Life
it can be dull, it can be
depressing. it can hurt, it can sting. it can be horrifying, it can be cruel. it
can bite, it can kill. but it can be magical, it can be uplifting. it can be
fruitful, it can be rejuvenating. it's filled with vibrance, it's filled with
kindness. it's filled with love, it's filled with uniqueness.
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答案并不重要,重要的是可以通过这个故事间接地来了解人们的价值观
screen.width-500)this.style.width=screen.width-500;" align=absMiddle border=0> 一家咨询公司的面试题,你也来试试吧? 这是一个发生在古代的故事。
两位隔江而住彼此相爱的青年男女李某和孙某,常常通过江上的一座桥会面。一日突降暴雨,江面上涨,没了原来的桥。从此青年男女无法再相见。
那女子孙某日夜苦想如何才能渡过江与自己的情郎会面,又一日,她碰到了摆渡的王某。王某说带她过江不难,只要满足他的一个愿望:二人共度一夜。孙某为了渡江,答应了王某的要求。第二天,她如愿到达江对面的情郎家,并把她渡江的经过来由告诉了情郎。李某听罢,觉得孙某不贞已是背叛,故愤然弃了孙某,从此不再与她相见。孙某悲痛万分。不久,与李某同村的陈某得知了此事的经过,遂娶了孙某为妻。故事完。
现在你要做的是把故事中出现的四个人,按照认可程度从大到小排序。并说明理由。
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人生致命的八个经典问题
yewei-非常简单而又生动
问题一, 如果你家附近有一家餐厅,东西又贵又难吃,桌上还爬着蟑螂,你会因为它很近很方便,就一而再、再而三地光临吗?回答:你一定会说,这是什么烂问题,谁那么笨,花钱买罪受? 可同样的情况换个场合,自己或许就做类似的蠢事。不少男女都曾经抱怨过他们的情人或配偶品性不端,三心二意,不负责任。明知在一起没什么好的结果,怨恨已经比爱还多,但却“不知道为什么”还是要和他搅和下去,分不了手。说穿了,只是为了不甘,为了习惯,这不也和光临餐厅一样? --做人,为什么要过于执著?! 问题二,如果你不小心丢掉100块钱,只知道它好像丢在某个你走过的地方,你会花200块钱的车费去把那100块找回来吗? 回答:一个超级愚蠢的问题。 可是,相似的事情却在人生中不断发生。做错了一件事,明知自己有问题,却死也不肯认错,反而花加倍的时间来找藉口,让别人对自己的印象大打折扣。被人骂了一句话,却花了无数时间难过,道理相同。为一件事情发火,不惜损人不利已,不惜血本,不惜时间,只为报复,不也一样无聊?失去一个人的感情,明知一切已无法挽回,却还是那么伤心,而且一伤心就是好几年,还要借酒浇愁,形销骨立。其实这样一点用也没有,只是损失更多。 --做人,干吗为难自己?! 问题三, 你会因为打开报纸发现每天都有车祸,就不敢出门吗?回答:这是个什么烂问题?当然不会,那叫因噎废食。 然而,有不少人却曾说:现在的离婚率那么高,让我都不敢谈恋爱了。说得还挺理所当然。也有不少女人看到有关的诸多报道,就对自己的另一半忧心忡忡,这不也是类似的反应?所谓乐观,就是得相信:虽然道路多艰险,我还是那个会平安过马路的人,只要我小心一点,不必害怕过马路。 --做人,先要相信自己。 问题四, 你相信每个人随便都可以成功立业吗?回答:当然不会相信。 但据观察,有人总是在听完成功人士绞尽脑汁的建议,比如说,多读书,多练习之后,问了另一个问题?那不是很难?我们都想在3分钟内学好英文,在5分钟内解决所有难题,难道成功是那么容易的吗?改变当然是难的。成功只因不怕困难,所以才能出类拔萃。有一次坐在出租车上,听见司机看到自己前后都是高档车,兀自感叹:“唉,为什么别人那么有钱,我的钱这么难赚?” 我心血来潮,问他:“你认为世上有什么钱是好赚的?”他答不出来,过了半晌才说:好像都是别人的钱比较好赚。其实任何一个成功者都是艰辛取得。我们实在不该抱怨命运。 --做人,依靠自己! 问题五, 你认为完全没有打过篮球的人,可以当很好的篮球教练吗?回答:当然不可能,外行不可能领导内行。 可是,有许多人,对某个行业完全不了解,只听到那个行业好红火,就马上开起业来了。我看过对穿着没有任何口味、或根本不在乎穿着的人,梦想却是开间服装店;不知道电脑怎么开机的人,却想在网上卖电脑,结果道听途说,却不反省自己是否专业能力不足,只抱怨时不我与。 --做人,量力而行。 问题六,相似但不相同的问题:你是否认为,篮球教练不上篮球场,闭着眼睛也可以主导一场完美的胜利? 回答:有病啊,当然是不可能的。 可是却有不少朋友,自己没有时间打理,却拼命投资去开咖啡馆,开餐厅,开自己根本不懂的公司,火烧屁股一样急着把辛苦积攒的积蓄花掉,去当一个稀里糊涂的投资人。亏的总是比赚的多,却觉得自己是因为运气不好,而不是想法出了问题。 --做人,记得反省自己。 问题七,你宁可永远后悔,也不愿意试一试自己能否转败为胜?解答:恐怕没有人会说:“对,我就是这样的孬种”吧。 然而,我们却常常在不该打退堂鼓?疵蛲颂霉模丝志迨О芏桓页⑹猿晒ΑR怨赜鄙河?000年世界花样滑冰冠军时的精彩表现为例:她一心想赢得第一名,然而在最后一场比赛前,她的总积分只排名第三位,在最后的自选曲项目上,她选择了突破,而不是少出错。在4分钟的长曲中,结合了最高难度的三周跳,并且还大胆地连跳了两次。她也可能会败得很难看,但是她毕竟成功了。她说:“因为我不想等到失败,才后悔自己还有潜力没发挥。” 一个中国伟人曾说:有利的情况和主动的恢复,往往产生于再坚持一下的努力之中。 --做人,何妨放手一搏。 问题八, 你的时间无限,长生不老,所以最想做的事,应该无限延期?回答:不,傻瓜才会这样认为。 然而我们却常说,等我老了,要去环游世界;等我退休,就要去做想做的事情;等孩子长大了,我就可以…… 我们都以为自己有无限的时间与精力。其实我们可以一步一步实现理想,不必在等待中徒耗生命。如果现在就能一步一步努力接近,我们就不会活了半生,却出现自己最不想看到的结局。 --做人,要活在当下
唐僧在如来面前吐真言 唐僧西天取得真经100年之后的一天,唐僧到如来家里做客。如来为了检验他这100年来修炼程度,席间谈话如下:
众所周知,你当年的成功,离不开你的三个得力徒弟,悟空,八戒,沙僧。那么你本人最喜欢哪个徒弟呢?唐僧给的答案多少有些出乎如来的意料,那就是:八戒。
“八戒最大的优点就是可爱。”唐僧满面笑容的说道,“有他就少不了笑声。有很多人误以为他懒惰,其实他并不懒惰。每次他打扫马厩或者收拾包裹,都是一丝不苟,挑不出什么错儿来。但是他很小气,总是要暗地比较,自己比别人多干了多少,他吃不得一点亏。而且他又喜欢睡懒觉,所以大家才会以为他很懒。”
“作为一个领导者,必须要知人善用。手下队伍要精简,属下个人能力要强。”唐僧如是说。“那么八戒的个人能力是你三个徒弟里面最差的,又有不负责任等对工作不利的缺点。你为什么不换一个精明能干的人选呢?”如来佛不解的问。“的确,八戒在队伍里面确实是个人素质最差的一个。但是,并不是由最好的人员组合起来的队伍就可以最大限度的发挥队伍的整体功效。一个强大的完整的队伍,成员必须要有不同的特点和分工。你仔细观察一下就会发现,通风报信的往往是八戒。而打不过就跑这个特点也只有八戒有。我记得以前有个将军,他就是要用怕死的兵放峭。别人不解。他说假如用勇猛的士兵放悄站岗,遇到敌人一定会战死,而胆怯的士兵则会跑回营中报信。
这就是说明人员搭配问题的很好的一个例子。”唐僧神采奕奕的说。
“而且,八戒这个人脸皮很厚,不怕指责。一件事情作不好,大家都可以把责任推到他头上。这样就节省了内部处理问题的时间。而由于他的存在,其余的人员自然而然就会对自己有一种信心,因为他的能力一定是比八戒强的。”
“对于我个人来讲,”唐僧点起一支烟,兴致勃勃的说,“我之所以喜欢他,是因为他比较喜欢溜须拍马。一个领导者,不可避免的就会对一个总是夸赞他的手下产生好感甚至依赖感。你看几乎每个领导者身边都会有八戒这样的人物存在。因为你不能要求领导者在一个至高无上的地位上,还要放低身份和自尊,去听取下属的批评和接受下属的顶撞。你必须要有一个会说好话的人在身边,否则你早就被气死了。”
唐僧的话把如来逗笑了。
如来问到:你觉的悟空这个徒弟怎么样?一路上他多次救你性命!
