A few days ago, I saw a WeChat account about how Ren Zhengfei and Jack Ma managed employees and provided strategic suggestions for the company. The general content is as follows: Ren Zhengfei criticized a Peking University student who wrote a lengthy letter to himself when he first joined Huawei, saying, "If this person has a mental illness, it is recommended to be sent to the hospital for treatment. If he is not sick, it is recommended to be dismissed. He told Huawei officials, 'Within five years, you are not allowed to engage in childish innovation. Whatever consultants say or use, even if they think it is unreasonable, you are not allowed to move. After five years, if the system is used well, I can authorize you to make partial changes. As for structural changes, that will be ten years later.'. Jack Ma said, "For those who have only been with the company for less than a year, please don't write me strategic reports or mention Alibaba's development plans. Whoever mentions them will leave. But after you become an Alibaba employee for three years, I will listen attentively to what you say. We like small suggestions and improvements. We are grateful for every small improvement action you take.

We have no way of determining whether what these two business giants said to their employees was true or false; Whether it is true or not, there is no need to pursue it; We do not evaluate whether the words are too extreme. However, it can be seen that the basic logic of the two individuals towards corporate strategy is highly similar: those who do not have a thorough understanding of the company do not have the authority to dictate its strategy. I strongly agree with this viewpoint, as incorrect business development strategies often come from two sources: one is self righteous book knowledge, and the other is blindly copying successful models.

Many companies' strategies have not encountered major problems, but they still lack development. There are many reasons for this, and we will only talk about one here: returning to the right place!

There are many positions within a company, and once everyone reaches a consensus on their goals, each person performs their own duties and fulfills their responsibilities in their respective positions. As a result, the company has achieved more than half of its success. But why haven't most businesses been successful? At least there has been a problem with the issue of returning to its original position. Many companies have similar phenomena, such as leaders intervening in subordinates, cross departmental outreach, and grassroots employees being enthusiastic about management innovation. The result of this is that one's job responsibilities are not well done, and what is seen is the shortcomings of others. I call this phenomenon "misalignment".

Enterprises all develop in competition, and this process of development is like a football team in a game, requiring division of labor and positioning, mutual cooperation, and filling gaps. The correct way to achieve victory is to do one's job well and make up for mistakes made by teammates in a timely manner. Once the danger is relieved, one should return to their position in a timely manner. On the field, what scares the most is the defender's disdain for the forward's weakness, and rushing forward on their own; The forward felt that the defender was incompetent and forgot his goal scoring duty, running to the back. This phenomenon not only leads to losses, but also causes distrust, lack of unity within the team, mutual complaints, and even internal conflicts, becoming a scattered sand. The ultimate outcome is defeat, leading the public to believe that this team is composed of a group of fools. All of this is actually caused by 'misalignment'.

Of course, an organization requires everyone to always stand up for their position, and it is indeed difficult to ensure that daily work is not misplaced; But at least it is necessary to promote a culture of "returning to one's position without displacement" internally. When most people focus their energy on their own positions, they actually don't have more time to manipulate others' hearts. Everyone focuses their energy on their own things, strives for excellence, and winning is inevitable!