Why don’t you be fooled by petty profits?
Many people have a tinkering mentality with the things they use. Everything we do in life should have an overall perspective, but sometimes we are often confused by the petty gains in front of us.
A certain newspaper once published an example: A Hong Kong boss came to the mainland to invest. All the best machinery and equipment were imported from abroad, and the production efficiency was extremely high. But one day suddenly there was a flood in this place. Although most of the machines were out of danger after efforts to rescue them, there was still one piece of equipment that could not be rescued. After the flood receded, in order to resume production as soon as possible, the Hong Kong boss purchased a machine made in mainland China on the local market to fill the important task.
The quality of this machine was decent, and there were no major problems after using it for a while. However, it soon showed its true colors and various minor problems began to appear. Today this screw is loose, tomorrow that part is broken, you have to keep repairing it, which often affects the smooth progress of the entire production task. The boss wanted to buy a new imported machine, but the imported machine was very expensive. Besides, this machine was still usable, so it was used day after day. But the machine made in mainland China still failed to live up to expectations, always breaking down, and the damage cycle was getting shorter and shorter. At the end of the year, when I did a detailed accounting, I found that because of the various minor problems with this machine, the output had dropped significantly compared to the previous year. These losses plus maintenance costs were enough to replace it with an imported machine. The Hong Kong boss then made up his mind to get rid of the machine at a low price and purchase a new machine from abroad.
Whenever we want to do something well, we cannot have a make-shift mentality. Things that should be replaced must be replaced, and things that should be repurchased must be repurchased. Only in this way can the entire work be improved. efficiency. Although tinkering with details can meet temporary needs, it is very unwise from the perspective of completing the entire long-term plan.
In real life, what is even more unwise is that some people lose their basic principles of life and ruin their great life prospects because of their greed for small profits.
Zhang Ping worked in a large company and was eloquent and talented, so he was quickly promoted to manager of the technical department. He believed that a better future was waiting for him. One day, a Hong Kong businessman invited Zhang Ping to drink. During the dinner, the Hong Kong businessman said: "Recently, my company and your company are negotiating a cooperation project. If you can provide me with a copy of the technical information you have on hand, it will allow our company to take the initiative in the negotiation." "What? , you mean, let us leak secrets?" Zhang Ping frowned. The Hong Kong businessman whispered: "Only you and I know about this matter, and it won't affect you." After saying that, he handed a check of 150,000 yuan to Zhang Ping. Zhang Ping was moved. Zhang Ping's company suffered heavy losses during the negotiations. Afterwards, the company found out the truth and fired Zhang Ping. It's really a loss of my wife and a loss of soldiers. Zhang Ping, who could have made great achievements, not only lost his job because of this, but even the 150,000 yuan was recovered by the company to compensate for the loss. Zhang Ping regretted it, but it was too late.
In the minds of all bosses, "Who is loyal, who has a sense of responsibility, and who is the most reliable." Based on this understanding, once your boss discovers that you are showing signs of disloyalty, no matter how talented you are, he will not trust you, let alone give you room for development.
Perhaps, people like Zhang Ping, under the temptation of profit, have completely forgotten the truth that "there is no free lunch in the world".
Hundreds of years ago, a wise old king summoned his wise ministers and gave him a task: "I want you to compile a book called "Wisdom of the Ages" so that it can be passed down to future generations?"
After accepting the order, these smart people worked for a long time and finally completed a 12-volume masterpiece. After reading it, the old king said: "Gentlemen, I am convinced that this is the crystallization of wisdom from all ages. However, it is too thick, and I am afraid that people will not read it to the end. Condensate it!"
These smart people worked hard for a long time and after several deletions, they completed a volume. However, the old king still thought it was too long and ordered them to continue concentrating.
These smart people condensed a book into a chapter, then into a page, then into a paragraph, and finally into a sentence. When the old king saw this sentence, he seemed very proud and said: "Gentlemen, this is really the crystallization of wisdom of all ages, and once people everywhere know this truth, most of the problems they worry about can be solved."
This time-honored saying is: "There is no free lunch in the world."
An excellent employee will never be blinded by the desire for profit. He will always use professional ethics and noble personality standards. Strive to maintain the consistency of morality and conduct in your own behavior. When interests are at hand, he remains unmoved because there is a lock in his heart that cannot be opened.