是呀,上次我西天取经还有一个主角人物,他就是齐天大圣孙悟空。而他由于紧箍咒问题的存在,和我的关系非常微妙,就如同台湾问题对中美关系的影响一样。“其实我们之间最终是敌人的关系。”唐僧缓缓的说。
“每次危难时刻,他都能出来救我,很多次我都非常感动。但是只要一风平浪静,我就会恢复对他的敌视态度。”唐僧说,“因为我是一个忌妒心很强的人。每个希望自己建功立业的男人都有忌妒心。“
如来站起来给唐僧沏了杯茶,唐僧呷了一口继续说到:西游记不是无间道,”唐僧说,“我必须作男一号。别人不可能和我抢戏分,比风头。因为我是整个组织的领导者,也是这次西天取经的唯一执行者,他们都是我的助手,助手的功劳怎么能大过执行者的功劳呢?可是悟空没有重视自己的身份,总是擅自行事,关键的时候英雄当头。我知道他的人气和知名度高过我,实际上这是不正常的现象。毕竟经是我拿回来的。”
“那么你们在个性上和感情上有什么冲突呢?”如来问。
“首先我先说我们的共同点,其一,我们都是很执着的人,其二,我们都是禁欲者。
在这两点上我们可以相互激励对方。但是,孙悟空其实是一个无知的农村土猴。他的文化素质是很差的,而且脾气太倔强,因为没有受过良好家庭教育的关系。作为一个被领导者,过于倔强的性格一定会跟领导者有矛盾。一山不容二虎,当一件事情,我们有了分歧,那么到底该听谁的呢?当然是听领导者的。因为领导者是一个指挥者,他负的是全局成败的责任。不管是他指挥失当,还是用人失当,只要最后结果是失败的,他就要全部负责。象中国足球队的教练输球了怪队员就是一种低素质指挥者的表现,因为队员是他选拔和训练的。坦白的讲,我是一个完美的指挥者,最后取经成功的结果说明了一切。而如果指挥者下了命令手下不听从,那么最后就是要手下负责。
作为一个真正意义上的属下,即使领导者让他跳崖他也一定要执行,只要彻底执行了他就没有责任。而悟空就不懂这个常识,所以我说他是乡村土猴子。说实话他的处事方法真的让人讨厌,很多次我都想让他卷铺盖回家。”
唐僧自信深沉的谈吐让如来欣慰的笑了笑。“你们矛盾爆发程度最激烈的一次是不是白骨精事件的那次?”如来继续问道。
唐僧孩嗽了几声,“唉。那是我最丢脸的事情了。”唐僧吐了个烟圈,“那次我是直接的输给了他。至今我都耿耿于怀。人都是有感情的,虽然是敌对情况严重了点,毕竟我们还是同志,是战友,是上下级。相处久了一定是有感情的。那次我让他走,实在是因为他让我太生气了。看他一次次给我下跪认错,我忍不住心软。但是我告诉自己,这是赶走他最好的时机,如果这次他走了,他永远都是个农村土猴。而我自己会独享取经归来的光环。所以我咬牙赶他走了。后来发现不能没有他。你看哪一个君王不是等稳定之后才除掉自己眼中钉的。所以我想请他回来,等取经成功以后向如来揭发他的一些丑行斗倒他也不迟。请他回来的时候我有多丢面子,好在大家都是自己人,家丑不可怕。”
“那个紧箍咒问题你怎么看?”如来问。“这个问题是我们师徒关系中的核心问题。我总是会在恰当的时机让他见识我的厉害。看他痛苦的样子其实我很有满足感,但是我还装出很心痛的样子。而且——正是因为有紧箍咒的存在,我认为他一定把我当仇人看。等到了取经成功以后会找我报复,遗憾的是他没有抓住那个机会,因为他的谋略比我差很远。反而是我向你推荐他作佛。作佛了就不能好打不平了。他的性格我清楚,他忍不住火气的。所以他常常被你教训。这你也清楚的”。
最后,唐僧说了这样的话:“英雄从来都是被利用的。他是个英雄,可是我却是个赢家。”
狮子和它的三个臣子们 狮子把羊叫来,问它:“你能不能闻到我嘴里发出的臭味?”羊说:“大王,我能闻到。”狮子把实话实说的羊咬得血肉模糊.
接着,狮子又把狼召来,问它同样的问题,狼说:“大王,我闻不到。”狮子把溜须拍马的狼咬得鲜血淋漓。
最后,狐狸被召来了,狮子也问它同样的问题,狐狸看看周围的情形,说:“大王,我患了感冒,什么味也闻不到。”
点评:作为下属,如何管理你的上司是一门很大的学问。如果他坦诚,你要像羊一样直言不讳;如果他虚伪,你要像狼一样阿谀奉承;如果你对他的性格把握不准,你要像狐狸一样难得糊涂,因为模棱两可的话总是可以让人抓不着把柄。
'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs
says
This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple
Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest
universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this
is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell
you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.
The first story is about connecting the dots.
I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed
around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did
I drop out?
It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college
graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very
strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all
set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I
popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my
parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night
asking: "We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?" They said: "Of
course." My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated
from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She
refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later
when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.
And 17 years later I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that
was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents'
savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see
the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how
college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the
money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust
that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back
it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could
stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in
on the ones that looked interesting.
It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in
friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with,
and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal
a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into
by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on. Let
me give you one example:
Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in
the country. Throughout the campus every poster, every label on every drawer,
was beautifully hand calligraphed. Because I had dropped out and didn't have to
take the normal classes, I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to
do this. I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, about varying the amount
of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great
typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way
that science can't capture, and I found it fascinating.
None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten
years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came
back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with
beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on that single course in
college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally
spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, its likely that no personal
computer would have them. If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped
in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the
wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the
dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking
backwards ten years later.
Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them
looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in
your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma,
whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the
difference in my life.
My second story is about love and loss.
I was lucky ? I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started
Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple
had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with
over 4000 employees. We had just released our finest creation - the Macintosh -
a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get
fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I
thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or
so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and
eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with
him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. What had been the focus of my
entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.
I really didn't know what to do for a few months. I felt that I had let the
previous generation of entrepreneurs down - that I had dropped the baton as it
was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to
apologize for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even
thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn
on me — I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed
that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to
start over.
I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the
best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being
successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure
about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my
life.
During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company
named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife.
Pixar went on to create the worlds first computer animated feature film, Toy
Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a
remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT, I retuned to Apple, and the
technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple's current renaissance.
And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together.
I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from
Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it.
Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm
convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.
You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for
your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only
way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only
way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep
looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you
find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the
years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.
My third story is about death.
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day
as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an
impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the
mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life,
would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has
been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever
encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything ?
all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure -
these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly
important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid
the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is
no reason not to follow your heart.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the
morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn't even know what a
pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer
that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six
months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is
doctor's code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything
you thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It
means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as
possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy, where
they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my
intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I
was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells
under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very
rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery
and I'm fine now.
This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope its the closest I
get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you
with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual
concept:
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die
to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever
escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single
best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make
way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now,
you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic,
but it is quite true.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be
trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking.
Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most
important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow
already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth
Catalog, which was one of the bibles of my generation. It was created by a
fellow named Stewart Brand not far from here in Menlo Park, and he brought it to
life with his poetic touch. This was in the late 1960's, before personal
computers and desktop publishing, so it was all made with typewriters, scissors,
and polaroid cameras. It was sort of like Google in paperback form, 35 years
before Google came along: it was idealistic, and overflowing with neat tools and
great notions.
Stewart and his team put out several issues of The Whole Earth
Catalog, and then when it had run its course, they put out a final issue. It
was the mid-1970s, and I was your age. On the back cover of their final issue
was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find
yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. Beneath it were the words:
"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish." It was their farewell message as they signed off.
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as
you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you.
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
Thank you all very much.
Fiorina's Commencement Address Here's what she told the graduates and their guests at the North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University on May 7
Thank you, Chancellor, and good morning. I'd like to join Chancellor Renick in welcoming all of you to the 114th commencement exercises of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
My fellow job seekers: I am honored to be among the first to congratulate you on completing your years at North Carolina A&T. But all of you should know: as Mother's Day gifts go, this one is going to be tough to beat in the years ahead. The purpose of a commencement speaker is to dispense wisdom. But the older I get, the more I realize that the most important wisdom I've learned in life has come from my mother and my father. Before we go any further, let's hear it one more time for your mothers and mother figures, fathers and father figures, family, and friends in the audience today. When I first received the invitation to speak here, I was the CEO of an $80 billion Fortune 11 company with 145,000 employees in 178 countries around the world. I held that job for nearly six years. It was also a company that hired its fair share of graduates from North Carolina A&T. You could always tell who they were. For some reason, they were the ones that had stickers on their desks that read, "Beat the Eagles." But as you may have heard, I don't have that job anymore. After the news of my departure broke, I called the school, and asked: do you still want me to come and be your commencement speaker? Chancellor Renick put my fears to rest. He said, "Carly, if anything, you probably have more in common with these students now than you did before." And he's right. After all, I've been working on my resume. I've been lining up my references. I bought a new interview suit. If there are any recruiters here, I'll be free around 11. I want to thank you for having me anyway. This is the first public appearance I've made since I left HP. I wanted very much to be here because this school has always been set apart by something that I've believed very deeply; something that takes me back to the earliest memories I have in life. One day at church, my mother gave me a small coaster with a saying on it. During my entire childhood, I kept this saying in front of me on a small desk in my room. In fact, I can still show you that coaster today. It says: "What you are is God's gift to you. What you make of yourself is your gift to God." Those words have had a huge impact on me to this day. What this school and I believe in very deeply is that when we think about our lives, we shouldn't be limited by other people's stereotypes or bigotry. Instead, we should be motivated by our own sense of possibility. We should be motivated by our own sense of accomplishment. We should be motivated by what we believe we can become. Jesse Jackson has taught us; Ronald McNair taught us; the Greensboro Four taught us; that the people who focus on possibilities achieve much more in life than people who focus on limitations. The question for all of you today is: how will you define what you make of yourself? To me, what you make of yourself is actually two questions. There's the "you" that people see on the outside. And that's how most people will judge you, because it's all they can see ?what you become in life, whether you were made President of this, or CEO of that, the visible you. But then, there's the invisible you, the "you" on the inside. That's the person that only you and God can see. For 25 years, when people have asked me for career advice, what I always tell them is don't give up what you have inside. Never sell your soul ?because no one can ever pay you back. What I mean by not selling your soul is don't be someone you're not, don't be less than you are, don't give up what you believe, because whatever the consequences that may seem scary or bad -- whatever the consequences of staying true to yourself are -- they are much better than the consequences of selling your soul. You have been tested mightily in your life to get to this moment. And all of you know much better than I do: from the moment you leave this campus, you will be tested. You will be tested because you won't fit some people's pre-conceived notions or stereotypes of what you're supposed to be, of who you're supposed to be. People will have stereotypes of what you can or can't do, of what you will or won't do, of what you should or shouldn't do. But they only have power over you if you let them have power over you. They can only have control if you let them have control, if you give up what's inside.
