商业中最危险的话是"我们一直都是这么做的"。
所有企业需要永葆青春。如果客户群与你一起变老,你就会重蹈伍尔沃斯的覆辙。
子张问:“什么是五种美德?”孔子说:“君子对人民施加恩惠,却不耗费财用;使百姓劳苦,百姓却无怨言;自己有所欲求却不贪婪;安宁矜持却不骄横;威严却不凶猛。”……子张又说:“什么是四种恶行?”孔子说:“事先不经教育,犯了罪就杀头叫做肆虐;不先告诫便要求有成效,这叫粗暴;发布命令迟缓,却突然限期完成,这叫残害人;同是给人赏赐,却出手吝啬,这叫只进不出的财务衙门。
出自《抱朴子·广訾》。病到很急的时候就会觉得良医是重要的了,世道动乱的时候就会觉得忠贞的臣子是重要的了。
There's a real correlation between a society that tells people that they can do anything, and the existence of low self-esteem. So that's another way in which something quite positive can have a nasty kickback. There is another reason why we might be feeling more anxious --about our careers, about our status in the world today, than ever before. And it's, again, linked to something nice. And that nice thing is called meritocracy.