Lasden’s Principle: Only by advancing and retreating appropriately can you leave room for yourself.

Do you know what the Lansden Principle is? Be sure to keep the ladder tidy as you climb up, otherwise you may slip when you come down. This reflects the Lansden principle. Below is the information I collected and compiled, let’s find out together!

The Lansden principle was proposed by American management scientist Lansden. It points out that only by advancing and retreating appropriately can one avoid being in a dilemma; only by forgetting all favors and disgrace can one be able to remain unfazed by favors and disgrace. The following story is a good example of what the Lansdowne Principle means.

A fox accidentally fell into the well and could not get out. The thirsty goat passed by the well, saw the fox, and asked him if the well water tasted good. The fox rolled his eyes and said, "The well water is very sweet. Why don't you come down and share it with me." The goat believed it and jumped in, choking on the water. Although it felt bad, it had to work with the fox to find a way out of the current predicament.

The fox suggested calmly: "Put your front feet on the wall of the well and straighten your head. I will jump on your back first, climb on the horns of the sheep to the outside of the well, and then pull you Pull it up and we'll all be saved." The goat agreed. However, when the fox stepped on the goat's back and jumped out of the well, he ran away immediately. Before leaving, the fox said to the goat: "Don't jump blindly until you see the exit clearly!"

"Historical Records? Qin Benji" records: Qin Mugong lost a good horse and lived in Qin. More than 300 villagers below the mountain caught the horse and ate it. The officials caught these horse eaters and prepared to punish them severely. Duke Mu said: "A gentleman will not hurt people because of livestock. I have heard that eating good horse meat without drinking alcohol will harm people's health." So Duke Mu gave them wine to drink, and pardoned these people.

Later, a war broke out between Qin and Jin. Duke Mu of Qin personally participated in the battle and was surrounded by the Jin army. Duke Mu was injured and faced life-threatening danger. At this time, more than 300 people who had eaten the meat of good horses under Qishan rushed towards the Jin army, "all fighting to the death in return for the virtue of eating horses." Not only did Duke Mu escape, but he also captured Jin Jun alive.

From the above story, it is not difficult for us to get the following inspiration: When a good horse was eaten, one can imagine the anger of Duke Mu of Qin. However, what has happened is that even after killing several villagers, the good horse cannot be revived, and it is likely to arouse the anger of the people. Forgiving these villagers is indeed the best choice, and the final result proves this point.

In sharp contrast is the fox in the fable. The fox is a typical partner who burns bridges, but the goat will not be fooled a second time. If a similar situation is encountered for the second time, it is obvious that the fox will not have such a good result. A tolerant person will only make his path wider and wider, while a narrow-minded person will only lead to a dead end step by step.

The Lansden principle can be well interpreted in life and work as "being kind to others and making it convenient for yourself", "tolerating others and making yourself happy" and so on. In fact, being tolerant to our classmates will help us win the favor of our classmates and make like-minded friends; being tolerant to our colleagues will help us gain their understanding and perhaps get more business help. Tolerance is especially important for a leader.

There is a true story like this: Mr. C is the chief of the marketing department of Company X, and D is his subordinate. Section Chief C has more senior qualifications but average abilities. Not long after the work started, D had already let the section chief understand the gap between the two sides. To give the simplest example: Section Chief C’s computer skills are not high, so he has an inexplicable fear of modern communication tools such as email. Once, he asked D to send a National Day promotion notice to all branches across the country. After D accepted the order, he sent a group email and the matter was settled in three to five minutes.

But Section Chief C was not at ease. He said: "What if some branches do not turn on the phone or turn on the phone but do not receive the message?"

D replied: " It's okay. I've sent emails to at least two mailboxes in each branch to make sure nothing goes wrong.