I speak from experience. I've been there. I've been there, in admittedly vastly different ways -- and in many ways, in the fears in my heart, exactly the same places. The truth is I've struggled to have that sense of control since the day I left college.
I was afraid the day I graduated from college. I was afraid of what people would think. Afraid I couldn't measure up. I was afraid of making the wrong choices. I was afraid of disappointing the people who had worked so hard to send me to college. I had graduated with a degree in medieval history and philosophy. If you had a job that required knowledge of Copernicus or 12th Century European monks, I was your person. But that job market wasn't very strong. So, I was planning to go to law school, not because it was a lifelong dream ?because I thought it was expected of me. Because I realized that I could never be the artist my mother was, so I would try to be the lawyer my father was. So, I went off to law school. For the first three months, I barely slept. I had a blinding headache every day. And I can tell you exactly which shower tile I was looking at in my parent's bathroom on a trip home when it hit me like a lightning bolt. This is my life. I can do what I want. I have control. I walked downstairs and said, "I quit." I will give my parents credit in some ways. That was 1976. They could have said, "Oh well, you can get married." Instead, they said, "We're worried that you'll never amount to anything." It took me a while to prove them wrong. My first job was working for a brokerage firm. I had a title. It was not "VP." It was "receptionist." I answered phones, I typed, I filed. I did that for a year. And then, I went and lived in Italy, teaching English to Italian businessmen and their families. I discovered that I liked business. I liked the pragmatism of it; the pace of it. Even though it hadn't been my goal, I became a businessperson. I like big challenges, and the career path I chose for myself at the beginning was in one of the most male-dominated professions in America. I went to work for AT&T. It didn't take me long to realize that there were many people there who didn't have my best interests at heart. I began my career as a first level sales person within AT&T's long lines department. Now, "long lines" is what we used to call the long distance business, but I used to refer to the management team at AT&T as the "42 longs" ?which was their suit size, and all those suits ?and faces ?looked the same. I'll never forget the first time my boss at the time introduced me to a client. With a straight face, he said "this is Carly Fiorina, our token bimbo." I laughed, I did my best to dazzle the client, and then I went to the boss when the meeting was over and said, "You will never do that to me again." In those early days, I was put in a program at the time called the Management Development Program. It was sort of an accelerated up-or-out program, and I was thrown into the middle of a group of all male sales managers who had been there quite a long time, and they thought it was their job to show me a thing or two. A client was coming to town and we had decided that we were getting together for lunch to introduce me to this customer who was important to one of my accounts. Now the day before this meeting was to occur, one of my male colleagues came to me and said, "You know, Carly, I'm really sorry. I know we've had this planned for a long time, but this customer has a favorite restaurant here in Washington, D.C., and they really want to go to that restaurant, and we need to do what the customer wants, and so I don't think you'll be able to join us." "Why is that?" I asked. Well, the restaurant was called the Board Room. Now, the Board Room back then was a restaurant on Vermont Avenue in Washington, D.C., and it was a strip club. In fact, it was famous because the young women who worked there would wear these completely see-through baby doll negligees, and they would dance on top of the tables while the patrons ate lunch. The customer wanted to go there, and so my male colleagues were going there. So I thought about it for about two hours. I remember sitting in the ladies room thinking, "Oh God, what am I going to do? And finally I came back and said, "You know, I hope it won't make you too uncomfortable, but I think I'm going to come to lunch anyway." Now, I have to tell you I was scared to death. So the morning arrived when I had to go to the Board Room and meet my client, and I chose my outfit carefully. I dressed in my most conservative suit. I carried a briefcase like a shield of honor. I got in a cab. When I told the taxi driver where I wanted to go he whipped around in his seat and said, "You're kidding right?" I think he thought I was a new act.
In any event, I arrived, I got out, I took a deep breath, I straightened my bow tie, and went in the door - and you have to picture this - I go into the door, there's a long bar down one side, there's a stage right in front of me, and my colleagues are sitting way on the other side of the room. And there's a live act going on the stage. The only way I could get to them was to walk along that stage. I did. I looked like a complete idiot. I sat down, we had lunch.
Now, there are two ends to that story. One is that my male colleagues never did that to me again. But the other end to the story, which I still find inspiring, is that all throughout lunch they kept trying to get those young women to dance in their negligees on top of our table -- and every one of those young women came over, looked the situation over and said, "Not until the lady leaves." It even followed me to HP. As you may know, the legend of HP is that it began in a garage. When I took over, we launched a get-back-to-basics campaign we called "the rules of the garage." A fellow CEO at a competitor saw that and decided to do a skit about me. In front of the entire financial analyst and media community, he had an actress come out with blond hair and long red nails and flashy clothes, and had a garage fall on her head. It made big headlines locally. It made me feel a lot like the "token bimbo" all over again. I know all of you have your own stories. When you challenge other people's ideas of who or how you should be, they may try to diminish and disgrace you. It can happen in small ways in hidden places, or in big ways on a world stage. You can spend a lifetime resenting the tests, angry about the slights and the injustices. Or, you can rise above it. People's ideas and fears can make them small ?but they cannot make you small. People's prejudices can diminish them ?but they cannot diminish you. Small-minded people can think they determine your worth. But only you can determine your worth. At every step along the way, your soul will be tested. Every test you pass will make you stronger. But let's not be naive. Sometimes, there are consequences to not selling your soul. Sometimes, there are consequences to staying true to what you believe. And sometimes, those consequences are very difficult. But as long as you understand the consequences and accept the consequences, you are not only stronger as a result, you're more at peace. Many people have asked me how I feel now that I've lost my job. The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets. The worst thing I could have imagined happened. I lost my job in the most public way possible, and the press had a field day with it all over the world. And guess what? I'm still here. I am at peace and my soul is intact. I could have given it away and the story would be different. But I heard the word of Scripture in my head: "What benefit will it be to you if you gain the whole world, but lose your soul?" When people have stereotypes of what you can't do, show them what you can do. When they have stereotypes of what you won't do, show them what you will do. Every time you pass these tests, you learn more about yourself. Every time you resist someone else's smaller notion of who you really are, you test your courage and your endurance. Each time you endure, and stay true to yourself, you become stronger and better. I do not know any of you personally. But as a businessperson and a former CEO, I know that people who have learned to overcome much can achieve more than people who've never been tested. And I do know that this school has prepared you well. After all, North Carolina A&T graduates more African Americans with engineering degrees than any other school in the United States. It graduates more African American technology professionals than any other school. It graduates more African American women who go into careers in science, math, and technology than any other school. Your motto is right: North Carolina A&T is truly a national resource and a local treasure. And Aggie Pride is not just a slogan ?it's a hard-earned fact! Never sell your education short. And the fact that this school believed in you means you should never sell yourself short. What I have learned in 25 years of managing people is that everyone possesses more potential than they realize. Living life defined by your own sense of possibility, not by others notions of limitations, is the path to success. Starting today, you are one of the most promising things America has to offer: you are an Aggie with a degree. My hope is that you live life defined by your own sense of possibility, your own sense of worth, your own sense of your soul. Define yourself for yourself, not by how others are going to define you ?and then stick to it. Find your own internal compass. I use the term compass, because what does a compass do? When the winds are howling, and the storm raging, and the sky is so cloudy you have nothing to navigate by, a compass tells you where true North is. And I think when you are in a lonely situation, you have to rely on that compass. Who am I? What do I believe? Do I believe I am doing the right thing for the right reason in the best way that I can? Sometimes, that's all you have. And always, it will be enough. Most people will judge you by what they see on the outside. Only you and God will know what's on the inside. But at the end of your life, if people ask you what your greatest accomplishment was, my guess is, it will be something that happened inside you, that no one else ever saw, something that had nothing to do with outside success, and everything to do with how you decide to live in the world. What you are today is God's gift to you. What you make of yourself is your gift to God. He is waiting for that gift right now. Make it something extraordinary.
在美国,在20分钟内能回答出这道题的人,平均年薪在8万美金以上?
这道推理题很锻炼人的思维,大家试试。 据统计,在美国,在20分钟内能回答出这道题的人,平均年薪在8万美金以上。
5个海盗抢到了100颗宝石,每一颗都一样的大小和价值连城。 他们决定这幺分:
1。抽签决定自己的号码(1,2,3,4,5)
2。首先,由1号提出分配方案,然后大家5人进行表决,当且仅当超过半数的人同意时,按照他的提案进行分配,否则将被扔入大海喂鲨鱼。
3。如果1号死后,再由2号提出分配方案,然后大家4人进行表决,当且仅当超过半数的人同意时,按照他的提案进行分配,否则将被扔入大海喂鲨鱼。
4。以次类推。 条件: 每个海盗都是很聪明的人,都能很理智的判断得失,从而做出选择。
问题: 第一个海盗提出怎样的分配方案才能够使自己的收益最大化?
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[灰常点评]中国和日本在BBS的巨大区别(请认真看)(转载)
如果你过卤日本仔 建议你别看
1、在中国论坛里,20岁的年轻人居多,30以上就被叫做老野了。
在日本论坛里,30岁-40岁的人居多,50以上才算老野。
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因此,在论坛里,中国人和日本人辩论会比较吃亏。
因为年轻人阅历毕竟有限,很多事情还不知道该如何去表达出来。
2、日本人厌恶乱发新贴,喜欢顶旧贴,同一类的问题,希望在一个贴里就说清楚。
日本人很有耐心将一个长长的贴,从头到尾看完。
中国人喜欢发新贴,厌恶顶旧贴,一个话题,讨论两次就腻了,没有耐心去认真阅读 发过的贴子。
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说明日本人做事情比较认真,也比较死板。
而中国人对新事物的注意力转移非常快,同时显示中国人比较浮躁一点。
3、中国人上网为的是娱乐,大多数看信息,看看就好,看过就算,回复也是简简单单 应付了事。
日本人上网抱着学习的心态,认真的阅读,认真的回复,有时候为了回答一个问题, 用几天的时间去查阅资料,即使是日本女性,也不会简单说“哦”!