In the face of various temptations, including the moment when interests are put in front of you and you need to make a choice, you really need strong mental strength to support your behavior. Only when virtue is accumulated to a certain extent, will one's conduct appear natural and not stiff; only when virtue is accumulated to a certain extent, will conduct be revealed naturally. This is the relationship between virtue and conduct. So, what can be done to cultivate virtue and conduct? Only consistently developed self-awareness can do this. Therefore, whether to be conscious or not becomes an important issue regarding the cultivation of virtue.
There was an old locksmith who was famous for his craftsmanship, but what was even more respected was his character. Because every time he provides a customer with a key, he always tells them his name and address, saying: "If there is a theft at your home, as long as the door is opened with a key, you come to me!"
The old locksmith got old. In order to prevent his craft from being lost, he decided to choose one of his two young apprentices to be his successor. To do this, he took an exam. He prepared two safes and placed them in two rooms respectively. He stipulated in advance that whoever could open them in the shortest time would be eligible to get his true inheritance.
The first apprentice opened the safe in less than 10 minutes, but the second apprentice took more time. The answer seems to be very obvious. But at this moment, the old locksmith suddenly asked his eldest apprentice: "What's in the safe?"
The eldest apprentice quickly replied: "Master, there is a lot of money in it."
The same question was given to the second apprentice. The second apprentice hesitated for a long time and said embarrassedly: "Master, I just opened the lock and didn't pay attention to the inside."
The old locksmith nodded and The money in the safe was given to the eldest apprentice and he announced the second apprentice as his successor. The eldest disciple was not convinced, and many onlookers present also talked about it and did not understand. The old locksmith spoke: "I have a fundamental standard for training my successor, that is, he must only have locks in his heart and nothing else, and turn a blind eye to money. Otherwise, if he has selfish thoughts and greed, once he cannot control it, he will break into the house. It’s easy to open someone’s safe and withdraw money, but in the end we can only harm others and ourselves. As lock repairers, we all have to have a lock in our hearts that cannot be opened.”
The Buddha said: All evil begins with the word greed. Greed is enough to make people lose their conscience, and once a person's conscience is blinded by greed, he can do all kinds of bad things. Like a wild beast, it has no judgment of right and wrong, good and evil, and no moral binding force. It only knows how to fight fiercely to get what it wants.
One thought of selfishness is enough to make the strong righteousness disappear and turn into weak and ownerless evil desires; one moment of greed, the wisdom of reason will be blinded and blocked, and one will become a dull and incompetent person. ; As long as people have greed, their originally kind and benevolent heart will turn into cruelty and violence. Even their originally flawless thoughts will become evil because of greed, and their character will be stained. It will be difficult to live a bad life. How unworthy it is to cultivate a good personality.
People will occasionally be stupid because of greed, and they will do any stupid things. Therefore, you must have your own opinions and the ability to distinguish right from wrong at all times, and do not be fooled by illusions.
It is undeniable that some lucky people may be lucky enough to win the jackpot, but these seemingly free or very low-cost "lunch" and "pies" are likely to cost you something else: loss of vitality. ,creativity.
If there is gain, there will be loss, and if there is greed, there will be loss!
Once upon a time there was a stone under the eaves. He was very hard and very confident.
He often thinks he is indestructible and looks down on the friends around him.
One day, a drop of water fell from the eaves and fell on the stone. The stone feels so soft that there is no feeling at all. He asked very contemptuously: "Little devil, you are so weak. How dare you challenge me?"
Shui Di said: "Although I am weak, I am determined to challenge you! Because I have a magic weapon to defeat you. !"
Shitou laughed loudly: "Little Shuidi, that's not bad. Tell me what magic weapon you have to defeat me?"
Shuidi said: "I can use it. Defeat you yourself."
"Hahaha - ridiculous, are you stronger than me? Are you stronger than me? You are the one defeated by me."
Shuidi said: "On your own, I can defeat you!"
"Dream!"
Shuidi said: "As long as I value you and you ignore me, I can defeat you!"
"I don't believe it! You want to use this method to coax me to value you."
"Then we'll see! You will definitely lose!"
Shitou hummed, not taking Shuidi's words seriously at all.
Water drops keep dripping on the back of the stone, month after month, year after year. The stone is still self-centered and does not care about the water droplets at all.