"It still doesn't work," Section Chief C was still worried, "You might as well send them a fax and ask them to sign for it before sending it back." If something goes wrong in this way, it will be the responsibility of the branch company, and you cannot say that we did not notify you. "

So a two-page fax was sent to more than 20 branches across the country. For more than an hour, D stood next to the fax machine and said the same thing mechanically: "Hello,? Company? I'm from the marketing department at the headquarters. Please give me a signal. I'll send you a fax, one or two pages. I'll sign for it and then send it back." After hearing a "beep", he did the same thing. Paper delivery action?

D couldn’t bear it anymore, and he had a fierce argument with Section Chief C that day. Xiao Li said angrily: “The waste of resources in the company and the inefficiency of work are caused by your kind. Harmful to people. " Section Chief C replied: "If you don't want to do it, you can choose to resign. ”

In this way, under the continued pressure from Section Chief C, D later resigned angrily. However, two years later, when D had become a senior department director of another company through his own efforts , Section Chief C was laid off. Later, C went to the talent market to look for a job again, and finally found a business-related unit.

When the personnel manager took him to meet with the department leader, he was confronted with his question. But it was the original subordinate D.

The failure of Section Chief C was that he did not strengthen his own learning and lacked tolerance for his subordinates. When you find that your subordinates are growing rapidly, the correct approach should be taken. It is to immediately realize your own sense of urgency to learn, rather than trying every means to suppress your subordinates.

Extending the Lansden principle to corporate management, we will come to a conclusion: you give employees happy work. Environment, employees will reward you with efficient work. Relevant survey results show that the most productive group within the company is not the employees with generous salaries, but the employees who are happy at work. A pleasant working environment will make people satisfied and work well. Especially positive. An unpleasant working environment will only make people feel conflicted, which will seriously affect their work performance. How can we make employees happy? Henry Heinz of the American H.J. Heinz Company tells us the answer.

Heinz Company is an American superfood company with world-class influence. It has branches and food factories all over the world, with annual sales of more than 6 billion US dollars. Its founder is Henry Heinz.

Henry was born in Pennsylvania in the United States in 1844. He started growing and selling vegetables at a young age. Later, he founded the Heinz Company named after himself, specializing in the food business. Because Henry was good at business, he was not long after the company was founded. He was known as the "King of Pickles". By around 1900, Heinz Company could provide more than 200 types of food, becoming one of the most well-known food companies in the United States.

Such success is closely related to Henry's focus on creating a harmonious working atmosphere in the company. At that time, the scientific management method of Taylor, a leading management scholar, was very popular. In this scientific management method, employees were considered to be "economic men." ", their only work motivation is material stimulation. Therefore, in this management method, the relationship between owners, managers and employees is strict and emotionless.

However, Henry is not like this In his opinion, money can certainly encourage employees to work hard, but a happy working environment can promote employees' work even more. So he started from himself and took the lead in breaking the strict relationship between owners and employees within the company: he. He often goes down to the employees to chat with them, understand their thoughts on work, understand their life difficulties, and encourage them from time to time. Everywhere Henry goes, the place is full of laughter and fun. Although he is short in stature, the employees are happy. Everyone likes him very much and he works very hard.

Once, he went on a trip but came back soon, which puzzled the employees. So an employee stepped forward to ask why.

Henry said with a slight disappointment: "I don't think it's interesting without you here!"

Then, he arranged for several employees to place a large glass box in the center of the factory. In this glass box, There was a huge alligator!

Henry smiled and said, "How about it, this guy looks fun, right?!" At that time, such a huge alligator was not easy to see. . The employees who gathered around were shocked and shouted that it was fun. Henry went on to say: "Although my trip was short, this is my most unforgettable memory! I bought it back because I hope you can enjoy it with me!"

It was Henry who made this trip. This demeanor of sharing happiness and joy with employees has given Heinz employees a harmonious and happy working environment, and it is this environment that has made Heinz a success. Henry's successors inherited his demeanor and thus achieved the company's today's glory.

In fact, no matter what we do, we should remember this sentence: advance and retreat with a certain degree, so that we will not be in a dilemma; only by forgetting all favors and disgrace can we be calm.