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曾经,为了要驳日本人,我花了一个月时间去重新学习中国历史,实际上在这个过程 中,自己受益颇多。
4、日本人缺乏幽默感,你问什么,他就回答什么,日本人似乎不知道什么叫“反讽” 。
中国人回复什么问题都可能会用幽默或者反讽的方式。
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我曾经问一个网名叫“英机”的日本人 “你第一次做爱是什么时候?”
他老老实实的回答说:“是16岁的时候。” 然后有补充说:“拜托你不要告诉别人”。
我回复他说:“好的,我不告诉别人你16岁就不是处男了”。
5、当辩论不过的时候,中国人会有两种表现,在友好讨论的前提下,虚心认输。如果 是在争吵的前提下,就破口大骂。
辩论不过的时候,日本人同样也有两种表现,在友好讨论的前提下,虚心认输,表示 钦佩。在争吵的前提下,给你的贴下病毒,并且死不承认。
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日本人其实比中国人要坏,是小国寡民,敢做不敢当。
***,我被一种叫做“女性内衣”的日本病毒整过两次。
后来装上正版的杀毒软件,才敢继续上日本论坛。
6、中国人辩论的时候,常从感情的角度出发,带有人文色彩,爱讲大道理。
日本人辩论,从细微的角度入手,实在讲不过就转移话题。
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如果辩论到一定程度,对方走了,中国人不会介意,走就走罗,下次继续。
而日本人会补充一句:“你逃跑了”?
所以跟日本人辩论完以后,不要马上离开,等他们说完这句话,贬他两句再走。
7、日本人尊重老野,认为老野说话有内涵、有道理、有分量。
中国人嘲笑老野,认为老野过时、迂腐、老土。
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8、中国论坛里,中国人不敢骂中国ZF。
日本论坛里,日本人不敢骂日本天皇。
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曾经有个日本人挑衅的问我:“你敢不敢骂中国ZF”?
我回答说:“如果你敢骂日本天皇性无能,我就敢骂”。 结果我们两个都很心虚。
如果他敢骂日本天皇性无能,搞不好日本黑社会(右翼)会去杀他全家。
而如果我骂中国政府的话,“嘿嘿”!
9、中国人很在乎自己的名字,哪怕是网名,也希望是独一无二的,不喜欢冒充别人, 因此有很多创意。
日本人不在乎自己的名字,简单、大众化的就好,经常出现日本人冒充中国人的现象 。
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“。”这个句号是一个日本人的网名,有趣吧。
“通りすがりの?士”是日本人喜欢用的网名,意思是“路过的绅士”。 。
10、中国人在伊拉克在被抓为人质,所有中国人都希望政府尽力营救,并同情出国赚 钱的而遭遇不幸的中国人。
日本人在伊拉克被抓为人质,被砍头,大部分日本人会埋怨这个日本人给国家添了麻 烦,认为他被砍头是他自己的事情,不值得同情。
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中国人移居国外是很正常的事情,几千年如此,因为文化的纽带,中国人依然把移居 国外的华人华侨当作自己人。而日本人的国家集体意识很强,凡损坏国家形象的,就是错 的,社会环境和社会舆论制造出这样的氛围,个人必须服从集体。
11、在中国BBS里,如果有个中国人错了,其他一些中国人会豪不客气的指出来,分歧 严重的时候,甚至会互相谩骂,总之谁也说服不了谁。。
在日本BBS里,如果有个日本人错了,通常别的日本人会小心翼翼的去指正他,然后那 个人会很快道歉,然后大家放弃分歧,重新团结在一起。
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日本人团结是因为生存需要,是一种本能,从面积和资源上来说,日本是个小国,如 果不团结的话,在残酷的世界竞争中会被淘汰。
而中国就不一样了,我们整天说自己“地大物博”,即使不团结,自己去别的地方, 也一样能找到吃的。哀~~~
12、中国的BBS,有些会限定字数,比如要求写5个字以上,才能够发表。
日本的BBS,有些也会限定字数,不过,是限定不能发表太多的文字。
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说明我们中国人。。。
13、在跟日本女性辩论的时候,如果你强调对方是女性,愿意让着她,她会认为这是 对她的侮辱。
而我们中国的女性,恐怕是在网络世界上最会撒娇的人了。
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一个叫“耻”的日本女性跟我争了很久。 因为我说她是女性,我会尊重她。
而她极力希望我不要注意她的性别,平等的和她辩论。
但是,虽然是日本女性,逻辑思维同样不好,容易感情用事,这个两国的女性相同。 14、面对中国的历史,日本人很自卑。
面对中国的现实,中国人底气不足。 ――――――――――――――――――――
实际上,日本人非常崇拜中国历史,特别是三国时期、汉朝以及唐朝。君不见,日本 人以《三国志》为题材的漫画,游戏层出不穷,宣传中国历史,日本人比中国人还卖力。 我曾经发过一个贴子,嘲笑日本人想成为中国人,竟然没有一个日本人反对。晕晕晕 ~~~
而说到现实,目前中国就国民人均水平,还与日本相差甚远,导致一些中国人说话底 气不足够。
但是,目前中国发展迅速,只要努力,中国成为大国,只是时间问题,中国人应该具 有大国国民的自信,而日本人不管在怎么努力,也只能活在大中国的阴影下。这就是日本 人小国寡民的悲哀。
中国领先世界3800年,仅仅落后了200年,中国人没有理由失去信心。
15、在网络里,日本人公认中国的flash制作得非常好,非常厉害。
在网络里,面对日本人,一些中国人非常没有自信,非常自卑,恨不得否定中国的一 切。
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非常有趣的对比,非常有趣的对比。
16、日本网络上,没有故作清高、自命不凡的人。如果你有本事,他就尊重你,如果 你没有本事,你就乖乖站在旁边听他说话。
在中国的网络上,一个拖鞋甩出去,如果打中十个人,恐怕其中有2、3个就是故作清 高、自命不凡的人。
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日本人认为,故作清高、自命不凡是在浪费时间。。。是小学生的行为。
有知识有能力,是为了更好生存,为了增强国家、公司的竞争力。 不是拿来炫耀的。
我们中国人喜欢跟别人比,一但觉得别人不如自己,马上就产生优越感、洋洋自得。 17、中国人要比日本人坦荡得多,自己会衡量对错,错了会承认。
而日本人绝对不会主动承认错误,这个不是个别现象,大多数日本人如此。
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日本人做错了事情,他自己知道,但是,你不要指望他会主动认错。
因为日本人认为,即使是他错了,而你又没有足够的证据证明他错,那就不是他的错 。
换句话说,你没有足够的证据证明他错,那就是你的错了。
所以,和日本人辩论非常累,即使很明显是他们错了,他们也要先抵赖半天。
18、“大丈夫敢做敢当”,虽然不是每个中国人都能做到,但是中国人至少有这个概 念。
日本人不知道什么是大丈夫,因此日本人玩阴的毫无羞耻感,他们可以用自己常用的 网名与你一本正经的讨论,然后再注册一个如“
”的名字偷偷给你下毒。 ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
说日本人是小人,他们不会生气,因为他们确实是小人。
19、中国人“顶”贴,常用“UP”。
日本人“顶”贴,常用“aga”。 ――――――――――――――――――
看到“UP”以后,日本人放弃了“aga”,也开始使用“UP”。
中国人也逐步具有创造潮流的能力了 希望这句话不要让那些自卑的中国人太伤心
20、日本网络男性最关心的话题:经济、性。
中国网络男性最关心的话题:军事、游戏、性。 21、我们中国人常说:人家好的地方,就要向人家学习。
日本人从不说这样的话,而是不管用什么方式,直接就把好东西弄回去。
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有道是做的不说,说的不做!
想起以前日本人去参观中国景泰蓝的时候,中国人还没有技术保护意识,日本人直接 就把景泰蓝的工艺学回去了,一分钱也没有花。
这一条我犹豫了很久,最终还是决定写出来。
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22、日本人不理解,日本政府已经无数次道歉,并且给中国提供了很多资金援助,为 什么中国人还那么恨日本。
中国人不理解,为什么日本首相非要去参拜靖国神社,日本经常做激怒中国的事情。 ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ―――――――
解释起来比较复杂。
日本人认为,政治人物拜靖国神社,并不是想再发动战争,做秀的成分比较大,主要 就是为了保持支持率,讨好选民。大概是因为去参拜,不会影响那些原有的支持者继续支 持,但是能获得那些战亡者家属的好感,这是表面解释。
深一点解释,日本人内心的大国意识还没有消失,而二战时期,从日本人的角度来说 ,是日本最强大的时期,他们从内心是怀念那个强大的日本帝国的,而目前有美国撑腰, 日本依然敢于对邻国的愤怒视而不见。虽然日本援助了中国不少资金,但是死要面子的日 本人只肯说是援助,绝不肯说是赔偿,换句话说,他们内心认为他们并没有错,只不过他们被美国打败了,成王?芸埽挥邪旆ú耪庋觥? 至于我们中国人的想法,就不说太多了。日本虚伪的道歉对我们来说完全没有意义。
背 影
朱自清
我与父亲不相见已二年余了,我最不能忘记的是他的背影。那年冬天,祖母死了,父亲的差使也交卸了,正是祸不单行的日子,我从北京到徐州,打算跟着父亲奔丧回家。到徐州见着父亲,看见满院狼藉的东西,又想起祖母,不禁簌簌地流下眼泪。父亲说,“事已如此,不必难过,好在天无绝人之路!”
