Don't learn from people who have confused thinking about things! --- The first case.

In a different direction today, let us talk about people who are not clear at work and how they do things. The following counterexamples are derived from the real situation. I have hidden the names of the characters and only discuss the matter in the light of the matter, hoping to make everyone gain and alert.

Do things rigidly and do not know how to work around

Case from A:

"I have encountered a project manager of a construction company. He graduadted from engineering. It was very cumbersome to write in a box when doing anything. Some things can be written in a table to make the problem clearer, but some things cannot be displayed in a table. .

For example, for the risk control measures of a project, the process operation methods corresponding to different risks are completely different. Some only need to make a phone call to solve, and some you have to mobilize multiple departments to meet and discuss together.

But how to write this thing in a table? This is not a standard operating procedure, and countermeasures must be formulated based on the situation that occurred on the site at that time. The background conditions of each project are different, and no one can predict what will happen then.

But he has to write all the things he can't predict now on the form, otherwise he will say that we don't understand the norms. He also forced us to use a form he brought from the previous company to cover it. The problem is that it doesn't fit in at all, and we are very awkward to write, so we quarreled with him at the end of every meeting. "

Interpretation:
This case is a typical one who doesn't know how to work around.

As I said before, templates are good and bad. The advantage is that it allows you to improve your work efficiency, and you don’t have to reinvent the wheel every time you encounter the same problem.

The disadvantage is that from then on, your brain thinking becomes lazy, forming path dependence.

Whenever encountering anything in the future, the first thing that comes to mind is always "Which ready-made template can I use to set it up" instead of "How can I grasp the essence of the problem and solve it cleverly".

There are many such examples in the real workplace. Relying too much on previous experience will lead to stereotypes, using old methods to solve new problems every time. But the "problem" is not static, and the "problem" is also evolving over time and the environment.

Just like the project manager in the case, he came to a new company with the methods he used in his previous working period. He did not carefully understand the surrounding working environment and style, and rudely asked everyone to follow his method, regardless of Whether his method is suitable for the new situation, it doesn't work.

Being strong and rigid is actually a kind of domineering laziness.

In fact, he can solve the current problem in a flexible way.

For example, if you make some adjustments to your own set of form templates, the parts that can be adapted to the current company's working conditions are retained, and those that are not suitable are modified or deleted.

Or, if he is convinced that his "table method" is no problem. Then he should first fill in a form according to his theory, and then explain to others. Let everyone understand and be convinced why this method works, and what can be done in the future. If he can't even do it himself, he shouldn't ask others to do it.

Knowing how to be flexible requires both EQ and IQ.

This is all about today, i will give more cases in the comming posts.