Many years later, a big hole appeared in the back of the stone. Shitou finally woke up. He looked at his scarred body and said regretfully: "I never thought that my small negligence would lead to such a tragic fate for me!"
Yes, regret is regret, but as long as " "Never forget the past is the teacher of the future." There is still meaning in buying experience and lessons. However, tragedies are still happening again, and sometimes they are getting worse.
Many companies are like stones, they only focus on the superficial benefits without considering the possible losses, and deceive customers. Only a company that does not let customers have the slightest regret or dissatisfaction when it is operating, and makes customers feel extremely regretful when it is no longer operating, is a truly successful company and a company that achieves both fame and fortune. To run a business, you must be honest and responsible to all customers. You will not survive for a long time by deceiving customers. When doing business, you must thoroughly practice the etiquette and responsibilities you owe to your customers. Not only talk about how to serve customers, but also practice this obligation with actual actions.
If any unreasonable behavior is found in the company, efforts should be made to eradicate it immediately and cannot be tolerated. The same goes for products. Don't keep it secret just because you made the product yourself. When consumers find out about it, you won't be the only one who will be harmed. It is very likely that the reputation and credibility of the entire company will also be affected.
With a century-old glorious history, Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola dominate the world's mobile communications industry. But in the three years since 1998, when the world's cellular phone business was growing rapidly, Ericsson's cellular phone market share dropped rapidly from 18 to 5. Even in the Chinese market, its share quickly slipped from about 1/3 to 1/3. 2! Ericsson's sales in the Chinese market have dropped from the top spot in mobile phone sales. Not only has it dropped out of the top three sales, but it has also ranked behind newcomers Samsung and Philips. In a fast-growing market like China, many endangered companies in the world can come back to life and flourish as soon as they enter this market. However, Ericsson has lost its former glory in this geomantic treasure land.
In 2001, in the Chinese mobile phone market, when everyone went to buy a mobile phone, they were all talking about how bad Ericsson was. At that time, one of its mobile phones called "T28" had quality problems. This was a mistake, but the bigger mistake was that Ericsson ignored it. "The microphone of my Ericsson mobile phone was broken. I sent it to Ericsson's maintenance department, but the problem was not solved for a long time. Finally, they told me that the motherboard was broken and it would cost 700 yuan to replace the motherboard. And I was doing personal maintenance. The problem was solved for only 25 yuan." This consumer pointed out the problem of Ericsson exactly. At that time, almost all media noticed the problem of "T28", and it seemed that only Ericsson did not notice it.
Ericsson has repeatedly argued that there is nothing wrong with its mobile phones, but that some people with ulterior motives are causing trouble behind the scenes. However, the market will not explore the truth of the matter, nor will it give Ericsson a chance to "redress its grievances", and ruthlessly alienates it.
In fact, Chinese consumers who believe in the concept of "repairing the situation after the sheep are gone" have given Ericsson a chance, but Ericsson failed to seize that opportunity.
In 1998, "Guangzhou Youth Daily" reported three times in a row on the quality and service problems of Ericsson mobile phones in the Chinese market starting from August 21, which triggered a large-scale criticism of Ericsson by consumers and celebrities. criticize. Moreover, Ericsson's 768C, 788C and SH888, which were heavily advertised at the time, began to be sold in large quantities in China without obtaining a network access license. At that time, the statement from the telecommunications management department, which was easily silent, confirmed the matter. At this point, the problems with Ericsson mobile phones have surfaced. But Ericsson, as always, adopts a covert approach to solve the problem. According to a reporter who participated in the report at the time, Ericsson tried to spend tens of thousands of yuan in advertising money to silence the media; the director of Ericsson's Guangzhou office also made a guilty plea: There is nothing wrong with our mobile phones! Since Ericsson has chosen not to admit its mistakes, it is natural that Ericsson will not solve the problem, let alone provide actual services.
Defects in quality and service caused Ericsson to lose the Chinese market that it never wanted to give up.
Coincidentally, similar incidents occurred in the United States. However, due to the timely and correct measures they took afterwards, the company's profits rebounded quickly and the crisis was turned around.
Tylenol capsules produced by Johnson & Johnson in the United States are a type of analgesic. Sales in 1981 reached US$1.35 billion, accounting for 7% of Johnson & Johnson’s total sales and 17% of its profits. In September 1982, One patient died the same day after taking the drug. After the news came out, Johnson & Johnson's market share of painkillers quickly dropped from 35.3 to 7, and the company faced a huge crisis. The company responded quickly and properly handled relevant matters.