回家变卖典质,父亲还了亏空;又借钱办了丧事。这些日子,家中光景很是惨淡,一半为了丧事,一半为了父亲赋闲。丧事完毕,父亲要到南京谋事,我也要回北京念书,我们便同行。
到南京时,有朋友约去游逛,勾留了一日;第二日上午便须渡江到浦口,下午上车北去。父亲因为事忙,本已说定不送我,叫旅馆里一个熟识的茶房陪我同去。他再三嘱咐茶房,甚是仔细。但他终于不放心,怕茶房不妥帖;颇踌躇了一会。其实我那年已二十岁,北京已来往过两三次,是没有甚么要紧的了。他踌躇了一会,终于决定还是自己送我去。我两三回劝他不必去;他只说,“不要紧,他们去不好!”
我们过了江,进了车站。我买票,他忙着照看行李。行李太多了,得向脚夫行些小费,才可过去。他便又忙着和他们讲价钱。我那时真是聪明过分,总觉他说话不大漂亮,非自己插嘴不可。但他终于讲定了价钱;就送我上车。他给我拣定了靠车门的一张椅子;我将他给我做的紫毛大衣铺好坐位。他嘱我路上小心,夜里警醒些,不要受凉。又嘱托茶房好好照应我。我心里暗笑他的迂;他们只认得钱,托他们直是白托!而且我这样大年纪的人,难道还不能料理自己么?唉,我现在想想,那时真是太聪明了!
我说道,“爸爸,你走吧。”他望车外看了看,说,“我买几个橘子去。你就在此地,不要走动。”我看那边月台的栅栏外有几个卖东西的等着顾客。走到那边月台,须穿过铁道,须跳下去又爬上去。父亲是一个胖子,走过去自然要费事些。我本来要去的,他不肯,只好让他去。我看见他戴着黑布小帽,穿着黑布大马褂,深青布棉袍,蹒跚地走到铁道边,慢慢探身下去,尚不大难。可是他穿过铁道,要爬上那边月台,就不容易了。他用两手攀着上面,两脚再向上缩;他肥胖的身子向左微倾,显出努力的样子。这时我看见他的背影,我的泪很快地流下来了。我赶紧拭干了泪,怕他看见,也怕别人看见。我再向外看时,他已抱了朱红的橘子望回走了。过铁道时,他先将橘子散放在地上,自己慢慢爬下,再抱起橘子走。到这边时,我赶紧去搀他。他和我走到车上,将橘子一股脑儿放在我的皮大衣上。于是扑扑衣上的泥土,心里很轻松似的,过一会说,“我走了;到那边来信!”我望着他走出去。他走了几步,回过头看见我,说,“进去吧,里边没人。”等他的背影混入来来往往的人里,再找不着了,我便进来坐下,我的眼泪又来了。
近几年来,父亲和我都是东奔西走,家中光景是一日不如一日。他少年出外谋生,独力支持,做了许多大事。那知老境却如此颓唐!他触目伤怀,自然情不能自已。情郁于中,自然要发之于外;家庭琐屑便往往触他之怒。他待我渐渐不同往日。但最近两年的不见,他终于忘却我的不好,只是惦记着我,惦记着我的儿子。我北来后,他写了一信给我,信中说道,“我身体平安,惟膀子疼痛利害,举箸提笔,诸多不便,大约大去之期不远矣。”我读到此处,在晶莹的泪光中,又看见那肥胖的,青布棉袍,黑布马褂的背影。唉!我不知何时再能与他相见!
笑死你的电话终极篇(你要不笑就没救了)
我有事要打个电话。拨号之后一个男人接的。我客气的说:“我是胡正明,请找一下 “万红。”电话啪的一下就挂断了!想不到居然有这么粗鲁的人。我找到了万红的电话号码,这回对了。原来是最后两位颠倒了。打完之后,我看到那个错的号码还在桌上,决定再拨一次。同一个人接的。我大吼一声“你丫是一SB”就挂断了。在他的号码旁边我注明:“SB”,收进抽屉。
每隔一段时间,我要付款给人家,或者是不爽的时候,我就打电话给他,他一接我就吼“你丫是个SB!”然后我就爽了。
后来电信推出了来电显示,真是对我的打击,这下没法骚扰那个SB了。但是有天我想到办法了。我打电话给他,他一接,我说:“您好,我是电信的,请问您对我们的来电显示业务有兴趣吗?”“没有!”他喊道,挂了电话。我马上又打过去:“因为你丫是个SB !”
讲这个故事是想告诉你,假如你不爽,就打个电话好了。接着往下看。
有个胖子在购物中心花了老半天把车子开出来,简直就象不想走一样。好不容易他的车子动了,慢慢慢慢的从车位里倒出来。我退后一点,给她多点空间往外挪。“万岁, ”我想,她终于走了。
突然有辆黑色宝马从停车场的过道逆行过来插到了胖子的车位里。我狂按喇叭,叫道:“你怎么这样啊,我先来的!”那家伙从宝马里出来,根本不甩我就直接走进商场,*,当我不存在啊!我想这厮又是一个混蛋,世界上SB还真多。我看到它的车后窗贴了个“此车待售”,就把电话抄下来,另找地方停车去了。
几天之后,我刚刚骚扰完SB一号,说它是个大SB(我把它设成单键直拨号码,拨打更容易),想起黑宝马的电话,也给它打一个好了。电话铃响了几声之后有人接了。
“请问您有辆黑色宝马出售吗?”我说。 “对。” “我能去看看吗?” “好的,我住在中山东路327号乐园小区8号楼,车子就停在楼下。” “怎么称呼您?” “我叫王志宾。” “什么时间去看车比较方便?” “我晚上都在。” “听着,老王,有件事情得告诉您.” “说吧。” “你丫是个SB!”我挂了电话。然后我把它也设成单键直拨。 我得说,一开始好像更爽了,但是问题是我得打电话给两个SB。几个月以后,我觉得越来越没意思,认真考虑了这个问题之后,我想到了解决方法:
首先,我打给SB一号。对方接了之后,我说:“你丫是个SB!”但是不挂。 那SB说:“你还在吗?” 我说:“是啊。” 他说:“别老骚扰我了。” 我说:“求我啊。” 他说:“你叫什么名字?” 我告诉他:“王志宾。” 他说:“你住哪儿?” 我说:“中山东路327号乐园小区8号楼,我的黑色宝马就停在楼下。” “我马上就来,小子。你还是求神保佑吧。” “是啊,我好怕啊,SB!”我挂断了。 然后我打给SB二号。王志宾接了。 “喂,SB。”我说。 “我一旦查出来你是谁.”他说。 “就怎么样?” “揍你丫挺的。” “好呀,机会来了,我正过来呢,SB。”我挂断了。 接着我拿起电话报警。我告诉J C我正要去中山东路327号乐园小区,我打算一到那儿就杀死我的情敌。 另外一通热线打给市电视台,说乐园小区正在打群架. 然后我上车,开往中山东路去看热闹。 太精彩了!看着两个SB在6辆警车前面对打,一群新闻记者围着圈地拍照--这是我一生中最爽的体验
[转帖]人的一生到底追求什么? 看完相当有感触啊!~~~~~~~~~~~
英国某小镇。这儿,有一个青年人,整日以沿街为小镇的人说唱为生;这儿,有一个华人妇女,远离家人,在这儿打工。他们总是在同一个小餐馆用餐,于是他们屡屡相遇。 时间长了,彼此已十分的熟悉。有一日,我们的女同胞,关切地对那个小伙子说∶“不要沿街卖唱了,去做一个正当的职业吧。我介绍你到中国去教书,在那儿,你完全可以拿到比你现在高得多的薪水。”小伙子听后,先是一愣,然后反问道∶“难道我现在从事的不是正当的职业吗?我喜欢这个职业,它给我,也给其它人带来欢乐。有什么不好?我何必要远渡重洋,抛弃亲人,抛弃家园,去做我并不喜欢的工作?” 邻桌的英国人,无论老人孩子,也都为之愕然。他们不明白,仅仅为了多挣几张钞票,抛弃家人,远离幸福,有什么可以值得羡慕的。在他们的眼中,家人团聚,平平安安,才是最大的幸福。它与财富的多少,地位的贵贱无关。 于是,小镇上的人,开始可怜我们的女同胞了。
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中国山东,有这样一对夫妇。刚刚结婚时,妻子在济宁,丈夫在枣庄;过了若干年,妻子调到了枣庄,丈夫却一纸调令到了菏泽。若干年后,妻子又费尽周折,调到了菏泽,但不久,丈夫又被提拔到了省城济南。妻子又托关系找熟人,好不容易调到了济南。可是不到一年,丈夫又被国家电业总公司调到重庆。于是, 她所有的朋友,就给她开玩笑:你们俩呀,天生就是牛郎织女的命。要我们说呀,你也别追了,干脆辞职,跟着你们家老张算了。但是,她以及公婆、父母,都一致反对。“干了这么多年,马上就退休了,再说,你的单位效益这么好,辞职多可惜。要丢掉多少钱呀!再干几年吧,也给孩子 多挣一些。”其实,他们家的经济条件已经非常优越。早已是中层阶级,但是他们仍然惦念 着那一点退休金。于是,夫妻两个至今依然是牛郎织女。 我们,是一个尚义轻利的民族。中国人一直是为了某种自己未必真正明白的主义而活着。于是,中国人,不能在没有目标的生活中活着。而这个目标,可以是工作,可以是理想,可以是金钱,可以是孩子,可以是老人……但是,唯一不可能是的,就是自己。中国人,可以很委屈的活着。可以是工作上的极不顺心,可以是婚姻上的勉强维持,可以是人际关系上的强作笑颜,可以是所有欲望的极端压制,可以是为了一个所谓的户口……哪怕牺牲自己一生的幸福,也在所不惜。中国人,可以过异常艰难的日子,但并不能安贫乐道,他所遭受的一切不幸,必 定有一个近乎玩笑的借口;中国人,可以把高官厚禄当作成功,中国人可以把身家百万当作理想,中国人可以抛却天伦之乐四海飘荡,但是,中国人唯一不认可的成功:就是家庭的和睦,人生的平淡。于是,一个有着五千年文明历史的国度,把爱国、崇高、献身、成功、立业的情结推向了极致:他们要么在大公无私,其实是舍本逐末的漩涡里苦苦挣扎,要么在肩负重任,其实是徒有其名的怪圈里受尽折磨……唯一遗漏的就是自由和自我。 于是,在外国,妇孺皆知的道理;在中国,没人能整治明白。 人的一生,到底在追求甚么?
