Kazuo Inamori: Why are managers working hard?

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By Inamori Kazuo

Zheng Hedao is a high-end online social platform for entrepreneurs. As an operator, if you want to be a big player and do big things, you must recognize the importance of this job. As easy as possible, they drive their employees to work hard in order to make a lot of money and make a lot of money. There are many such operators. However, just making money and enjoying happiness as the purpose of life, as a result, the operators themselves cannot get real happiness, and the company cannot develop healthily and sustainably. After all, society always expects managers to have a noble goal in life. So how exactly should the operator work? Why do you work? Kazuo Inamori, known as the sage of Japanese management, gave the answer in his book "The Dry Method". Author | Inamori Kazuo editor | Xia Kun source | Zheng Hedao (ID: (Zheng Hedao) This article is an excerpt from Inamori Kazuo's new book, The Dry Method. Zheng Hedao, a partner of the Machinery Industry Press, was authorized to publish. Regardless of how to make a business successful, first, of course, the manager must lead his business to success. Whether it is creating a venture enterprise or inheriting the original business, getting the business on track and promoting its growth and development are the top priorities for operators. The starting point is to work with a strong desire to "make your career a success anyway" and achieve perfection in this regard. This strong "consciousness" is similar to the "heart of battle" that must be possessed in battle. First, people who lack this "fighting spirit" are not suitable as managers. On the contrary, as long as you have this "consciousness", even if you lack the funds, technology, and talent, you can make up for it with enthusiasm and persistence, so that your career will be successful. One might think that relying solely on "consciousness" cannot succeed. However, there is a huge power hidden in "consciousness". It is generally believed that logical reasoning, reasoning, and strategy design mean that the use of the mind is the "most important thing". I believe that "consciousness" is more important in mind than thinking with the mind. The power of "consciousness" in our lives is incomparable to anything else. "Want to do this", "Want to do this", "It would be great to have this", "It would be great to have this possibility", this "consciousness" and "idea" will appear in Each of us. For example, when inventing and creating something, a person must think with his own mind and study its implementation. However, its origin is a "thought" that suddenly popped into my mind. In general, things like "thought" are often looked down upon. People often say, "Don't whim or come up with a whimsy." But in fact, this "thought" is the most important. Modern science and technology, the origin of all inventions, originated from this "thought". This is exactly the same in business operations, and the strong "ideas" in the manager's mind may become a reality. As Mr. Matsushita Konosuke said, the way companies operate varies widely. Your company must have a method that works for your company. However, if a business wants to succeed, you must seriously consider it. This "thinking" is the beginning of everything. Pay no less than anyone's effort When you have a strong desire to "do it anyway, do it anyway" and "must do it", then there is only "pay no less than anyone's effort". The phrase "dedicate as much effort as anyone" is crucial. If you want to achieve something at work, you must spare no effort. It is absolutely impossible to surpass the efforts of ordinary people but to achieve great success. Look at nature, no matter what animal or plant, Desperate species. Just like grass growing between stone gaps, in poor soil, the grass desperately absorbs sunlight, rain and dew, and grows shoots. It must do its best to grow desperately before withering, so that its offspring can stay in Behind. Grass isn't trying to beat his opponent, he's surviving. Operators should do the same, not only to succeed and work hard, but also to survive "with no less effort than anyone else". This is also the law of nature.

What's the point of working so hard? "If you have the talent of an operator to some extent, you should stand in front and work hard to make your partner happy." This sense of mission shapes my outlook on life. About 20 years after starting the business, many media friends raised the question: "Why do you work so hard for Kyocera's sustained high growth and high income, and let me take the helm?" I remember saying to media, acquaintances and friends Ever said something like: "There is only one motivation that drives me to improve the company's performance, and that is to hope that employees will live a stable and happy life in the future. In order to lay the foundation, we must increase sales and ensure profit." "If you want to increase sales, you must Add new employees. If you add more employees, I have to solve food problems including employees and their families, so I am even more disturbed. Because of the anxiety, we have to develop new products to increase sales, so when we lack employees At that time, we had to recruit new employees. It can be said that it is in this endless anxiety and anxiety that the company can continue to grow and reach the scale it is today. "Once luxury becomes arrogant, some people will go to the hotel to eat and drink If they had a little success. Seeing and hearing this phenomenon, I have doubts in my heart. I think they also advocated frugality when the company was founded. Later, they succeeded and became rich. They feel luxury is not important at all. In any case, they are financially affordable, so they have learned luxury and waste. However, I can't afford luxury anyway. Once I have luxury, I become arrogant. I keep telling myself this way. I think this has become my habit. I have my own house in Kyoto, but I actually use the bedroom, study and living room on the first floor. At home, I usually sit in the living room and watch TV. If there is no arrangement, I will read a book, watch TV, and do nothing all day. Once a person succeeds, he will always be proud. Even very modest people in the past can become arrogant. In this way, his outlook on life will continue to change. This is what most people do. At the same time, with changes in outlook on life and ways of thinking, corporate performance will decline. So far, I have witnessed many such cases. Many talented operators flickered like meteors and soon fell. I think it's just because they can't stand the test of success and the negative changes in personality, humanity, and way of thinking. In order to work and do things unselfishly, I think that the most important thing in the so-called "dry method" to maintain success is to be unselfish, which means to work and do things unselfishly. The higher the status, the greater the power. As long as you give an order, you can do anything. Especially the top leader of the company, no one can restrict him. Because he holds the absolute power of appointment and removal of personnel, so even if he is confused, others It's hard to stop him. Some operators confuse public and private affairs, and even let employees handle personal affairs. This immature person is not qualified to take the position of manager. Maybe he was also an outstanding figure. It was only after he took the throne of power that his nerves were paralyzed. In the past, students from Hesheng University asked me: "What is the most important thing to be a President?" I make the following statement on "President's Suggestion". First, the president must strictly distinguish between public and private. That is, there must be no confusion between public and private. In particular, there must be no injustice in personnel matters. Second, the president should assume unlimited liability to the business. why? Because the business is lifeless, and you are the only person who breathes life into the business. Whether a business is vibrant depends on how much responsibility you put into your business with your will. Third, since the presence of the President is so important, the President must inject all his personality and will into the enterprise. Gradually, "dedication to society and the world is the noblest act of mankind", which has become my firm outlook on life.

What is the happiness of the manager? Do something meaningful not for ourselves, but for society and the world, and take pride in it. When we face business difficulties, this pride and confidence will give us great courage. At the same time, when we do these good things, we feel happy. In my opinion, this is the greatest happiness of our manager. I work hard to protect the company, employees and society. When I feel like I'm doing these good things, our managers also feel happy and happy. I think that feeling this joy and happiness is the greatest happiness of our manager. (End of article) Game ▲ Author of Inamori Kazuo's Legendary Life and Management Philosophy | Inamori Kazuo Resources | Zhenghe Island (ID: Zhenhe Island) This article was published by "Qianfa" Machinery Industry Press. Hefu: Don't let the public and the private separate, ruin the future of the enterprise. Contact for reprint authorization.