As a result, after some hard work, the company regained 35% of the market share 8 months later, bringing the company back to life.
Similarly faced with such a crisis, Ericsson lost the Chinese market, but Johnson & Johnson turned the corner. How many people have studied the mystery of this?
In fact, it is not possible for enterprises to "break a thousand-mile dike and collapse in an ant nest." As far as individuals are concerned, sometimes they will stumble because of a detail.
Zhu Lichang’s first job-hunting experience was something he would never forget.
Zhu Lichang is a college student. In the past three years, he has studied diligently, taking English, writing, and professional courses. He also took the accounting undergraduate exam in his spare time. Zhu Lichang will receive a bachelor's degree before graduation. . Zhu Lichang is quite confident in his own abilities.
Zhu Lichang applied for a job at a nationally renowned large state-owned enterprise. The HR department was quite satisfied with his information and also appreciated his English level and writing ability. Perhaps out of concern for talent, the head of the human resources department was extremely polite to Zhu Lichang and immediately called the financial manager to interview him. Within 10 minutes, the financial manager came. The financial manager is a very thin old gentleman, dressed simply. After a few pleasantries, he turned to the topic. He said he wanted to take a test on some accounting subjects. Such a simple question made Zhu Lichang chuckle. "Go ahead, go ahead." Zhu Lichang said, not nervous at all.
The assessment went extremely smoothly. Zhu Lichang responded to his questions almost without thinking, and he answered his questions fluently. At the same time, he also cited the latest relevant accounting regulations promulgated by the Ministry of Finance to demonstrate. Zhu Lichang wanted to use his knowledge to win the manager's appreciation. An hour later, he was announced as being retained. Success is so easy that pride naturally grows.
On the first day of work, the first task given to Zhu Lichang by the financial manager was to enter the detailed account of raw materials based on the vouchers. This process is extremely simple, it is just a matter of digital copying. Zhu Lichang copied more than a thousand vouchers in two days. He couldn't help but look down upon this job, and it showed in his words. The financial manager still looked unimpressed. Begin reconciliation with the general ledger on the seventh day.
Zhu Lichang was surprised to find that he could not pay the bills. According to the detailed amount registered, the total amount is added up 10 times and 20 times, but it always does not match the general ledger. Zhu Lichang panicked. It was not easy to find errors in thousands of amounts. After repeated checks several times, they still did not match the general ledger. Zhu Lichang began to suspect that there was an error in the general ledger. Once again, he confidently approached the financial manager and told the manager in an extremely positive tone that there was nothing wrong. It should be that the general ledger was wrong. The financial manager did not directly answer Zhu Lichang's words, but just smiled and said: "Young man, everything in the world seems to be relative, and nothing is too absolute." Zhu Lichang disagreed. The financial manager took the detailed account he logged in to review, and found an error in less than 10 minutes. 322579 was mistakenly written as 22579, and the difference between the two was nearly 14 times!
Zhu Lichang was ashamed and speechless. The financial manager immediately asked Zhu Lichang to go to the human resources department to settle the account. He begged the manager to forgive him for this mistake. The financial manager does what he says, and there is no room for redemption. Before leaving, the financial manager unexpectedly took time to have a heart-to-heart talk with Zhu Lichang: "Young man, you are very smart, but you can't be too smart. You were very arrogant at the beginning. Do you remember that when I asked you a question, you kept saying I said two things: You tell me. I think you are talented, so I will forgive you. I gave you a simple accounting job these days to test you. How did you do it if you copied it? Where is your ability? Because of your mistake, the company may lose more than 200,000 yuan. Who is responsible for this? I could forgive you, but I have to fire you today. My age is the same as your father. , because of this, I think if I don't give you a heavy blow today, you won't be able to learn this lesson. Please understand my good intentions. You can only blame yourself for not taking your first step. Step."
He just missed a job with an annual salary of 60,000 yuan. It is a long journey from the company to the school, and the company's shuttle bus usually takes Zhu Lichang to and from get off work. Today, Zhu Lichang is walking back from the company for the first time. He paid dearly for this wrong move.
It can be seen that no matter whether it is a company or an individual, do not ignore some small mistakes, otherwise you may pay a heavy price.