三. 有一个美国商人坐在墨西哥海边一个小渔村的码头上,看着一个墨西哥渔夫划着 一艘小船靠岸。小船上有好几尾大黄鳍鲔鱼,这个美国商人对墨西哥渔夫能抓这么高档的鱼恭维了一番,还问要多少时间才能抓这么多?墨西哥渔夫说,才一会儿功夫就抓到了。 美国人再问,你为甚么不待久一点, 好多抓一些鱼?墨西哥渔夫觉得不以为然∶这些鱼已经足够我一家人生活所需啦! 美国人又问∶那么你一天剩下那么多时间都在干甚么?墨西哥渔夫解释∶我呀?我每天睡到自然醒,出海抓几条鱼,回来后跟孩子们 玩一玩,再跟老婆睡个午觉,黄昏时晃到村子里喝点小酒,跟哥儿们玩玩吉他,我的日子可过得充满又忙碌呢! 美国人不以为然,帮他出主意,他说∶我是美国哈佛大学企管硕士,我倒是可以帮你忙!你应该每天多花一些时间去抓鱼,到时候你就有钱去买条大一点的船。自然你就可以抓更多鱼,在买更多渔船。然后你就可以拥有一个渔船队。到时候你就不必把鱼卖给鱼贩子,而是直接卖给加工厂。然后你可以自己开一家罐头工厂。如此你就可以控制整个生产、加工处理和行销。然后你可以离开这个小渔村,搬到墨西哥城,再搬到洛杉矶,最后到纽约。在那里经营你不断扩充的企业。 墨西哥渔夫问∶这又花多少时间呢? 美国人回答∶十五到二十年。 然后呢? 美国人大笑着说∶然后你就可以在家当皇帝啦!时机一到,你就可以宣布股票上市,把你的公司股份卖给投资大众。到时候你就发啦!你可以几亿几亿地赚! 然后呢? 美国人说∶到那个时候你就可以退休啦!你可以搬到海边的小渔村去住。每天睡到自然醒,出海随便抓几条鱼,跟孩子们玩一玩,再跟老婆睡个午觉,黄昏 时,晃到村子里喝点小酒,跟哥儿们玩玩吉他! 墨西哥渔夫疑惑的说∶我现在不就是这样了吗? 人的一生,到底在追求什么呢?
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跨国并购避开“机会”陷阱
独家专访罗兰·贝格咨询公司董事长罗兰·贝格
并购失败的五大原因
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《中外管理》:在中国企业的发展之路上,国际化似乎已经成为不可避免的选择。您认为现在是否是中国企业国际化的一个合适时机?
罗兰·贝格:绝对是,而且中国企业必须要走向世界。中国是世界上最大的经济体之一,以购买力平价计算已经是美国经济的2/3,并且很有可能在今后5年内超过德国和英国,到2020年超过日本,到2040年赶上美国。中国经济正在成为世界经济的一部分,中国企业也应该成为全球化进程中的积极成员。中国经济强大了,中国企业必须也要有西方企业那样的实力,而要想达到这样的实力必须通过走出去的实践和学习。国际化的道路可以选择中国企业擅长的进出口,也可以选择在国外新建企业的“绿地”运作,还有兼并与收购。
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《中外管理》:但是,国际化不是一件简单的事,最近一些海外并购的先行者已经遇到了不少困难甚至失败。您认为他们的主要问题在哪里?又如何解决?
罗兰·贝格:像美国、日本这些成熟的、经验丰富的企业,无论是并购本国企业还是并购外国企业时都有失败的例子,中国企业的失败本身不是什么新鲜的事。
但是中国企业并购的失败率要远远高于西方企业。其原因很明显:第一,中国市场经济的竞争环境还不十分完善,对于国际竞争挑战的理解相对有限。中国企业缺乏好的战略,他们不太擅长事前分析,所以不能很好地了解即将并购的企业,了解这个企业的优势和弱点、管理质量和产品质量、品牌价值和渠道价值。跨国并购失败的中国企业,更多的是机会导向,而非战略导向。很多企业想要抓住“买便宜货”的机会,买的都是些已经破产或接近破产的西方企业,而不是像一些西方成熟企业那样有一套进入新市场的战略,按照这套战略去购买健康的、业绩良好的公司,以期能够在这个新市场上取得成绩、获取利润。
第二,文化问题。不同的国家有不同的文化,不同的工会问题、不同的人力资源问题、不同的价值体系、不同的工作态度。中国企业还不擅长将海外文化与自己企业的文化融合起来。
第三,中国企业在走出国门之前很少认真分析自己,看自己有哪些技术资源、人力资源、产品资源,尤其是管理资源,也不分析自己有哪些弱点。很多中国企业都缺乏足以支撑海外发展、在激烈的竞争中生存的资源,尤其缺乏具有国际经验的管理人才资源。
第四,很多中国企业不了解外国政府的管理机制和国际资本市场所要求的透明度。
第五,很多中国企业不太愿意使用专业咨询服务。他们会使用律师,因为这是签订合同所必需的,但是文化整合、公司治理等常常是由公司经理们自己来承担的。而西方企业在并购时没有不使用咨询公司来协助并购与整合的。我建议中国企业在国际化之前更多地使用管理咨询服务来帮助他们分析自己的长项和短处,来制定正确的战略,确定合适的进入市场,选择拥有合适产品线和合适品牌的合适企业来收购。
别让“便宜”障了眼
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《中外管理》:
也就是说收购国外品牌或分销渠道这个想法本身并没有错?
罗兰·贝格:中国企业走向海外的一个普遍战略是收购一个比自己更为成熟的品牌(如:联想收购IBM的PC,以及TCL收购阿尔卡特的手机),然后把制造搬到中国,运用自己的低成本优势,获取在海外的市场份额。从理论上来讲,这是一个很好的战略,但前提是:你买到了正确的品牌、正确的技术,而且能比较容易地将这种技术转移到你的制造中来。在TCL-阿尔卡特的例子中,这三者都没有做到。
阿尔卡特总体来说是一个好品牌,但在手机方面则很弱,它不如诺基亚、摩托罗拉、三星、LG、西门子、索尼爱立信,可能要排在世界10到15名,是一个不显眼的品牌。它的移动通讯技术与上述品牌比起来也有差距。正是由于手机业务做得并不好,所以价钱才会便宜。而且,由于法国工会方面的原因,他们不能裁减法国的工作岗位而把制造搬到中国,甚至技术转移也有很多困难。所以,本来是一件看起来有道理的并购,却没有成功。五矿公司想要收购加拿大矿业公司诺兰达也是想要寻找便宜的机会。
汇丰银行董事长约翰·邦德在被问道“为什么不收购德国的银行呢?它们这么便宜”时,说过一句很著名的话:“每一个价钱都有它如此定价的原因。”
一般企业在出售前都会咨询投资银行,所以会把定价定得不会太偏离于价值。可见,好的品牌不便宜,便宜的品牌一般都不怎么好。
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《中外管理》:
您认为中国企业应该是战略导向而不是机会导向,那他们会不会因此错失一些绝好的机会?
罗兰·贝格:这是一个非常好的问题。你必须时刻关注机会,不能让机会跑掉,但你必须会分析:这个机会是否是个真的机会?你要收购的技术是否真是先进的技术?要收购的品牌是否真是顶级品牌?要收购的分销渠道是否真的适合你?有些品牌看起来很好,但已经进入衰落期了,这样的品牌可能就不是适合收购的品牌。
同样是TCL,在收购汤姆逊电视业务方面却做得相对较好,因为这是一个好的品牌,在法国生产电视本身就很困难,再加上TCL在彩电业的多年制造经验,所以他们在逐步将制造转移至中国方面没有遇到什么难题。另外,值得注意的是:在这起并购中TCL花了上千万美元请国际知名的咨询公司来制定正确的战略并协助他们进行并购整合。这与TCL-阿尔卡特并购中的机会导向恰好形成对比。
其实中国企业在国外能够做得很好,中国人也可以成为非常优秀的商业经理和投资者。像李嘉诚,他是个香港人,但是他在英国、德国和欧洲其它地方的电信业务,以及遍布全球的港口业务让他如此富有。顺便提一下,李嘉诚从来没有不使用咨询服务而自己做决定,而且他有一支具有国际经验的优秀管理团队。咨询公司的作用之一就是帮你雇佣一支合适的管理团队。所以咨询服务的支持是非常重要的。
给联想进一言
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《中外管理》:联想对于IBM的PC业务的并购,是否符合好的品牌、好的技术、好的分销渠道和制造转移的标准?
