Successful Business and Career
– Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 11.10.2018
To answer the age-old question of how to succeed in business and career, numerous books and literature have been published, and various classes and trainings have been offered. I found that the wisdom of the Chinese philosophers Meng Tzu and Sun Tzu from thousands of years ago still applies in today’s world. Here are the 6 key ingredients to building a successful business and career.
Know yourself (知己): Passion and personality will propel people through business and career. Are you an extrovert or introvert? Risk averse or daring? Doing some self-analysis and a personality test would be the right first step.
Understand others (知彼): The ability to relate to other people’s feelings and needs is critical if you want to provide them with the right products and services, or to work with them as a team. Maslow’s classic research on human needs can give you a basic understanding.
Choose the right timing (天时): At what stage do you launch, change, or expand a business or career? This will depend on your own life situation and the opportunities in the job market. New ideas and the right timing often come from constantly scanning and studying the mega trends in society, industry, and technology.
Select the right platform (地利): 5G, AI, autonomous driving, online commerce, distributed healthcare, and cloud computing are just some examples of the emerging platforms for new ecosystems to grow. You need to investigate how to apply your talent to shine on such platforms.
Network harmoniously (人和): Learn the power of teamwork and inclusiveness. You’ll never know how and when the seed of kindness and cooperation will benefit your career and business.
Win the markets and customers (百战百勝): With the above 5 key ingredients in place, you can pick the right battles to fight. Select the appropriate markets and customers to focus on. Then you can win the war of business and career ascent.
事業的致勝關鍵
-作者 許俊宸博士
-中譯 薛乃綺
為了回應”如何在事業上取得勝利”這類由來已久的問題，市面上已經出版許多書籍跟文獻，還提供各種培訓課程。儘管如此，我發現中國古代哲學家孟子與孫子的智慧結晶，仍適用於現今這個世界。以下是建立成功事業的6個致勝關鍵。
知己 (Know Yourself)：熱情與性格會成就人們的事業。你是個內向還是外向的人？是風險規避者或是膽大直衝的人？做些自我分析和性格測試都是正確的第一步。
知彼 (Understand others)：如果你想為人們提供合適的產品及服務，或與他們的團隊合作，那麼了解別人的感受和需求的能力就變得至關重要。馬斯洛經典的人類需求研究可以提供給你基本的認知。
天時 (Choose the right timing)：你在什麼階段啟動、改變或擴展業務/職場，將取決於你自己的生活狀況和就業市場的機會。新的想法和正確的時機，往往來自於不斷的瀏覽和檢視整個社會、產業，及技術面向的總體趨勢方向。
地利 (Select the right platform)：5G、AI、自動駕駛、線上商務、分散式健康保健、雲端計算都是新興平台發展出來的新生態系統。你必需知道在這些平台上如何運用你的才能、去發揮作用。
人和 (Network harmoniously)：要学着去瞭解團隊合作和包容的力量。你永遠不能预测好的人缘和包容的力量會在何時對你的事業有所裨益。
百戰百勝 (Win the markets and customers)：有了上述的5個關鍵要素，你就可以選擇正確的戰場去進行業務/職場的奮斗。選擇適當的市場和客戶來進行關注，如此你便能贏得提升事業的胜利。
祝你把握这6個致勝關鍵，去创造成功的事業与生涯。
