Zeng Shiqiang’s classic lecture quotes, as long as they are reasonable, they can be changed in any way:

1. Communication is based on unspoken words.

2. The basic principles of human management: don’t talk about human resource management, treat people like things. Don't add unnecessary trouble by saying how many people you care about. Don't ignore people's emotions because they are very destructive. Don't discuss the good and evil of human nature. Human nature is full of plasticity. Don't be too strong and institutionalized, just follow the system. Don't talk about the law in silence, it's best to listen to your emotions first.

3. It takes a very rigorous test before you can fully trust a person.

4. What is inner square and outer circle? Square is the policy and criterion, which is the unchanging principle. The circle is about adapting to circumstances, that is, becoming reasonable. You can only adapt to changes, and you must not take chances. Principles and modifications must be consistent, otherwise it will be chaos. It must neither remain unchanged nor change randomly, it must become reasonable. Reasonably adapt to people, events, places, and things.

5. A person’s credit is something you insist on.

6. Don’t leave any clues in a person’s life, otherwise it will become fatal sooner or later.

7. If you want to ask others for help, you must consider the problem from the other person’s perspective.

8. To eliminate the gap between people and me, don’t talk about me, talk about us.

9. Before everything is finalized, it is very democratic. Once the decision is made, it is very democratic. This kind of thinking of democracy and democracy together is called autocracy.

10. Before doing something, you must make a careful plan. When encountering difficulties, people must find their own way.

11. People can be very efficient only if they do things for themselves, and they will be procrastinating if they do things for others. If an organization can make the group look like one person, the efficiency will be high.

12. Effectively hold meetings without discussing, discuss without making decisions, and make decisions without action.

13. Westerners talk about ability, but Chinese people don’t. We talk about ability but not ability. A person who has ability but no ability will sooner or later become a problem person. What is ability? Being capable and being welcomed by everyone is called ability. The person who has the ability to be unconventional and make others dislike him will sooner or later become a troublemaker. If you are capable, you should respect others and let others have face, and they will support you.

14. As long as it is reasonable, you can change it in any way.

15. To eliminate the separation between people and me, don’t talk about me, talk about us.

16. Destiny is character, and character determines destiny.

17. The function of an organization is to gather the strength of people and work together in a coordinated manner.

18. A person’s credit is the most important.

19. Cadres don’t have face. They have to give face to the president. If cadres want face, they will die.

20. As long as you have the desire to do good things, you will find a way.