罗兰·贝格:联想当然是收购了一个好的品牌,这个品牌他们可以使用五年;技术也不错;制造转移也没有什么问题,联想本身已经是有经验的电脑生产商。但是我有一些非常个人的想法:IBM早就把部分生产搬到了中国,已经在使用中国的低成本了,可是他们还是亏损,那一定有些别的什么原因。联想会从IBM接收大量管理人员。IBM的管理人员普遍来讲是优秀的,但他们为什么总是亏损?或许是因为这些IBM的管理人员没有那么优秀,也可能是因为IBM的业务模式有问题——他们的业务模式比起戴尔来肯定是落后的。因此联想必须非常小心:这些IBM的管理人员习惯的是超大企业的文化,而不是联想这样更小、更年轻企业的文化。这些人是否能够开放地接受戴尔那样的商业模式?要知道改变人的旧习惯是非常不容易的,尤其是当IBM的管理者认为自己比其他人都强时。
举个例子:在欧洲,银行的地位要高于保险公司,所以如果一个保险公司要收购一家银行,就意味着降低了银行的地位,所以最好的银行家就离开了。同样,发明PC的IBM人如果认为自己高人一等而小看联想人,这也是人的本性,与中国人还是美国人无关。所以,尽管有了好的品牌、好的技术和好的分销渠道,IBM也还有自己的管理团队和商业模式问题,联想应该谨慎对待。我不是说他们一定要改变自己的商业模式,但是他们应该邀请专业人士一起对此进行分析和研究。当然这仅是我个人观点。
要在大海中学习游泳
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《中外管理》:
您对想要国际化的中国企业还有什么其它忠告?
罗兰·贝格:中国企业常常忽视人力资源管理。如果你预见到自己需要派员工到海外工作,就应该提早把他们送到海外去受训,使他们真正获得那里的管理经验。光会说那里的语言并不意味着他真正明白当地的文化、思想和行为方式。此外还可以雇用了解中国的外国人,这是可行的,因为现在有这么多外国人在中国工作,为什么不能请一个呢?有一家著名的软件公司就雇用了西门子的人力资源经理,他工作得相当好,因为他是人力资源专业人士,他拥有西方的专业知识,在中国生活过,又适应那里的工作环境。这种对于国际型人才的投资,以及对于国际资本市场的了解,是我对于中国企业的建议。
中国企业未来也会遇到失败,但是即使失败也应该去尝试。如果你真想学游泳的话,你不能在盆里学,而要到大海里学。问题在于:美国的海、德国的海、法国的海、澳大利亚的海是各不相同的,你不仅要学会在海里游泳,而且要学会在那个具体的海里游泳。有时中国企业会忽略这一点。但是他们必须经过这个学习过程。如果他们认真地对待,并且尽快从失败中走出来,下一次做正确的事情,再加上专业服务的帮助,他们可以非常成功。
40年前我从巴黎机场进入巴黎市区时看到的街边广告都是欧美品牌,后来出现了索尼、松下等日本品牌,再后来三星、现代等韩国品牌也出现了,现在在市中心也能看到海尔的广告。
全球化对于中国企业来说,已经成为一个现实。 |
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计划和实施一个项目,我们的习惯做法是:作为项目leader,往往会先召集一个会议,将所有参加项目的人员都involve进来,通过研讨将项目的目标、内容、方法等等方面都在团队内达成共识后,再向领导汇报,经上级批准以后,即付诸实施。在项目实施的过程中,上级往往对过程关注较少,更强调结果。而项目的leader在项目顺利进展、没有什么困难需要协调的时候,就很少主动向上级汇报。
老外们在项目计划和实施的过程中,似乎更加重视过程。一方面,也许项目启动时,很多项目本身的很多内容还没有确定下来,而团队的leader会在启动后,召集各方人员通过一个又一个似乎没有结论的会议,不停地进行研讨,项目一边进行一边逐渐清晰化。而在项目实施过程中,leader会以很高的频率对项目进行review,不断跟进。
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我觉得过程和结果都需要关注,如只重结果而不重过程往往会因成功率不高而让团队承担更多不应承担的责任;如只重过程而不重结果也会过多地抹杀团队的创造力;所以我建议leader一开始就带领大家把项目的关健节点找出来,抓住这些关健节点,进行开会讨论,既是过程监控也是结果监控。 |
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考核的是结果;一个项目是人拉肩扛还是有条不紊,对考核者和上级没有意义。不过我们倒可以从过程中吸取些经验教训成果,过程的作用仅限于此。 |
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我认为注重结果和注重过程只是东西方做事习惯而已,当然各有所取之处,但是往往我们的Leader在吸取西方的做事方式的优点时,过份"西化",整个过程变的烦琐,变的主线模糊. |
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| [这不是中西差异,是LEADER能力水平差异] |
其实,重视过程还是结果,不是中西文化差异,是LEADER能力水平差异.老外也有只注重结果的。我们也有。另外,过于关注过程的人往往自己没有主见,属于依靠群众很过分的人。大家可以关注一下,很有趣。如果一个人靠组织一大帮人开会解决问题的,往往是能力稍弱,要集思广益,或者这个项目他不懂得地方很多。而不太依靠过程的人,往往很有想法,推进力也强,或者他了解项目的每个角落,没人能够CHEAT。 |
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| [这就是中国式的项目管理] |
这就是中国样式的项目管理,老板只对结果负责;过程中一般不会过问,问了也是白问,因为什么都不懂。项目管理的A的指责:除了放权以外,还有CHECKPOINT;老板们应该好好理解一些吧。老外的例子不说了,其实也不对,怪不得项目成功率非常有限呢,时间都浪费在不断的会议中了。老外的LEADER应该没有问题,看起来不错,我要是员工应该会喜欢一点。 |
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逻辑关系混乱/“我们”的例子说的是上级对过程不关注/“老外”的例子说的是leader对过程很关注/然后让“我们”的上级和“老外”的leader做比较,这有可比性么? |
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在我参与的项目中,我记得老板们总会在项目的各个里程碑接受进展汇报的.至于LEADER对项目高频率的REVIEW,也不是老外的专利,只要这个LEADER有足够的责任心和执行力,就会不断推进项目.我建议咱们的文化俱乐部别老拿中国人和老外的行为方式来讨论,这个讨论又没有外国人参加,有很多意义吗.要不就建立一个中外同事都能参与的沟通平台,达到真正地互通有无. |
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我的感受是我们的上级也是非常关注过程,当然他们会区分项目的重要性和难易程度来权衡关注的程度。往往会追着我们汇报进展和遇到的问题,虽然确实每次的review对项目的进展都有很大帮助,但仍然对因为要准备汇报而花费的时间可惜。也许我的manager管理方式已经西化了。/抱歉,还是没有用真名。 | |
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一次,中国和国际的同事召集在一起组织Team
building的小游戏,游戏中有一个环节是很多纸牌扔在地上,每个TEAM要按照一定的规则来把这些纸牌尽可能快地捡起来,并按照一定的规则组合好。游戏开始之后,老外同事非常投入地趴在地上,很快乐地捡纸牌;而中国同事一般只蹲下来捡捡身边的纸牌,再远一点的就指着纸牌喊着“Here,
There”。最后,这个游戏变成了只有老外在地上捡牌,而中国人都在场地边上站着。
是不是中国同事都觉得趴到地上是一件很没有Face的事情,而老外同事根本就没有Face的概念? |
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| [tulion] |
我觉得这是两种文化的不同风格,外国较为注重体验教育,国内目前仍是以理论教育为主,所以各有所长而已,不存在有没有Face的事情 |
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我觉得这样的比较没有意义。teambuilding的目标是大家同心合力,做成一件事情,在过程中培养互相配合的精神。具体每个人的行为如何处理,没有一定之规。按照中国人的智慧,这种捡纸牌的游戏太低端了,更像是通过一种运动,一种形式来表达一种态度,相比而下,结果反而不重要了。如果换了我,肯定觉得很无聊,也会站在一边,但是这样做并不意味着我就不会teamwork。
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联想不管买了谁,都改不了是一家中国公司的事实,我们具有中国的血统。所以下一次的团队建设活动,是不是可以考虑通过双方共同了解探讨中国文化,来一次文化之旅,来促进团队合作。不管是美国人,日本人,都需要学习如何在一家中国公司打工。
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我同意reader的说法,任何事情都不可能是绝对的,都是相对的! |
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这应该是文化差异,两种习惯各有利弊吧! |
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应该倡导活力,下次有活动,增加奖罚措施,谁的牌少,就钻桌子,哈 |
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每一个国家都有自己的生活习惯和文化,如果没有区别的话,在字典里就不会有"国家"这个词了,所以不要用一些生活中的细节来对比各个国家的人民. |
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是从游戏中可以看出很多深层次的问题,如果游戏的目的就是要挖掘这些深层次的东西无疑游戏的目的是达到了,但我更希望这就是一个游戏。人性是要社会去铸造的,人本身无所谓善和恶,看你处在什么环境下,如果我身处原始社会我也会去吃人。 |
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我现在很不喜欢这样的培训游戏/促进团队融合最好的方法是工作交流/另外,团队建设活动最好不要搞什么太多的形式/一起远足,一起篝火就挺好的 |
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不要以偏概全吧。/另外这种比较很无聊。 |
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| [jack] |
习惯问题,没有必要总是把自己改成别人的样子。一旦你真的变成了黄皮肤,黑眼睛的美国行为人,他们会对你更加的不认可。因为你没有了自己。 | |
又是一天过去了,占喜去卖报,他发现,城市里并非都是繁华,也有人活得很辛苦。
临走前的一天,占喜收到了城里父母送给他的自行车,他兴奋不已。晚上,他意外得知亲生父亲摔伤脚的消息,决然马上打包,要求回到了那个贫瘠的农家院子。
第八天,占喜拿出自己全部的钱,清晨拉着城里的爸爸妈妈,请他们吃面,还花了很长的时间,画了代表一家人的画,送给城里爸妈。
在机场,占喜拒绝了城里妈妈的拥抱,挥泪离开。
占喜平静地回到了原来的生活当中,他说读书是唯一的出路,只有考上大学才能走出大山。据湖南卫视
观众评说
让我们不得不感动
我不知道,他们的心里有什么想法,但我想,他们将来的人生,都将会因为这一次互换而改变。
我不知道,别人看了会有什么想法,可是,我,只觉得感动,原来,在城市人眼中那么坏,那么没有出息,没有希望的一个孩子,他也会因为别人的一句话而感动流泪;也会因为学校老师、同学对他尊重的目光而对得开朗、好学,喜欢与同学打交道;原来一个天天玩都没有笑容的孩子,竟然会在与同学毫无意义的追跑打闹时,笑得那么开心。原来,并不是他不好,而是我们没有发现他的好,没有让他表现出他的好。
原来,在大家都担心农村孩子会留恋城市繁华而不肯再回到原来生活的时候,那个小小的孩子,已经能够清楚地明白自己的路在哪里,主动提出回到农村,继续做他的农活,吃他的黑馍馍,他甚至已经下定决心,要努力读书,真正地过上那种日子。这样的境遇,让我们不得不感动。
原来,所有的一切,都已经在人们的关注中,不知不觉的改变了,不知不觉地感动着我,也感动着所有的人!
