Even if you are repeatedly told, you must communicate diligently.
On the contrary, the word corresponding to diligence is laziness. Hundreds of disadvantages are all caused by laziness. Lazyness means slowness, and slowness means lax management of people, and lack of sensitivity in pursuit of success. If one place is relaxed, then hundreds of places are lazy. . Sometimes when I think about it when I check my phone before going to bed at night, it seems that this is really the case. ?There is also a very good couplet in this paragraph that is worthy of our study: Although the energy is eight points, it must be used for ten points; although the power is ten points, it can only be used for five points. These two sentences are very interesting. We say that although a person only has eight points of energy, he must try his best to use ten points. Although he has ten points of power, he must not bully others and only use five points.
8. Real.
Reality means simplicity, down-to-earth, down-to-earth, realness, and its synonym is quality. Let the author understand that this fact is sometimes just stupid work. Zeng Guofan said: "Military is a matter of extreme quality."
The important thing is that marching and fighting is a very real thing, and it cannot be done in vain, but it is not the same with anything else. We select and employ people based on the way we view people, taking simplicity and honesty as their quality, and improving them based on their quality. This is valuable. Without its quality, its strengths will not be relied upon. When examining the quality of talents, we should first look at the qualities of simplicity, integrity, and honesty. This is the foundation, followed by others.
? The word that corresponds to reality is virtuality. When it comes to managing the military, managing enterprises, and managing oneself, the most taboo thing is to talk without reality and ruin things. When doing things in the world, focus on the big picture and act on the small. The eyes and hands here represent the macro and micro reality. There is another saying, "Don't talk about things in vain, don't talk about too high principles". In fact, it also warns us not to do frivolous things and don't talk about irrelevant things. So besides simplicity, how else can we understand this reality? Another angle is honesty and frankness. The way to control a general is to value sincerity more than power. All kinds of management methods are no match for treating each other with sincerity. For example, some managers like to use power tactics for management, but this will bring about a serious problem. Once you use power tactics, your subordinates may not know your true thoughts. What is it, I don’t dare to tell you the truth, so everyone will be suspicious, and when suspicion arises, problems will arise in the organization.
? 9. Leisure time.
?Leisure means calmness, tranquility, no rush, no rush, no rush. Throughout the ages, those who have been able to take on big responsibilities, although their bodies are very tired and their hearts are very busy, there must be a sense of ease and ease in their hearts. Only in this way can you cope with all kinds of things with ease. Being in a panic and having no idea is a big taboo in management. The so-called leisure time is to do things calmly and calmly, grasp the rhythm and mentality, and ensure that people are not busy and distracted. To get things done.
We say: "Most things in the world are due to mistakes in busy work, and we are more calm." A person's achievements are often achieved after a lot of hard work and hard work. There are not so many things that can be done easily. If you take things too easily and hastily, problems will often arise if you deal with them. Most of the things in the world are caused by mistakes while being busy. Therefore, when encountering problems, you must calmly prioritize and see clearly the pros and cons before taking action. Therefore, you should be more leisurely and leisurely.
? 10. Yu.
Yu means plenty, which is faced with calmness, and a magnanimous mind, which can be taken up and put down. Zeng Guofan said: "Wealth, fame, and fame are all glories in this world, but a big heart is the real benefit." The wealth that can be truly enjoyed in life is inner happiness and broad-mindedness. Otherwise, no matter how much wealth and power you have, your inner anxiety will be too much. Not a happy life. There is an assumption implicit here, that is, how can we be open-minded in dealing with things? As is often said, don’t worry about the future, but do good deeds. Sometimes when dealing with obstacles, you have to look at the big picture. If you are big-hearted, things will be small. If you are small-minded, things will be big. Only by always maintaining an open mind can you appreciate the vitality deep in everyone's heart.
? 11. Forgive me.
?The word "forgiveness" can be broken down into words and is called "ruxin". It means putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and thinking about the problem from their perspective. It is more like a kind of empathy, which is our ability to empathize. If you cultivate your "forgiveness" heart to the extreme, you will only see that no one in the world has sinned. This is the ultimate point. Maybe we will never be able to achieve this extreme, but we can at least ask ourselves and others to reflect and reflect. When we do not forgive others, think about whether we have done what we ask of others first. In this context, what we do to others will be more profound and empathetic.
?So forgiveness, there is another layer of mentality that treats others and oneself, such as "don't take credit alone, don't shirk blame", in fact, it means taking the blame and accepting the mistakes, which is also a kind of forgiveness. This kind of kindness to others is the beauty of adulthood. His mind is also an influence that can touch people's hearts.
? 12. Strong.
? Qiang represents stubbornness and strength, emphasizing will, perseverance, and determination, which is perseverance. This kind of strength is a kind of strength. When you encounter setbacks, you must have the spirit of "knocking out your teeth and swallowing the blood" and the spirit of perseverance. This kind of strength should be cultivated in one's own strength, rather than overwhelming others. Regarding stubbornness, we call it "you can strive for strength in the place of self-cultivation, but not in the area of ??victory over others." We must cultivate strength based on our own weakness, weakness, selfishness, laziness, and wavering. The emphasis is on transcending ourselves. Rather than being too strong to pressure others from the outside.
? End with a strong quote, “Whatever doesn’t kill you will eventually make you stronger.
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