网友非花非雾
创意不错,但太残忍
这个节目的出发点也许不错,但对于穷孩子高占喜而言,是不折不扣的南柯一梦,当7天的梦一般生活的结束,我很怀疑他能否再重新适应过去的穷日子。接下来,他那幼小的心灵将承受怎样的落差和不平,我们不得而知;但角色互换的第一天,他坐在舒适的汽车里望着窗外的繁华而突如其来的泪水,已经说明这个小男孩很清楚自己将面对的宿命。换作是我,换作任何一个人,去设身处地的想,这都是极其残忍的。
残忍在于:想象城里人不穿有补丁的衣服,想象城里有很多高楼,这是希望;而明知只有7天可以不穿补丁的衣服,只有7天可以看到高楼,这就是绝望。
在魏程这边,城里孩子到了乡下,再苦再累,也不过只是玩玩“忆苦思甜”的流行游戏,就象小崔最近搞的长征故地游一样。别看最后魏程又是哭又是跪的,我感保证他回去后不几天就会一切恢复原样。这本来就是一场演出,演出完了,该干嘛还干嘛去。
我不怀疑这个创意有可取之处,它至少有它的现实意义,可以促使更多人来关注城乡的差别——这已经不是一般的差别,是几个时代的差别。但是在思考如何改变这种社会现实的时候,这种残忍的做法是否可取,我认为是值得商榷的。
网友梦园老人
谁是下一个牺牲品?
短短的七天,魏程会不会真正戒掉网瘾很难马上下定论,更让人担心的是,高占喜将会重新回到贫困的小山村继续自己贫困的生活,巨大的落差可能会令他奋发读书,也可能让他无法释怀。一个短短的节目,改变不了什么,但它足可以改变一个小孩的命运。
说白一点,高占喜也就是《变形计》的一个试验品,一个牺牲品,包括我包括所有的观众不经意间成了这出惨剧的帮凶,而且还大声叫好。面对贫困的人们,我们可以做的很多,但贫困的人们不需要《变形计》,湖南卫视的急功近利和娱乐性,让《变形计》注定只能站在城里人的视角考虑问题。网友圣诞玫瑰
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魏程在农村挑水
原生态真人秀节目《变形计》引发争议:是残忍?还是震撼?
魏程,城里少年,不珍惜生活富足,现已辍学,昼伏夜出,在网吧发呆,“不在网吧,就在去网吧的路上,不在睡觉,就在打算睡觉的床上”。
高占喜,青海村娃,埋怨家境贫困,希望通过读书征服城市,却面临失学危机。
湖南卫视一档生活互换类节目《变形计》,给了他们角色变换一周的机会。七天过后,他们重新回到了原本属于自己的生活。
七天是短暂的,对于这两个少年来说,却又是漫长的,这是一段心灵煎熬的旅程。而《变形计》的这一模式,社会评价毁誉参半,残忍?震撼?
放浪少年与穷孩子的互换
魏程,来自长沙,整日迷恋网络游戏,初一时已经辍学,现在已经专职打了两年多的游戏,他这样说,“网络就是我的全部生活,网吧就是我的家。学习,前途,期望……都太遥远了。”在他的世界里,能让他有兴趣的,只有攻克一个个不同的游戏,生活的挑战就是将每一个新游戏玩到最好,然后,再开始下一个新游戏,继续下一个新的挑战。魏程与家人的关系淡漠,每一个人对他的劝解、开导,得到的都是他无理的无视。
青海的农村少年高占喜,瞎眼的父亲,病弱的母亲,贫瘠的土地,闭塞的交通……除了穷,还是穷,他将所有的希望都放在了学习上,可是,他的父母根本没有能力再供他升学。
互换前,两人顾虑重重,魏程不愿离开网吧半步,高占喜担心被城市人拐卖。费尽周折后,两人互换实现。
离别时惊人一跪,泪如雨下
魏程到了农村,在青海的新家里,他受到了最诚挚的照顾。新父母借着钱给他办吃的,可是,他还是将那粗劣的食物呕了出来。他也睡不习惯北方的热炕头,一夜无眠。
交换后第一天,魏程走进学堂。他成了最引人注目的人物,在课堂上当起了电脑老师,在新同学面前,他大谈网络游戏的坏处,博得了同学无比的崇敬。但是,他在随后的英语课上,睡着了。第二天,魏程在电脑课上,辅导同学用word,送给同学礼物。之后上课,他没有睡觉。第三天,魏程上数学课得到老师的鼓励。
青海农家进入农忙时节,魏程帮爸妈拔了一天的麦子。忽然,他想去黄河看看,对于这个在湖南水乡生活的孩子,奔腾的黄河是他的梦想之地。
第五天中午,魏程出门挑水遭遇大雨,但是,他不会挑担子,狼狈之中,他受不了这样的苦,萌生退出互换之意。让他没有想到的是,他农村的父亲拿出几年积蓄,让他去黄河玩。魏程眼角红了,他感受到了父爱的伟大。第六天,魏程到工地打工,筋疲力尽后领到20元工资。这个时候,他开始理解起自己的亲生父母来,他说自己要悔过自新。
第七天,拿着农村父母塞给他的积蓄,魏程来到了黄河。他因想家而痛哭,说出辍学的缘由。
一周的时间即将结束,魏程的农村爸爸,为了让他在回家前洗个澡,给他挑水。但是,在挑水回家的路上,这位失明的父亲摔倒了。魏程心中愧疚不已,痛哭失声。这个时候,他农村的妈妈和弟弟也在为魏程的一家准备礼物。
农村的爸爸坚持要送魏程下山,途中,他们碰上骑车往家赶的高占喜。离别时刻,魏程把用工钱买了一个水瓢送给妈妈,只因为农村家中那个已经漏水。随即,魏程突然做出一个惊人的举动,他跪在农村爸妈跟前,泪如雨下,久久不肯起来……
父亲受伤,农村孩子决然回家
与魏程在农村生活的同时,乡里孩子高占喜走进了城市,角色变换后的第一夜,他大开眼界,平生第一次坐了飞机,看了高速路。奇怪的是,坐进城里爸妈的宝马车里,他的幸福突然转变成了偷偷地流淌的泪水。剪头发、打手机,占喜接连落泪。面对丰盛的晚餐,他紧张得五次掉筷子,回家后收下200元零花钱。第一天的城里生活,占喜被电视剧所吸引,全然忘记了看书。第二天,他爱上了卡丁车游戏。这时,他城里的表弟、表妹特意赶来陪他。晚上,占喜很豪爽的请表弟表妹吃饭。第三天,占喜买了一大堆零食,他似乎开始学会花钱了。第四天,占喜逛公园和动物园,买了四本书。第五天,第五天占喜到妈妈的印刷厂帮忙,觉得很无趣
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今天从头到尾的看了一个曾经在深圳安达信工作过的同事写的文章,突然间有种想哭的冲动,以前的点点滴滴像泉涌一样的出现在眼前。在加入普华永道半年之后,我才第一次在记忆中完整的走回了以前活在安达信的日子。
大学毕业选择安达信是我在大三时的愿望,原因简单极了,只是因为老师跟我讲:"全球五大会计师事务所,安达信的工资是最高的。"一个刚刚走出校门的学生,除了高薪水以外还能奢求什么?在四年以前,安达信的入门工资是3800块。于是我在大四的第一个学期开始全力以赴的为我进入安达信做准备。我在大学时的学习很好,但是我的大学并不出名,安达信甚至根本不招我们学校的学生。我遇到的第一个障碍就简历这一关。"五大"是会计系学生趋之若骛的地方,我面对的是和清华、北大、人大和对外经贸大学生的残酷竞争,所以我整整花了一个月时间去设计我的简历。为了不让人事部的眼光一下子停留在我的学校上,我简历的第一部分用了讲故事的手法,从一个小姑娘讲到一个毕业生,我当然竭尽所能的用了各种各样的修辞手法来描述我是一个多么多么不可多得的人才。凭借着当初在北青报学通社的底子,我的简历终于吸引了安达信的目光,我接到了一生中第一个面试通知。
我被通知去北大和北大的学生一起参加面试,并且是面试的最后一个。我顶着十月的寒风旷了一个下午的英语课,骑着自行车从红庙横穿了半个北京城到了北大。我整整早到了两个小时,我呆坐在那里,没有一个人跟我说话,北大的学生一个一个进去一个一个出来,脸上挂着自信的微笑。带着强烈的心理劣势,我见到了我一生中的第一个面试官:Thomas
Leung,一个讲着很好普通话的香港经理。我很敬佩他坐在那里面试了一天还能带着礼貌的微笑毫无倦怠的跟我聊天。Thomas笑着跟我说:"你的简历里说你的'英文听说读写俱佳',那我们用英文来聊聊天吧。"我的心里当时后悔了一万遍自己写了那句话,但还是自信的点点头说:"好呀。"
之后的四十分钟,Thomas用极流利的英语跟我讲解安达信的审计理念和审计方法,可惜的是,我基本没有听懂。我装作很明白的样子微笑、点头,点头、微笑,直到Thomas问我"How
many universities in
Beijing?"的时候,我还在那里点头微笑。Thomas"嗯?"了一声,我这才慌张的回忆出刚说的最后一句话似乎是个疑问句的升调。就这样,在极度紧张中,我完成了第一次英文 | |